All Posts in #College of Arts and Sciences
Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach Tom Coughlin ’68, G’69 on Overcoming Adversity, Being Forever Orange on the 鈥樷機use Conversations鈥 Podcast
During a tumultuous start to the 2007 National Football League (NFL) season, Tom Coughlin’s ’68, G’69 New York Giants dropped their first two games in spectacular fashion, losing to the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers by a combined score…
Donor鈥檚 鈥楤elief in Potential鈥 Motivates $1.5M Gift
Like many young women with an interest in science, Laura Feldman 鈥81 thought about a career in medicine when she entered 黑料不打烊. But she was daunted by the statistics and her future prospects: At the time, women were not…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Samuel V. Goekjian 鈥52
Samuel V. Goekjian 鈥52 built his first 鈥渉ome鈥 on American soil at 黑料不打烊 and he never left his alma mater behind, even though he built an extraordinary career in international law and finance that spanned the globe. After graduating…
Crown Honors Professors Hehnly, Nisenbaum Recognized
On Friday, Jan. 13, the University鈥檚 first Ren茅e Crown Professors in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) were formally recognized. Heidi Hehnly, associate professor of biology, is the Ren茅e Crown Honors Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics, and Karin…
Arts and Sciences Professors Honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Jennifer Ross of the Department of Physics and Jason Wiles of the Department of Biology were named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)聽in recognition of their commitment to the advancement of science. They聽will be honored…
BioInspired Institute Showcased in The Washington Post
Research connections to the natural world are a key cornerstone of the BioInspired Institute. The work of BioInspired scientists, especially the work connected to animals, was featured in the Washington Post article “Animals inspire scientists to solve problems that humans…
A Warm Winter Welcome to Newest Arts and Sciences Faculty
Continuing its trajectory of robust faculty hiring in fall 2022, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) announces the following new professors in the humanities and the sciences, whose appointments began in January 2023. 鈥淲e are pleased and proud that…
Remembering SU-Sue and Otto, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Resident Hawk Pair
Sadly, 黑料不打烊’s resident red-tailed hawks, SU-Sue and Otto, have died. As a species that mate for life, SU-Sue and Otto called campus home since 2012. While their year-round hunting territory also covered the adjacent campus of SUNY College of…
2022-23 黑料不打烊 Symposium Addresses Timely Topics With Diverse Slate of Programming
Reparations for slavery. Environmental justice. Reproductive justice. Students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to engage with these urgent topics and more throughout the spring semester thanks to the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center’s 黑料不打烊 Symposium. The lineup of…
Getting to the ‘Point’: Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses, such as the one that causes COVID-19, have numerous protruding spikes salting their surfaces. When a coronavirus raises one of these spike proteins鈥攍ike opening a finger to full length鈥攊t becomes capable of invading a human cell. The pointed spike…