News, Publications & Research | 51�Թ�app School of Arts & Sciences

Calabria speaks at Interfaith Harmony Week at Nazareth

Feb 13, 51�Թ�app | Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., associate professor of World Languages and Cultural Studies and director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, was the invited guest speaker at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, on Feb. 6, for observance of U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week.

SBU's Bussman announces release of debut memoir on fatherhood

Feb 13, 51�Թ�app | Jason K. Bussman, adjunct instructor of English, has announced the release of his debut memoir on fatherhood and childhood: "Fumble: Just a Dad Trying Not to Drop the Ball."

SBU's Couturier receives certificate of achievement from Harvard

Feb 13, 51�Թ�app | Fr. David B. Couturier, O.F.M., Cap., associate professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies and director of the Franciscan Institute, received a certificate of achievement from Harvard University's School of Graduate Education in Educational Justice.

SBU's Couturier presents paper to regional association of churches

Feb 13, 51�Թ�app | Fr. David B. Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies and director of the Franciscan Institute, presented a paper to the Greater Olean Association of Churches on Feb. 2.

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

Feb 12, 51�Թ�app | A group of 51�Թ�app 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.

Regional math contest hosted at SBU

Feb 11, 51�Թ�app | On Saturday, Feb. 8, 51�Թ�app hosted the regional phase of the 51�Թ�app MATHCOUNTS competition, a national contest for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students.

Pianist Jennifer Hayghe's 'Girl Power' at SBU Quick Center Feb. 23

Feb 06, 51�Թ�app | Acclaimed pianist Jennifer Hayghe performs her concert “Girl Power: Piano Music Written By, For and About Women” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Sixty years later: A look back at the civil rights marches in Selma

Feb 06, 51�Թ�app | The university will host two upcoming programs that explore the 1965 civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital in Montgomery, that protested the denial of voting rights to African Americans.

SBU's Keli Smith honored with inaugural Realbuto Award

Jan 31, 51�Թ�app | Keli Smith, a senior Criminology major at 51�Թ�app from Addison, New York, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Ryan Pippo Realbuto Award.

SBU's Valeri co-edits and co-authors new book on global terrorism

Jan 30, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Robin Maria Valeri, professor of Psychology and department chair, is co-editor of "The New Phase of Global Terrorism," a book to be released by Routledge in May.

Franciscan Institute scholars publish interdisciplinary volume on trust

Jan 10, 51�Թ�app | Three scholars from the Franciscan Institute at 51�Թ�app have joined in the publication of a new international volume titled “Trust: Franciscan Connections in Theology, Spirituality, Economics and Beyond.”

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

Dec 18, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry at 51�Թ�app, 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.

SBU’s Quick Center names Bernstein as assistant director

Dec 16, 2024 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 51�Թ�app has named Paula Fidurko Bernstein as its new assistant director.

Jones and Hart give invited presentation at convention

Dec 16, 2024 | Dr. Shatonda Jones, CCC-SLP, associate professor and director of clinical education for the Speech-Language Pathology program, and Dr. Pam Hart, CCC-SLP, program director, delivered a two-hour invited presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's annual convention in Seattle, Washington, on Dec. 6.

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.

SBU students take first in international Business Strategy Game

Dec 11, 2024 | 51�Թ�app MBA students Ethan Kerr and Daniel Schiffhauer tied for first place over three consecutive weeks in The Business Strategy Game, an ongoing online exercise in which teams of students from around the world are tasked with running an athletic footwear company.

Ring in the season with Christmas concert at St. Bonaventure

Nov 26, 2024 | 51�Թ�app’s Music program will ring in the holiday season with a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, on campus.

Ed. Simone performs 'A Christmas Carol' at SBU's Quick Center

Nov 25, 2024 | Ed. Simone, former longtime professor and director of the theater program at 51�Թ�app, will perform his masterful one-man show “A Christmas Carol, A Retelling by Ed. Simone” at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.

CHS bulletin publishes update on Caliva Smart's book project

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, spent a portion of last summer at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., working on her current book project: "Speaking about Gods: Mythic Knowledge and Narrative Authority in Greek Lyric Poetry." The CHS is a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University that supports research on all aspects of ancient Greece. Caliva Smart's term as a Hellenic studies fellow at the center continues through May 51�Թ�app.

Gan presents at Concerned Philosophers for Peace meeting

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of Philosophy, presented via Zoom a paper at the annual meeting of Concerned Philosophers for Peace in Birmingham, Alabama, on Oct. 18.