College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The devastation SUNY Oswego geology major Kimberly Smith saw as a volunteer last summer helping with cleanup at Sandy Island State Park drove her to study the impact of high water levels on wildlife habitat in the environmentally unique dunes of eastern Lake Ontario.

SUNY Oswego's Spring School Safety Symposium on Wednesday, March 28, will feature John-Michael Keyes, founder of the "I Love U Guys" foundation and the Standard Response Protocol, to discuss the question, "How do we keep our students, faculty and staff safe?"

SUNY Oswego will serve as the U.S. lead for a funded astrophysics project probing the age and size of the universe, working with Yale University and two top Indian institutions -- the University of Delhi and the Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune.

Dr. Lindsay Bell, a SUNY Oswego anthropology faculty member, recently obtained funding to learn in detail how the diamond trade creates transparency -- a hot topic ethically and financially in the world of diamonds and other conflict-laden gemstones.

Digging deep underground is helping some SUNY Oswego students see soil in a new light. SUNY Oswego News student reporter Krystal Cole has the dirt on this hands-on effort.

Lithium-ion batteries continue to fuel millions of smartphones, electric cars, power tools and all manner of other rechargeable equipment, but SUNY Oswego physics faculty member Mohammad Islam believes great potential exists for lower cost sodium-ion batteries to make inroads.

What started as a modest way to help young people impacted by tragedy has continued to grow into a kind of holiday miracle.

Satellite imagery, 3D modeling, data-visualization maps: At SUNY Oswego, the tools of technology and the sciences are moving traditional humanities -- history, philosophy, literature and languages -- forward.

Donations by 1974 SUNY Oswego alumnus David Cutler have brought a fund to support the college's public justice program and student experiences to $1 million.

The fall master of art in studio arts exhibition will start Nov. 21 and continue Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Tyler Art Gallery, highlighting the portfolio work of three candidates for December graduation.