News, Publications & Research | St. �山ǿ�� School of Arts & Sciences

Franciscan Institute scholars publish interdisciplinary volume on trust

Jan 10, 2025 | Three scholars from the Franciscan Institute at St. �山ǿ�� have joined in the publication of a new international volume titled “Trust: Franciscan Connections in Theology, Spirituality, Economics and Beyond.”

�山ǿ��’s Simpson, SUNY researchers publish article on removal of PFAS

Dec 18, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry at St. �山ǿ��, along with researchers from the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University, continue to fight on the front line in their effort to rid dangerous chemicals from water.

�山ǿ��’s Quick Center names Bernstein as assistant director

Dec 16, 2024 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. �山ǿ�� has named Paula Fidurko Bernstein as its new assistant director.

Jones and Hart give invited presentation at convention

Dec 16, 2024 | Dr. Shatonda Jones, CCC-SLP, associate professor and director of clinical education for the Speech-Language Pathology program, and Dr. Pam Hart, CCC-SLP, program director, delivered a two-hour invited presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's annual convention in Seattle, Washington, on Dec. 6.

Simpson researchers publish article on removal of PFAS

Dec 13, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and department chair, along with researchers from the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University, published their article titled "Synthesis and Evaluation of Cationic Porphyrin-Based Organic Nanocages for the Removal of 38 PFAS from Water: Experimental, Theoretical, and Eco-toxicological Insights" in ACS ES&T Engineering.

�山ǿ�� students take first in international Business Strategy Game

Dec 11, 2024 | St. �山ǿ�� MBA students Ethan Kerr and Daniel Schiffhauer tied for first place over three consecutive weeks in The Business Strategy Game, an ongoing online exercise in which teams of students from around the world are tasked with running an athletic footwear company.

Ring in the season with Christmas concert at St. Bonaventure

Nov 26, 2024 | St. �山ǿ��’s Music program will ring in the holiday season with a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, on campus.

Ed. Simone performs 'A Christmas Carol' at �山ǿ��'s Quick Center

Nov 25, 2024 | Ed. Simone, former longtime professor and director of the theater program at St. �山ǿ��, will perform his masterful one-man show “A Christmas Carol, A Retelling by Ed. Simone” at �山ǿ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.

CHS bulletin publishes update on Caliva Smart's book project

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, spent a portion of last summer at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., working on her current book project: "Speaking about Gods: Mythic Knowledge and Narrative Authority in Greek Lyric Poetry." The CHS is a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University that supports research on all aspects of ancient Greece. Caliva Smart's term as a Hellenic studies fellow at the center continues through May 2025.

Gan presents at Concerned Philosophers for Peace meeting

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of Philosophy, presented via Zoom a paper at the annual meeting of Concerned Philosophers for Peace in Birmingham, Alabama, on Oct. 18.

Laugh with ‘Vickie & Nickie's Holiday Sleigh Ride’ at �山ǿ��

Nov 20, 2024 | The musical-comedy sister duo Vickie & Nickie bring their seasonal show “Vickie & Nickie’s Holiday Sleigh Ride” to St. �山ǿ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.

Paralympic gold medalist Rico Roman to speak at �山ǿ�� on Nov. 21

Nov 20, 2024 | Rico Roman, a three-time Paralympic gold medalist in sled hockey and a U.S. Army veteran who received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq, will share his inspiring story at St. �山ǿ�� on Thursday, Nov. 21.

Five to be named to ROTC Hall of Fame at Veterans Day ceremony

Nov 08, 2024 | Five St. �山ǿ�� alumni will be named to the Seneca Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame at the university’s traditional Veterans Day service at 12:30 p.m. Monday by the war memorials outside Reilly Center. The public is invited.

Calabria presents remotely to conference in Izbekistan

Nov 08, 2024 | Fr. Michael D. Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies, presented via Zoom at the 6th International Ebu’l-Hasan Kharkani Symposium, held at Oriental University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 1.

Smith co-edits works, publishes chapter, and presents paper

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Caitlin Smith, assistant professor of English, has co-edited with Jan Stievermann and Eddie Glaude Jr. two final manuscripts accepted for publication in spring 2025 by Oxford University Press. Smith also published a chapter in “The Routledge Companion to Herman Melville,” and presented a paper at a conference at Catholic University.

Pitt presents at New England history conference in Boston

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, presented a chapter titled "God's Paradox: Boston's Maritime World in the Seventeenth Century" at the New England Historical Association conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 26.

Foerst gives lecture, meets with students at Butler University

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of Computer Science, gave a lecture titled "Large Language Models: Theological Implications" at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Work by Simpson and two others accepted for publication

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry, Kate Merkel, 2022 �山ǿ�� Chemistry graduate, and Dr. Alyssa Santos, former postdoctoral researcher in the Simpson Research group, have had their publication "Trigonal Bipyramidal or Square Planar? Density Functional Theory calculations of iron bis(dithiolene) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes" accepted for publication in the Royal Chemical Society's journal Dalton Transactions.

Simpson presents work at conference in the Netherlands

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program chair, presented his work titled "Understanding the Bonding of N-heterocyclic Carbenes on Pd/Cu(111) Single Atom Alloys" at the 4th European Symposium on Chemical Bonding (CBOND2024), held at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Location change for New York Theatre Ballet masterclass at �山ǿ��

Nov 07, 2024 | The masterclasses offered by The New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) originally scheduled for Butler Hall will now be held Saturday, Nov. 16, in the Sandra A. and William L. Richter Center multipurpose room on the St. �山ǿ�� campus.