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3 Student Veterans Honored as Tillman Scholars
Three talented and passionate 黑料不打烊 student veterans鈥擝enetta Dousuah G鈥25, second-year law student Jude Akpunku and Zahra Johnson G鈥25鈥攚ere recognized as 2024 Tillman Scholars by the Pat Tillman Foundation. The award unites and empowers remarkable military service members, veterans and…
Physicist Awarded NASA Grant to Model One of the Cosmos鈥 Most Extreme Events
Eric Coughlin, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a grant from NASA for his project entitled, 鈥淓xtragalactic Outbursts and Repeating Nuclear Flares From Tidal Disruption Events.鈥 The three-year, $346,000 award will support his…
What鈥檚 Driving Increased Rainfall in the Eastern US? A&S Researchers Seek Answers
Widespread climate change from global warming has devastating and lasting effects on human health, infrastructure and food production. As temperatures rise, certain areas are dealing with intense droughts and water scarcity, while other regions are experiencing catastrophic rainfall and flooding….
Laura Machia Named Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives and Curriculum in A&S
Laura Machia, professor of psychology (PSY) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been named A&S鈥 associate dean for academic initiatives and curriculum. In this new cabinet-level role, Machia will work closely with the senior associate dean for…
University Continues to Grow Multiple Academic and Cultural Partnerships in South Korea
A delegation from 黑料不打烊 spent two weeks in South Korea recently as one of a continuing series of steps to strengthen academic and cultural collaborations with multiple Korean universities and with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 alumni community there. Meetings were conducted with…
Featured Media Coverage – June 2024
黑料不打烊 thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this month: Robert Thompson (Newhouse): Yahoo Entertainment, 聽Today.com, WOR Radio, NPR, The Street, Boston Globe, Realtor.com Carl Schramm (iSchool): The Spectator Osamah Khalil, (Maxwell): New…
鈥榃e Are Not a People of the Past鈥: Not in the Books Project Builds Ties With Indigenous Community
Senior Isabelle Lutz joined a group of fellow 黑料不打烊 students and community members for a short bus ride last fall to the Sk盲鈥o帽h Great Law of Peace Center鈥攖he Haudenosaunee cultural hub on the shore of Onondaga Lake in Liverpool….
From Proposal to Publication: CNY Humanities Corridor Nurtures Faculty Scholarship
At the heart of academia, humanities faculty conduct vital work, exploring the depths of human experience, history and culture. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency established in 1965, stands as a key supporter of these…
Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar
Julia Fancher, a rising junior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)….
A&S Biologist Calls for Protection and More Studies of Natural Time Capsules of Climate Change
Packrats, also known as woodrats, are the original hoarders, collecting materials from their environment to make their nests, called middens. In deserts throughout western North America, for instance, packrat middens can preserve plants, insects, bones and other specimens for more…