Noteworthy Announcements


Acclaimed Author George Saunders G’88 Garners National Media Attention for New Book
Reviews and Q&As appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, The Guardian and The Dallas Morning News.

English Ph.D. Candidate Takes Part in Roundtable on Early Modern Asexualities and Performance
The event was the first asexuality studies session to be featured by any major Renaissance organization.

Syracuse University Faculty Discuss Accent Trauma and Forensic Linguistics on Homeland Defense and Security Podcast
SU professors discuss biolinguistics, social basis of accent discrimination and forensic linguistics of criminal detection.

AAS Professor Danielle Smith Quoted in The Athletic
The article highlights the work of Salatha Willis, Syracuse University’s Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Culture and Climate.

Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric Awarded American Fellowship
Assistant Professor Genevieve García de Müeller receives a grant from The American Association of University Women.

A&S Physicist Talks Fall Foliage with Spectrum News
Alan Middleton shares some of the factors that affect the timing and intensity of leaves as they change color in the fall season.

The Environmental Impact of Urban Grime
A&S chemists results are highlighted in "The Science Times."

A&S Geologists’ Fossil Research Published
Study examined the structure and ecological persistence of invertebrate animals.

A&S Physicist Collaborates with Nascent Biotech to Advance COVID-19 Research
Alison Patteson, assistant professor of physics, will test to see if the antibody Pritumumab has the potential to block SARS2.

A&S In The News
Faculty offer insight on the coronavirus pandemic.

AMH Professor Weighs in on the National Gallery of Art’s First Major Painting by a Native American Artist
Associate Professor Sascha Scott quoted on the website, marketplace.org.

Fruit Fly Speciation Study Published
Research by A&S biologists appears in the scholarly journal, “Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.”

Helping Students Make Evolutionary Connections
Biology article published in the journal ABT helps educators engage students in evolutionary science.

Particle Physics Research at SU Featured in International Publication
Research by particle physicists at Syracuse University appears in “The Innovation Platform."

LLL’s Patricia Burak Awarded by Association of International Educators
The award recognizes career achievements in international education.

Read Top Undergraduate Writing in “Intertext”
Magazine is written, edited and published by WRT students.

Physics Grad Student Awarded Los Alamos Fellowship
Fellowship recognizes academic and research accomplishments, as well as potential impact at the laboratory.

Thoru Pederson ’63, ’68 Ph.D. Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Biology alum is the Vitold Arnett Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

James Gordon Williams Recognized For Educational Leadership
JV Educational Leadership Award signifies outstanding leadership within the field of higher education.

Ed Mitzen ’88 Offers Ad Agency Advice in New Book
New book examines the relationship between ad agency and client.

M.F.A. Student Selected As 2020-21 Luce Scholar
M.F.A. graduate student Ariel Chu selected for nationally competitive fellowship.

LLL Students Present at Multiple Language Conferences
Students networked with researchers in applied linguistics.

English Professor’s Book Review Featured in The New Yorker
Jonathan Dee, assistant professor of English, has book review featured in The New Yorker.

Communicating Climate Change
Biology professor published in Ecology and Evolution.

Creative Writing M.F.A. Student Published in The New Yorker
Story is titled, "Three Women of Chuck's Donuts."

Biology Postdoc Fellow’s Work Published in The American Biology Teacher
The article provides strategies for graduate teaching assistants.

Speech Production Research Lab Featured on Health Show
Lab highlighted on WCNY-TV's Cycle of Health.

Bestselling Author Cheryl Strayed Returns to Syracuse
Cheryl Strayed to speak at Everson Museum.

English Professor Talks All Things Austen
Professor Mike Goode gives community talk about the screen-adapted Jane Austen unfinished novel, "Sanditon."

Physics Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award
Denver Whittington's research is finding new ways to detect neutrino interactions.

Why Whales Are So Big
Susan Parks, associate professor in the Department of Biology, has co-authored an article appearing on the December cover of the journal Science.

Scott Manning Stevens Appointed to Ucross Board
Scott Manning Stevens, associate professor of English and of Native American and Indigenous studies, has been appointed to the board of trustees for Ucross.

Taking a Stand for Trees

Alumna Receives Writing Award

DNA: The Building Blocks of Achievement

Guest Editor, Tej Bhatia

Physics Professors Named as APS Fellows

Emma Brodeur Joins Department of Jewish Studies

Physicist Wins Grant to Support Ongoing Research Into Neutrinos

Psychology Professor Awarded NIAAA Grant

Accreditation Status Reaffirmed for School Psychology Program
The APA Commission on Accreditation has voted to reaffirm the program's accreditation status.

Promoting Leadership Through Storytelling

Answering the Call

Alumni Burnish Arts and Sciences Reputation for Excellence

Trilobites on Ice
An annual field trip to the Canadian Rockies provides a window into early marine communities.

Physicist Awarded NIH Grants to Study Protein-Protein Interactions

Ice Cream Social Serves Up Memories, Fun

Faculty Make Headlines

CSD Seeks Participants for Speech Research

Psychology Department Earns Major Awards

In Praise of Public Service

Professor to Speak at São Paula Museum of Art
A citizen of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Scott Manning Stevens will discuss the relationship between Indigenous people and museums.

Earth Scientists Awarded NSF Grants

Alumna Research on Science Journal Cover

Psychology Alumna Wins National Research Award

Psychology PRIDE Symposium

Arts and Sciences to Host Staff Appreciation Picnic May 31

Earth Scientist Wins Back-to-Back Awards

Language Matters Symposium May 29-30

Albany Public Library to Celebrate Alumna Poet

Breathing New Life in Ancient History

Student Shines in National Problem-Solving Competition

Alumna to Join Teach for America

Exploring Gender Stereotypes in Robots
Triple major wins Max Kade Prize for best paper.

Physics Alumna Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship in Prague

Biologist to Use Fulbright Award to Study Abroad

English Professor Consults on Spike Lee Film

New Honor Society Inducts First Class

Ph.D. Student in Biology Wins National Fellowship

Anthropology Professor to Receive Graduate Teaching Award
Deborah Pellow will be honored at the Graduate School Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.

Professor Wins National Geography Award

College Advisor to Deliver Commencement Speech at GMercyU

Arts and Reconciliation

Professor Lauded for Work in Biophysical Chemistry

Syracuse Shines at Latin American Studies Conference

Physicist Wins National Prize

Professor Emerita Elected to National Academy

The Future Is Plastics
University Announces 2019-20 Remembrance Scholars

AAS Lauds Student Research
Zebrafish Conference Draws Students, Faculty

Conversations about Beauty

University Unveils New Research Institute

Graduating Senior Wins Slepecky Prize
Biochemistry major Yongna Lei received the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize. She will use the award to study the pathology of ALS.

M.F.A. Candidate Sweeps Poetry Book Competition

Arts and Sciences Leads Fight Against ALS

And the Winner Is ...

Ph.D. Student Wins NSF Fellowship

In the News
A snapshot of recent faculty media coverage.

Dear Science and Religion: We Need to Talk

Professor Named Lender Center Fellow

Creative Writing Student Wins Soros Fellowship

Biologist Awarded Meredith Professorship

Arts and Sciences Dominates Meredith Teaching Awards

Manufacturing Institute Honors Arts and Sciences Alumna

AAS to Mark 50th Anniversary of Black Studies Movement

African Ecosystem Endangered, Biologist Warns

Pushing the Boundaries of Physics

Origins of Radical Right

Live Cam to Capture Hawk Eggs Hatching on Campus

Syracuse Shines at Applied Linguistics Conference

Arts and Sciences Adviser to be Inducted into Athens Athletic Hall of Fame

Florence Graduate Program Awarded Multi-Year Grant

Biologist Awarded Grants to Study Rett Syndrome

Universal Pictures Options Faculty Novel

Professor Elected President of Popular Music Society

Student, Alumna Study Abroad at SEA
Lindsay Moon '18 and Kathryn Spencer '20 spent Fall Semester sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, respectively.

Ph.D. Candidate Named Harvard Junior Fellow
Physicist Suraj Shankar is about to become the first Syracuse alumnus in Harvard's ultra-elite Society of Fellows.

Philosopher Awarded Harvard Fellowship
Assistant Professor Christopher Noble mines Platonic and Aristotelian thought in Late Antiquity

Hydrologists Publish Paper in Environmental Science Journal

Student to Co-Author Paper in Medical Journal

Professor Argues for Evolution Education Research

Professor Earns Early-Career Award

High School Students to Get Hands-on Biology Training in Arts and Sciences

Geologist Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Carver Series Continues with Jonathan Dee Feb. 27

Psychology Alumna to Co-Author Article

Neuroscience Research Day Accepting Poster Submissions

CFAC Presents "A Time for Joy and a Time for Sorrow"
Solo show by master's candidate Spencer Stultz '17 honors Black History and Women's History months.
