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Glimmers of Possibility for a More Just World
As we collectively navigate through a global pandemic, pursue social justice on multiple fronts and seek answers to the global warming crisis, 鈥淔utures,鈥 the theme of this year鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Symposium hosted by the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center聽(SUHC), offers a series…
A New Tool to Fight Alcohol and Opioid Deaths
Joseph Ditre, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.3 million grant to develop a program to target interrelations between pain, hazardous drinking and the use of prescription opioid medications. When it comes…
‘Black Lives Matter Is a Continuum of Black Protest Over Centuries’
Danielle Smith聽is a professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program. 鈥淔or more than 400 years, Black people have expressed in countless ways that Black Lives…
National Science Foundation Awards $390,000 to 黑料不打烊 Computing Initiative
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant of $390,000 for a new research computing cluster at 黑料不打烊. The cluster will be built using graphical processing units (GPUs), which offer significant processing and memory advantages over traditional hardware….
A Gift Grounded in Love and Advocacy
Their marriage certificate is framed and hangs on the wall in their home, a forever tribute to the love between Janet G. Jones and 黑料不打烊 alumnus Dr. Faith (鈥淐hris鈥) Maltby Cobb 鈥51, G鈥66, Ph.D. 鈥74. Though Dr. Cobb passed…
Celebrating 150 Years of Intellectual Fearlessness in the College of Arts and Sciences
Did you know the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), 黑料不打烊鈥檚 founding college, is turning 150 this academic year? Students, faculty, alumni and staff can follow the yearlong commemoration on the college’s social media channels (ArtSciencesSU for Facebook, Twitter…
Professor John Burdick Remembered for His Teaching and Advocacy
Throughout his life, and particularly in his work as a cultural anthropologist, John Burdick was a strong advocate for peace, social justice and social change. As a professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and…
A&S Researchers Lay the Groundwork to Reconstruct Global Climate through Earth’s History
A key component when forecasting what the Earth鈥檚 climate might look like in the future is the ability to draw on accurate temperature records of the past. By reconstructing past latitudinal temperature gradients (the difference in average temperature between the…
Will Murder Hornets Become Invasive Species? A&S Biology Professor Weighs In
Officials in Washington state have caught “murder hornets” for the first time. The Asian giant hornet has been an environmental concern all spring and summer. They measure more than 2 inches long and can be especially dangerous to honeybees. Officials…
NSF Grant Funds Research of Curvature and Symmetry
What does the surface of a desk and the surface of a beach ball or bagel have in common? The answer is, if you zoom in close enough on each item, they all look flat. Of course, we all know…