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Happy Earth Day to the big, beautiful planet we all call home 🌎 🧡

2026-27 Remembrance Scholars Named: 35 Students, One Enduring Mission | Syracuse University Today The Remembrance Scholars plan the Remembrance activities held at the University each year, and the cohort will be recognized during a convocation in the fall.

Sending our congratulations to the 24 A&S | Maxwell students chosen as 2026-27 Remembrance Scholars 🤍🧡

Meet this year's group ⤵️

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We're just a couple of weeks away from 2026 Commencement Weekend 🎓

Here's all the details you need to know before it gets here: https://bit.ly/4vPJmGC

Where Wells Run Deep, Biodiversity Runs Thin A study led by researchers in Syracuse University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences found that traditional oil and gas extraction methods may leave a deeper mark on stream health than…

🧪 As a global energy leader, ensuring environmentally safe infrastructure in the U.S. is vital.

New research from a team of A&S Earth scientists finds that older, conventional oil‑and‑gas sites may impact streams more than modern shale development.

Read about the study ⤵️

Music Exec Jacqueline Saturn ’90 Named 2026 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker The Maxwell alumna is president of Virgin Music Group North America, one of the world’s leading partners to independent labels, artists and entrepreneurs.

From Maxwell to the music industry’s top ranks. 🎓🎶

Jacqueline Saturn ’90, president of Virgin Music Group North America, returns to campus for commencement weekend and convocation. @suartsciences.bsky.social

Announcement for "Commencement 2026 Keynote Speaker" featuring a person in a suit identified as Mike Tirico ’88, NBC Sports Broadcaster, against a blue background with leaf patterns.

Introducing our 2026 Commencement speaker: Mike Tirico '88 🎓🍊

He'll deliver this year's address on Sunday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m. in the JMA Wireless Dome.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3Qu95nv

Making Every Identity Count A Syracuse University professor has created a free tool to help researchers handle complex identity responses with greater care and transparency in surveys.

🖥️ After experiencing firsthand how demographic forms failed to acknowledge his multiracial identity, A&S professor Gabriel “Joey” Merrin created CATAcode, a free software tool to help researchers handle complex identity responses with greater care and transparency in surveys.

#AcademicSky

Artist Linda Infante Lyons Brings Alutiiq Storytelling and Art to Syracuse — Humanities Center Art has the power to traverse time, space, and culture. Though 4,000 miles separate Alaska and New York, the energy of Linda Infante Lyons’ artwork makes the distance feel fluid.

🎨 Alaskan artist Linda Infante Lyons brings her powerful vision of Indigenous resilience and sacred art to campus this week as the 2026 Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities.

Meet Infante Lyons ⤵️

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A&S in the News 🎙️

On a recent episode of the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast, women's and gender studies faculty member Carmel Christy K. J. explored Malayalam cinema's role in shaping identity and daily life in Kochi, India.

Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4uNJkhF

Beyond Awareness: How the Conversation Around Autism Is Evolving | Syracuse University Today Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, College of Arts and Sciences researcher Natalie Russo explores what science is getting right, where gaps remain and why how we treat autistic people matters.

“Be aware of your biases. How you treat people has an impact.”

On #WorldAutismDay, psychology professor Natalie Russo explores what science is getting right, where gaps remain and why how we treat autistic people matters ⤵️

A&S Student Receives 2026 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award | Syracuse University Today Molly McConnell Molly McConnell, a Ph.D. candidate in composition and cultural rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was selected as the 2026 winner of the prestigious Mary Hatch…

A&S Accomplishments 🏅

Molly McConnell, a Ph.D. candidate in composition and cultural rhetoric, was selected as the 2026 Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award winner for her work titled, “Working with Microbes: The Collaborative Nature of Techne.”

Soaring Into Another Nesting Season A newly installed camera atop Lyman Hall invites viewers to follow the day-to-day adventures of a red-tailed hawk family.

🪶 A new camera, generously funded by Anne Marie Higgins ’76, G’90, offers an up‑close view of nest building, egg laying, hatching, feeding and other daily behaviors of SU’s resident hawks Oren and Ruth.

Watch the live nest cam ⤵️

Connecting Students to Alumni Since 2020, the A&S | Maxwell Student-Alumni Connections Program has facilitated more than 2,100 conversations between students and alumni volunteers.

🗣️ 2,100+ conversations and counting!

Since 2020, the A&S | Maxwell Student-Alumni Connections Program has been helping A&S and @maxwellsu.bsky.social students prepare for real careers, one meeting at a time 💼

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Elevating Coroner Training Standards Syracuse University forensics professor Maria Pettolina is leading New York State’s first comprehensive coroner training program to modernize death investigations, improve reporting and strengthen…

#ICYMI: Forensics professor Maria Pettolina is leading New York State’s first comprehensive coroner training program to modernize death investigations, improve reporting and strengthen the accuracy of public health data across all 62 counties 🧪

Learn more ⤵️

🏅 Join us in congratulating the 10 A&S | Maxwell students that have been recognized as 2026 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University awards!

Merrin Named Inaugural Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi Endowed Faculty Fellow | Syracuse University Today The fellowship supports scholarly work focused on men’s mental health and related issues.

Gabriel “Joey” Merrin, assistant professor of human development and family science, has been selected as the inaugural Syracuse Association of Zeta Psi Endowed Faculty Fellow, a role that supports scholarship on mental health.

Learn about Merrin's work ⤵️

Syracuse Giving Day: College of Arts & Sciences Support College of Arts & Sciences on Syracuse Giving Day 🍊 Every gift counts!

Happy #CuseGivingDay! 🍊

24 hours for the global Orange community to come together and invest in what makes the College of Arts and Sciences extraordinary.

Help us reach our goal of 600 donors and unlock $117,000 in challenge gifts. Make your gift today ⤵️

Syracuse Giving Day: College of Arts & Sciences Support College of Arts & Sciences on Syracuse Giving Day 🍊 Every gift counts!

#CuseGivingDay is 24 hours of Orange impact and we need you! 🫵

600 donors = $117K unlocked for our students, researchers and community. Mark your calendar, set a reminder, tell a friend.

We'll see you tomorrow 🍊

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Spring scenes loading ⏳

It won't be long before campus looks like this again!

A “Lost” Portrait Sparks Questions About Fame, Power and Representation A newly discovered 18th-century painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds inspires this year's Ray Smith Symposium on the politics of portraiture.

🖼️ A rediscovered 18th‑century portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds—long considered “missing” by scholars—serves as the inspiration for next week’s Ray Smith Symposium.

Learn about the symposium ⤵️

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🌿 Religion Ph.D. student Andi Alfian's award-winning research on Indonesian communities who practice both Islam and Indigenous traditions reveals new ways to understand how people navigate multiple spiritual worlds.

Learn about Alfian's work ➡️ bit.ly/4s4dSu1

Called to Lead An interview with biochemistry major Kaden Buford ’28, who has been selected to join the Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s distinguished Washington Program.

👨‍⚕ "I want to become a physician, but I also want to be someone who leads and makes a difference beyond the exam room."

Read our Q&A with biochemistry major Kaden Buford ’28, who has been selected to join the distinguished Washington Program.

There's nowhere quite like the 315 🧡

Happy #315Day to everyone who's called this place home — near, far and everywhere in between.

Drop an 🍊 to celebrate!

This image shows nine individuals, each with their own headshot, on a blue background labeled "2026 Graduate Dean's Award Recipients." Names from left to right: top row - David Ojomaikpere Moses; middle - Michael Seitz, Jiayue Yu, Elina Ruiz Sun, Yanbei Chen; bottom row - Christine Eunsol Park, Dian Ling, Aditya Srinivasan, Jessica Hogbin. The Syracuse University logo is in the top left corner.

A&S Accomplishments 🏅

Nine grad students, including Elina Ruiqi Sun (psychology), recently received the 2026 Graduate Dean’s Award for groundbreaking research and creative work Universitywide. Congratulations, Elina!

Learn more about the award ➡️ bit.ly/46LeRXs

Benjamin Valen

#ICYMI: Benjamin Valen, a psychology doctoral candidate in A&S, has won a national award for his research exploring workplace discrimination—research that could reshape how we address bias in hiring and employment decisions.

Learn about Valen's work ➡️ go.syr.edu/as/Valen

There's something about studying abroad that makes everything you've been learning suddenly click 🌍

Learn more about studying abroad at #SyracuseU: https://bit.ly/40l8GFW

University Honors Douglass Day by Helping Preserve Black History | Syracuse University Today Faculty, staff and students helped to transcribe important historical documents from the Colored Conventions of the 1800s for future digitization.

💻 Last month, the campus community gathered to transcribe historic Colored Conventions documents for digital preservation as part of the Syracuse University Humanities Center's Douglass Day 2026 celebration.

Read about the event ⤵️

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Happy spring break, A&S!

Rest, relax and we’ll see you back on campus soon 🧡

Mapping Meals to Protect Whales A Syracuse University researcher is working to develop models to predict whale behavior and prevent ship collisions.

🧪 A&S behavioral ecologist Dana Cusano has received funding to predict when and where whales may feed, so mariners can avoid deadly collisions through advance warning.

Tom Hanks to Star in Film Adaptation of Saunders’ Book The collaboration brings George Saunders’ award-winning Lincoln in the Bardo to the screen through a hybrid live-action and stop-motion movie featuring Tom Hanks as President Abraham Lincoln.

Lights, camera, action! 📽️

Award-winning actor Tom Hanks is set to star as President Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming film adaptation of A&S professor George Saunders' G’88 bestselling novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo."

#SUArtSciences #BookSky #FilmSky