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St. Bonaventure University

    Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University will receive $450,000 in federal funding to develop a Cyber Operations Center on campus. The university would bring actual cyber-attack material into a configured, closed-network environment and use that material for hands-on learning regarding attack prevention and detection/response techniques.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Three St. Bonaventure University faculty members have been recognized with 2026 Awards of Excellence, honoring outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and service.

    Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University has received another $500,000 grant from the Cabrini Health Foundation to benefit 30 Pell-eligible students in the health professions and education who might not otherwise have been able to attend SBU.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Conor Amendola, a Media Studies major from Erie, Pennsylvania, and Molly Edgington, an Inclusive and Early Childhood Education major from Glastonbury, Connecticut, have been named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2026.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Sixty-four students from five area schools participated in the annual Challenge 24 math contest March 21 at St. Bonaventure University.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Richard Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School, spoke at the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association conference in Atlantic City on Nov. 9.

    Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Doyle Pruitt, associate professor and Master of Social Work program director, published an empirical manuscript titled “Innocence betrayed: The impact of grooming and family betrayal on trauma symptoms in adult survivors of child sexual abuse” in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect with colleagues from PennWest University and Penn State University.

    Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University students now have an additional resource when seeking support for loneliness, stress, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Janhavi Shankar Tripathi, assistant professor of Finance, will present his latest research on the relationship between international trade and economic growth in the era of geoeconomic fragmentation at the 2025 International Trade and Finance Association (ITFA) Conference, May 27-29 at Fairfield University in Connecticut.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Down 10-0 to Dartmouth Saturday morning at the Marra Athletic Fields Complex, St. Bonaventure scored 28 unanswered points en route to a 41-17 victory over the Big Green to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Rugby tournament.

    Jun 24, 2026 | Keith Young DHSc, PA-C, SBU’s Physician Assistant Studies program director and faculty member, along with Nicole Ackley, MPAS, PA-C, presented a well-attended session titled “Surviving Clinical Rotations” at the New York State Society of Physician Associates (NYSSPA) conference.

    Jun 24, 2026 | In collaboration with Cornell University's Health Professions Advising Center, Dr. Darla Kent, assistant professor and director of SBU's Occupational Therapy program, participated in a panel discussion and presentation on entry-level OT graduate programs during an April 4 meeting of the Upstate and Western New York Local Advisor Network (LAN).

    Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Kate Brelje, assistant professor of philosophy, organized and chaired the panel “Philosophers in the Field: Philosophers in Public Policy/Public Institutions” for the 2026 Pacific Division conference of the American Philosophical Association.

    Jun 24, 2026 | A book chapter by Dr. Tyrone Bynoe, associate professor of Education and director of the Educational Leadership program, and Dr. Genelle Morris, superintendent of the Olean City School District and an adjunct instructor at SBU, has been accepted for publication in a book titled "Problems of Practice: Case Studies on the Superintendency," scheduled for release in the summer of 2025.

    Jun 24, 2026 | 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.

    Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University formally opened its new Cyber Operations Center Monday afternoon, celebrating a transformative learning space made possible by a $450,000 federal earmark secured by U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-Jamestown).

    Jun 24, 2026 | Six St. Bonaventure rugby players have been named to the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division I All-American teams for the fall 15s season.

    Jun 24, 2026 | The annual Special Olympics Polar Spray will kick off Family Weekend at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in the parking lot between the Richter and Reilly centers.

    Jun 24, 2026 | In a stunning tale of two halves, St. Bonaventure stormed past visiting Wheeling, 50-25, Saturday afternoon to secure a berth in the Atlantic Rugby Conference title game.