News, Publications & Research | St. Bonaventure University School of Arts & Sciences

Retired St. Bonaventure professor’s new book examines ‘The Creation of Modern Buenos Aires’

May 02, 2024 | A new book by Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor emeritus of History at St. Bonaventure University, examines the impact of civic associations on the culture and society of Buenos Aires and their ties to politics in the first decades of the twentieth century.

SBU students show initiative in solving records-storage problem

May 01, 2024 | Determining a way to manage inactive records wasn’t part of his job description, but Jacob Brockel, a junior Accounting major from Allegany, New York, tackled the problem anyway.

McDivitt presents papers at Great Lakes & SBU conferences

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, participated in the 2024 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, held April 12-14, and presented a paper titled "What can the Stoics Teach us about Blame and Forgiveness?"

Simone to return to classical music broadcasting at WNED

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Ed. Simone, professor and director of the Theater program, has been invited to return to classical music broadcasting and will begin hosting again for WNED Classical, Buffalo/Toronto, in May.

Uhl published in Electronic Journal of Combinatorics

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Christine Uhl, associate professor of Mathematics, had her paper "Metric Dimension of a Direct Product of Three Complete Graphs" published in the Electronic Journal of Combinatorics on April 19.

Calabria presents at Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions

Apr 29, 2024 | Fr. Michael Calabria, associate professor and director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies, was a presenter at the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions held April 19-21 at Cardiff University, Wales.

Caliva Smart named a fellow with Center for Hellenic Studies

Apr 29, 2024 | Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, has been named a 2024-2025 fellow with the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University.

Dooley receives Royce Award for Loyalty to philosophy society

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Patrick Dooley, professor emeritus of Philosophy, received the Royce Award for Loyalty to the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP).

SBU marks Arbor Day with tree planting

Apr 26, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University celebrated its 15th consecutive year of being a certified Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA on Friday by planting two hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) trees in the Rob-Fal courtyard.

SBU honors three faculty members with awards of excellence

Apr 26, 2024 | Three St. Bonaventure University faculty members were presented with awards of excellence at the university’s annual Staff & Faculty Excellence Awards celebration on Thursday, April 25.

Maya Henderson of Orchard Park selected to serve as student speaker for SBU Class of 2024

Apr 25, 2024 | Maya Henderson knows that her graduating class is special — historical, even — which is why she is proud to serve as the student speaker for the Class of 2024 at St. Bonaventure University’s Commencement Exercises on May 12.

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.

More than 60 students take part in St. Bonaventure’s Challenge 24 contest

Apr 23, 2024 | More than 60 students from seven area schools took part in the annual Challenge 24 mathematics contest April 13 at St. Bonaventure University.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute appoints Research Fellow for Poor Clare studies

Apr 23, 2024 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has announced the appointment of Michael Shane Harless as its 2024-2025 Research Fellow

SBU announces faculty promotions and tenure appointments

Apr 18, 2024 | Faculty promotions and tenure appointments at St. Bonaventure University have been announced by Dr. David Hilmey, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs.

Dr. Erin Sadlack named new dean of Arts & Sciences at St. Bonaventure

Apr 17, 2024 | Dr. Erin Sadlack has been named dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at St. Bonaventure University. She begins work July 1.

Caliva Smart presents paper at Classical Association meeting

Apr 11, 2024 | Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of history, recently traveled to St. Louis to present a paper at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.

Sabina's album streamed more than one million times on Spotify

Apr 11, 2024 | Professor of music Dr. Leslie Sabina, composing, performing and producing music as independent ambient artist Bending Time, has seen his album "Rain and Drones" surpass one million streams on Spotify.

Pitt publishes book chapter on the rise and decline of pirates

Apr 11, 2024 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of history, published a chapter in "The Problem of Piracy in the Early Modern World: Maritime Predation, Empire, and the Construction of Authority at Sea," edited by John Coakley, Nathan Kwan and David Wilson. (Amsterdam University Press, April 6, 2024)

Foerst to give keynote at synod of U.S. Presbyterian Church

Apr 11, 2024 | Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science and program chair, will deliver the keynote address at the annual synod of the U.S. Presbyterian Church in Chicago on April 20.