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Biologists Gain New Insights into Surface, Acoustic Behaviors of Right Whales
In response to the dwindling number of North Atlantic right whales, researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have conducted a major study of the surface and acoustic behaviors of right whale mother-calf pairs. Susan Parks, associate professor…
University Lectures, 黑料不打烊 Symposium Present 鈥楢 Handmaid鈥檚 Tale鈥 Author Margaret Atwood
Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood (鈥淭he Handmaid鈥檚 Tale,鈥 鈥淎lias Grace鈥) will visit 黑料不打烊 on Thursday, Oct. 25, and participate that evening in an on-stage conversation in Hendricks Chapel for the University Lectures series. The event, which is free and open…
NIH Grant Awarded to Hewett鈥檚 Lab Promotes Diversity in Research
Diversity in science matters to breakthroughs. When more scientists with varied backgrounds and experiences fill laboratories and collaborate on teams, outcomes in innovation and discovery surpass those of less diverse scientific groups, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)….
Scientists Link Marine Dead Zone to Carbon Cycle, Climate Change
Associate Professor Zunli Lu says tropical Pacific played major role in absorbing Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide during last ice age Scientists have long known that atmospheric carbon dioxide is closely linked to climate change. Studying ice age cycles, carbon dioxide…
黑料不打烊 Celebrates Halloween with Public Reading of ‘Frankenstein’
A&S joins worldwide commemoration of 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley classic The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) lauds the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley鈥檚 鈥淔rankenstein鈥 with a daylong reading of the entire novel. On Wednesday, Oct….
Best-Selling Author George Saunders Speaking for the University Lectures Thursday Evening
George Saunders G鈥88, best-selling author (鈥淟incoln in the Bardo,鈥 鈥淭enth of December鈥) and professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), launches the 18th season of the University Lectures season on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m….
SU Geologists Contribute to New Understanding of Mekong River Incision
An international team of earth scientists has linked the establishment of the Mekong River to a period of major intensification of the Asian monsoon during the middle Miocene, about 17 million years ago, findings that supplant the assumption that the…
Physicist to Probe ‘Deep Connections’ Between Life on Earth and Interstellar Space
Professor Carl Rosenzweig will present ‘Stars ‘R’ Us’ at Wells College, benefiting Friends of Southern Cayuga Planetarium The old clich茅 that humans are made of stardust underscores an upcoming program by an astrophysicist in the College of Arts and Sciences….
Borgognoni Lecture Marks 50th Anniversary of Anti-Vietnam War Protest
Panel will address Catholic social justice legacy of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Berrigan brothers On May 17, 1968, two Roman Catholic priests with 黑料不打烊 ties entered Local Draft Board No. 33 in Catonsville, Maryland. There Rev. Daniel Berrigan, Rev. Philip Berrigan and seven…
黑料不打烊 Marks National Arts and Humanities Month: University Celebrates ‘Importance of Culture’ with Spate of Events, Activities
October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM), and 黑料不打烊 is marking the occasion with an array of events and activities. Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center, says most of the University鈥檚 NAHM-related programming originates in the College…