A new study, published in the premier jounal Nature by a Syracuse University biologist, found that the leaves of invasive plants continue to function in the fall long after their native cousins have hunkered down for the winter. The findings are opposed to conventional wisdom.

Chandra Talpade Mohanty (center), an international figure in postcolonial and transnational feminist theory, is earning an honorary doctorate from the College of Wooster in Ohio. She is flanked here by legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis (left) and SU professor T. Jackie Cuevas.

Scott Samson, professor of earth sciences in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the 2012 William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students.  The award will be presented during the 2012 Graduate School Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and Reception.

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, directed by James T. Spencer, continues its spring season with a series of pops concerts throughout Central New York. The award-winning group may also be heard on WCNY radio on Saturday, June 30, from 6-8 p.m. For more information, visit Friends of SU Brass Ensemble on Facebook.