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Beneath the Surface of the Climate Garden
Syracuse University’s Climate Change Garden is growing, but it’s what you can’t see that is of most interest to scientists. This video, produced by News Service intern Xinxin Li, explains how tiny underground cameras will be used to take key…
Skaneateles to Host International Physics Conference July 14-19
More than 80 physicists from around the world will converge at the lakeside village of Skaneateles in Central New York for a weeklong scientific conference. Known as PAVI 14, the conference will address recent breakthroughs in modern nuclear physics, with…
University Honors Physicist Paul Souder with Daylong Symposium July 13
Paul Souder, a renowned nuclear physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be honored at a daylong fete on campus. The “Symposium to Celebrate the Work of Paul Souder” will take place on Sunday, July 13, from 9…
Scientist Is Recipient of $1.6 Million NIH Research Grant
Kate Lewis, an associate professor of biology in The College of Arts and Sciences, has added yet another award to her already extensive list of accolades. Lewis, who earlier this year was awarded a research grant by the Human Frontier…
Bradley Awarded $94,000 by Immortality Project at University of California, Riverside
It’s been a great month for Ben Bradley, chair of the Department of Philosophy and director of the Integrated Learning Major in Ethics. Earlier in June, Bradley was named the inaugural Sutton Distinguished Chair and just recently, he was awarded…
Geologists Confirm Oxygen Levels of Ancient Oceans
Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have discovered a new way to study oxygen levels in the Earth’s oldest oceans. Zunli Lu and Xiaoli Zhou, an assistant professor and Ph.D. student, respectively, in the Department of Earth Sciences,…
Emissions Report Co-Authored by Driscoll Gains Widespread Attention
Charles Driscoll, University Professor of environmental systems engineering, found himself answering a lot of questions this week. The questions were from members of the media, waiting to report on Driscoll’s reaction to newly proposed EPA emissions guidelines for nearly 2,400…
Blending Passions for Playing, Studying Sports
In the 1990s, many economists disdained sports economics as a field for specialization. But, as someone who had played and watched sports his whole life, Rodney Paul went against that advice he heard in graduate school. Paul had an extensive…
Recognitions Continue for Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Members
Vivian May named resident of Leading Women’s Studies Organization, receives Social Justice Recognition award
Scott Pitnick Appointed Weeden Professor
Professor Scott Pitnick, a highly accomplished evolutionary biologist in the fields of sexual selection, reproductive genetics and speciation, has been appointed the inaugural Weeden Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. The professorship, appointed by the dean, will support…