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Foerst gives lecture, meets with students at Butler University Nov 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 SBU Nov 7, 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. Bonaventure University campus.

CS researcher to discuss impact of machine learning and AI at SBU Nov 1, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will host computer science researcher Sai Suman for a conversation and question-and-answer session on working with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) models.

New York Theatre Ballet to perform at SBU’s Quick Center Nov 1, 2024 | The New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB), an acclaimed chamber-size ensemble in the world of dance, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

SBU Theater presents ‘After the Revolution’ Nov. 6-9 Oct 31, 2024 | SBU Theater, the theater program at St. Bonaventure University, opens its season next week with the production of Amy Herzog’s “After the Revolution.” The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-9 at the university’s Garret Theater on campus.

McDivitt shares progress on sustainability education at SBU Oct 25, 2024 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, participated in "Earth's Cry, Humanity's Call: A Symposium on Integral Ecology" sponsored by the Laudato Si’ Center for Integral Ecology at Siena College.

Calabria presents in Istanbul on Sufism & interreligious dialogue Oct 25, 2024 | Fr. Michael Calabria, associate professor of World Languages and Cultural Studies and director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies, made two presentations at the Franciscan Formation Course on Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue, held in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 13-26.

Uhl speaks on 'Grids, Graphs, Greatness' at Niagara University Oct 25, 2024 | Dr. Christine Uhl, associate professor of Mathematics, gave an invited talk at Niagara University on Oct. 10.

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.

Poet, scholar Orchid Tierney to give poetry reading at St. Bonaventure University Oct 17, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will host a poetry reading by Orchid Tierney on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. in the Athletics Hall of Fame, Reilly Center.

SBU Biochemistry alumnus to discuss how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens Oct 7, 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 4, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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.”