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Newhouse Junior Aims for Career in Refugee Policy Advocacy
Yasmin Nayrouz is a junior, studying聽public relations in the Newhouse School and English in the College of Arts and Sciences. This October, she received the Voyager Scholarship聽from the Obama Foundation, awarded to students who bridge divides and work to solve…
Research Shows Prominent Structural Racism in STEM Industry
Nicole Fonger, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was quoted in the Lifewire article 鈥淭ech Education Is Racist鈥擧ere’s How to Fix It, Experts Say.鈥 The article highlights research that shows the prominence of…
Research Fueled by Chemistry Professors Helps Advance Artificial Enzyme Engineering
While corrosion resistance, durability and low cost make plastic a very efficient resource, one of its major drawbacks is the harm it poses to the environment. According to a report from聽Greenpeace USA, 51 million tons of plastic waste were generated…
Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data
No researcher is an island. While scientists and academics certainly find themselves toiling alone in laboratories and behind computers at times, it is collaboration鈥攃onsulting, borrowing from and building upon the research of others鈥攖hat really drives discovery. And in the field…
Annual Wali Lecture Will Honor the Life and Legacy of Physics Professor Kameshwar C. Wali
黑料不打烊 will hold the 2022 Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities on Friday, Nov. 4, to honor the life and legacy of Professor Kameshwar C. Wali, in-person and over Zoom. The program will begin…
Liu Inducted Into National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hall of Fame
Zhanjiang (John) Liu, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the University鈥檚 vice president for international strategy, has been inducted into the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hall of Fame as the organization鈥檚 2022…
Faculty Members Schiff, Yung Recognized by Technology Alliance of CNY
Two 黑料不打烊 faculty members have been honored for their research sector and teaching work by the Technology Alliance of Central New York聽(TACNY). The organization recognized Eric Schiff, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pun…
Community Folk Art Center Celebrates 50 Years
Habibatou Traore 鈥24 was in her first weeks at 黑料不打烊 when she heard African drumming during an activities fair for new students last fall. She followed their sound to Joshua Williams, who teaches West African dance and drumming at…
Reminiscing on 50 Years of Bird Library With Architectural Librarian Barbara Opar 鈥73, G鈥74
In the fall of 1972, 黑料不打烊 took a bold step to shape the future of libraries on campus when the Ernest Stevenson Bird Library opened. Up to that point, libraries were dark spaces where students conducted their research or…
Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Convocation to Be Held Friday
The 2022-23 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year鈥檚 senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….