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Niagara University Receives New York State Biodefense Award to Develop Novel Anti-Viral Therapy

July 25, 2024

Niagara University has been selected to receive a grant from the New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund. The award of nearly $261,500 will be used to formulate a general anti-viral therapeutic using CholestosomeTM technology, a molecule delivery system developed at Niagara by Dr. Mary McCourt, professor of chemistry.

Niagara University and LaBella Associates Receive Prestigious Award for GIS-Supported Strategic Planning Project in Niagara Falls

July 24, 2024

Niagara University and LaBella Associates received a 2024 Special Achievement in GIS Award in recognition of the outstanding use of geographic information systems technology to support a revitalization project that will improve the lives of residents in the Mid-city area of Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Phillip Catanese (left), director of centers & college outreach at Niagara University, accepts the IlioDiPaolo Humanitarian Award from Dennis DiPaolo.

Phil Catanese Honored for Community Service

July 24, 2024

Phillip Catanese, director of centers & college outreach in Niagara University's Holzschuh College of Business Administration, received the Ilio DiPaolo Humanitarian Award on July 23 as part of the Buffalo Bisons Italian Night Festival.

Rhonda Bivins-Talley, executive director of the Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement, Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino, Charles Perry, and Rev. Gregory Semeniuk, vice president for mission integration at Niagara University.

Niagara University’s Levesque Institute Leads Community Collaboration for Revitalization

July 23, 2024

On July 18, 2024, the Underground Railroad Heritage Museum in Niagara Falls hosted a remarkable gathering of community and faith-based organizations, spearheaded by Niagara University's Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement. This event, catered by Classic Soul, showcased the power of community collaboration and highlighted the institute's dedication to fostering positive change in the area.

Katelynn Hinterburger in the gardens at Lake Como.

College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management Lake Como Program Is “An Experience Like No Other”

July 23, 2024

For 10 weeks this summer, Katelynn Hinterburger, a 2021 graduate of Niagara University’s College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management and current MBA student, is building her hospitality skills in an elegant hotel located in one of the world’s most luxurious locations as part of the college’s Lake Como summer internship program.

Dr. Dana Radatz Receives Grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

July 22, 2024

Dr. Dana L. Radatz, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Niagara University, was awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grant for the project "Understanding, defining, and assessing coercive control to prevent IPV: Outreach to identify knowledge gaps and research needs.”

Coleen Edwards with teachers on the lower Niagara River. Photo credit: Samantha Wrobel.

Professor Coleen Edwards Leads New York Sea Grant Plankton Workshop for Teachers

July 22, 2024

Coleen Edwards, a faculty fellow in biology and environmental sciences at Niagara University, hosted a professional development workshop sponsored by the New York Sea Grant and the Center for Great Lakes Literacy. Twenty teachers and educators representing 17 school districts participated in the two-day workshop, which was held July 18-19, 2024, and focused on plankton, the organisms that form the base of the Great Lakes food web.

Cheryl Klass,’77, Honored for Leadership

July 18, 2024

Congratulations to Cheryl Klass, ’77, chief operating officer, Kaleida Health, who was named one of the 21 honorees of Buffalo Business First’s 2024 C-Level Executives Awards.

Scott Swagler, general manager of the Doubletree By Hilton Niagara Falls USA; Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of Niagara University; Dave Whalen and Dr. Carolyn Shivers, who will lead the Institute on Disability Awareness; and Karen McMahon, NYS Assemblymember.

Niagara University Announces Launch of Institute on Disability Awareness

July 17, 2024

For the past 15 years, Niagara University’s Disability Awareness Training program has provided first responders, businesses, and government agencies with customized programs that sensitize and educate participants on all aspects of disabilities and the challenges they may encounter as they interact with and respond to incidents, situations, and accidents that involve individuals with disabilities.

Dr. Caitlin Riegel Publishes Article in The Teaching Professor

July 16, 2024

Dr. Caitlin Riegel, assistant professor in the College of Education, recently published an article titled "Leveraging Generative AI for Effective Rubric Development in Higher Education” in The Teaching Professor.

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