Lisa McMahon

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Niagara University Science Students Present at American Chemical Society National Meeting

August 28, 2025

Eight students from Niagara University’sDepartment of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics presented their research at the American Chemical Society’s fall national meeting, Aug. 17-21, 2025. Three of their peers, three members of the faculty, and two recent graduates also attended the meeting, which was held in Washington, D.C. Students presenting research they performed in the lab of Dr....

Dr. Carol Doyle-Jones Receives Grant to Explore Role of Children’s Literature in Social Justice

August 28, 2025

Dr. Carol Doyle-Jones, academic associate dean and associate professor in the College of Education, Niagara University in Ontario, is the recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Explore Grant for her literacy-based teacher education pilot research called “Reimaging the Bookshelf: Children's Literature for Social Justice.”

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Niagara University Retains Status as Western New York’s Most-Enrolled Private Institution

August 28, 2025

Niagara University welcomed 578 freshmen and 131 transfer students to campus this week, representing a 7% annual increase in the number of new undergraduate students and reinforcing the university’s status as Western New York’s private institution with the largest enrollment. The university’s graduate enrollment has also risen significantly, climbing 48% from 818 master’s and doctoral...

Discussion on Popular Music and Public Health Kicks Off Niagara University’s 2025 Literature and Social Justice Speaker Series

August 26, 2025

A presentation by musician, writer, and assistant professor of music at Boston University Dan DiPiero kicks off the second season of Niagara University’s Literature and Social Justice Speaker Series.

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Niagara University Levesque Institute Hosts Summer Enrichment Camps for Niagara Falls High School Students

August 25, 2025

This July, Niagara University’s Levesque Institute hosted several groups of students from Niagara Falls High School as they learned more about the opportunities and resources available to help them achieve their goals for the future.

Niagara University Hosts FEMA Training for Higher Education

August 20, 2025

Niagara University was the host institution for FEMA’s nationally recognized Multi-Hazard Emergency Management for Higher Education course, Aug. 19-21, 2025. Representatives from area schools, including SUNY Niagara, the University at Buffalo, and Buffalo State University joined Niagara University administration, faculty, staff, and students in the three-day training, which focused on creating, reviewing, implementing, and exercising emergency operations plans for campuses.

Chelsea MacDonald, ’16, Serves Her Community as Town Justice

August 20, 2025

Chelsea MacDonald, ’16, knew from her very first day of law school that she wanted to become a judge. Less than a decade later, she made that dream a reality.

Jerry Crouth, ’61, Preserves Memories of His Mother

August 18, 2025

One month before Jerry Crouth, ’61, was born, his father was permanently institutionalized at Marcy State Mental Hospital, leaving his mother, Merna, alone to raise six children near the end of the Depression. With tenacity, faith, love, and her Irish sense of humor, she was able to keep her family together and leave a legacy for each offspring that inspired their own life journeys.

Niagara University Biomedical Research Institute Hosts High School Students at Inaugural STEM Camp

August 14, 2025

High school students from New York, Ohio, and Connecticut ignited their future in STEM during a week-long camp hosted by Niagara University's Biomedical Research Institute, Aug. 3-9, 2025.

Paige Blatchford Selected as 2025 Merani Scholar

August 14, 2025

Incoming College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management freshman Paige Blatchford has been selected as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Merani Scholarship, a four-year, $30,000 scholarship that includes three paid rotating internships with Merani Hotel Group.

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