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Tree planted to mark 16th straight year as Tree Campus USA

Apr 25, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University celebrated its 16th consecutive year of being a certified Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA on Friday by planting a hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) tree on the northwest lawn outside of Robinson Hall.

SBU sophomore Jacob Smeraldo presents research at WNY symposium

Apr 14, 2025 | Jacob Smeraldo, a sophomore at St. Bonaventure University from Jamestown, New York, presented his research at the American Chemical Society Western New York Undergraduate Research Symposium April 4 at Canisius University.

SBU offers early college opportunities for high schoolers

Apr 09, 2025 | Local high school students can accelerate their academic journey through St. Bonaventure University’s Early College Access programs, which allow them to earn affordable college credits while gaining real-world academic experience.

SBU faculty, students share the fun of science with Cuba-Rushford community

Feb 12, 2025 | A group of St. Bonaventure University science faculty and students got out of the Bona Bubble to share the excitement and fun of science with the community at the Cuba-Rushford Elementary School STEaM Night event on Friday, Feb. 7.

SBU’s Simpson, SUNY researchers publish article on removal of PFAS

Dec 18, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry at St. Bonaventure University, 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.

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.

Work by Simpson and two others accepted for publication

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry, Kate Merkel, 2022 SBU 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.

Story by Anderson wins Best of District II Award from CASE

Oct 25, 2024 | Susan Anderson, website content manager in the Office of Marketing and Communications, has received a 2024 Best of District II Award from The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the profile she wrote on Fr. Peter Schneible, O.F.M., associate professor of Biology.

St. Bonaventure University partners with Duquesne’s College of Osteopathic Medicine

Oct 22, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University has signed an articulation agreement with Duquesne University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (DUQCOM) designed to streamline the path for aspiring medical students.

SBU Biochemistry alumnus to discuss how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens

Oct 07, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University alumnus Dr. Jordan Powers, ’18, will return to campus Thursday, Oct. 10, to discuss his Ph.D. thesis research on how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens.

Six collaborate on article in Journal of Chemical Education

Oct 03, 2024 | Dr. Alyssa Santos, former postdoctoral researcher at St. Bonaventure; Dr. Alexander Rupprecht, assistant professor of Chemistry; Dr. Katsu Ogawa, assistant professor of Chemistry; Patrick Schneider, lecturer of Chemistry; Dr. Adam Brown, professor of Education; and Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and program chair (from left in photos, starting at top left), had their article titled "Exploring Student Misconceptions in Bonding and Resonance: A Computational Chemistry Exercise for General Chemistry Laboratory" published in the Journal of Chemical Education.

Join SBU faculty and students and community partners Oct. 5 for interactive science activities

Sep 30, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University faculty and students are once again inviting the public to “Fall in Love with Science” and explore the science behind their food, health and community.

Several SBU Honors students shine in summer

Sep 18, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University Honors students past and present of Dr. Scott Simpson had sensational summers, at home and abroad.

Faculty members attend three-day sustainability workshop

Sep 10, 2024 | Five faculty members attended the Valley & Ridge Faculty Workshop for Sustainability held at Dickinson College in May.

St. Bonaventure Biochemistry students continue to rise to the top of the ASBMB certification process

Sep 04, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University Biochemistry students who take the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) certification exam continue to score well above the national average of the 1,000 college students annually taking the exam.

St. Bonaventure chemistry professor Alexander Rupprecht awarded $205,000 NSF grant

Aug 07, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $205,241 that will engage chemistry faculty and students over a three-year period beginning Sept. 1.

Jandoli Institute to publish hybrid journalism series

Jun 20, 2024 | Climate change, artificial intelligence and NCAA conference realignment are among the topics St. Bonaventure University faculty members tackled in a hybrid journalism project for the Jandoli Institute.

St. Bonaventure student takes first place in undergraduate poster presentation

Apr 24, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University sophomore Iesh Gurjal, a biochemistry major from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, won first place among 19 undergraduate student poster presenters at the American Society for Plant Biology Northeast Section Meeting, held April 20-21 at Cornell University.

Simpson presents work on hydrogen storage in New Orleans

Apr 11, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of chemistry and department chair, presented his work on hydrogen storage and chemical education at the Spring 2024 National American Chemical Society meeting, which took place in New Orleans, Louisiana.