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SBU to host forum on presidential race Oct. 22; registration required

Oct 07, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will host a panel discussion on the 2024 presidential race on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

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.

Cellist Luis B. Castro, featured performer of Emerging Artist Series, to perform at SBU’s Quick Center

Oct 04, 2024 | Cellist Luis B. Castro will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

St. Bonaventure to offer master’s in Social Work beginning in January

Oct 03, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) program beginning in January.

Memoir by Phillips will be reissued in summer of 2025

Oct 03, 2024 | A memoir by Mark Phillips, retired tutor and teacher with the St. Bonaventure Higher Education Opportunity Program, will be reissued in the summer of 2025.

Jones selected as chair-elect of ASHA accreditation council

Oct 03, 2024 | Dr. Shatonda Jones, associate professor and director of clinical education for SBU's newly developing online Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in the DePerro School of Health Professions, was elected chair-elect of the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

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.

Bychkov publishes article on medieval Franciscan debate

Sep 19, 2024 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies, published an article titled “The Late Medieval Debate about the Nature of Phenomenal Reality in Franciscan Theology and Islamic Thought and its Greek Sources” in the special edition of the journal Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval (The Spanish Journal of Medieval Philosophy), 31, no. 1 (2024): 167-99, dedicated to the topic “The Powers of the Soul in Medieval Franciscan Thought.”

Uhl publishes two peer-reviewed articles in mathematics journals

Sep 19, 2024 | Dr. Christine Uhl, associate professor of Mathematics, recently had two peer-reviewed articles published.

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.

Vocal sensation Calabria Foti and trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney return home to open the 2024-2025 performance season at SBU’s Quick Center

Sep 13, 2024 | Grammy-nominated recording artist Calabria Foti, a native of Olean, and world-renowned trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney return to their Western New York roots as they open the 2024-2025 performance season at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.

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.

Simpson and student present research at meeting in Denver

Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program chair, along with Lillian Crane, a senior Chemistry major, presented their research at the 2024 Fall American Chemical Society Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Gavin begins three-year term as editor of ACJS Today newsletter

Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Samantha Gavin, assistant professor of Sociology & Criminology, has been named editor of ACJS Today, the official newsletter of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Sabina attends Styx drummer's performance master class

Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Leslie Sabina, professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts, was one of 20 selected musicians who participated in a performance master class held in Albany in July by recording artist Todd Sucherman, longtime drummer for the legendary rock band Styx.

St. Bonaventure to host two Native American performances in September at Reilly Center

Sep 05, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will get a double dose of Native American culture this month at Reilly Center Arena.

SBU’s Bychkov awarded $146,000 grant to edit and translate Duns Scotus’s book

Sep 05, 2024 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University, has been awarded a $146,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to edit and translate an important work of Franciscan scholar John Duns Scotus.

‘Hunger and Resilience’ among three new exhibitions at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Sep 05, 2024 | “Hunger and Resilience: A Traveling Exhibition by Photographer Michael Nye,” is an immersive exhibition that will run Sept. 20 through Nov. 20 in the first-floor Dresser Foundation Gallery of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

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.