College of Arts and Sciences

Three Students Recognized for Research on Critical Women’s and Gender Issues

March 20, 2024

Niagara University’s women’s studies program honored three students for their work examining women, gender, or feminist issues at its annual awards ceremony on March 19, 2024. Established in 2004, the award contest, which typically honors research papers, was enhanced this year with the addition of a creative entities contest.

Dr. Luis Sanchez Presents Research at Michigan State University Seminar

March 14, 2024

Dr. Luis Sanchez, associate professor of chemistry at Niagara University, was invited to give a talk about his research on March 13, 2024, as part of Michigan State University’s Organic Chemistry Seminar, a weekly series hosted by MSU’s chemistry department.

Dr. Luis Sanchez Featured Presenter and Panelist at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop

March 6, 2024

Dr. Luis Sanchez, associate professor of chemistry, was a featured presenter and panelist at a public workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21-22, 2024.

30 Under 30 Honoree: Cheyenne Freely, ’19

February 20, 2024

Cheyenne Freely, ’19, an associate at Hodgson Russ LLP, is among the 30 young professionals being recognized for her career achievements, leadership and initiative, community engagement, and potential to become a community leader by Business First of Buffalo. “It is an honor to be recognized amongst this group of distinguished young professionals and to follow...

Niagara University’s Castellani Art Museum Plans Celestial Celebration

February 14, 2024

Niagara Falls will be a premier location in which to watch the historic solar eclipse on April 8, and Niagara University will celebrate this extraordinary event with special programs and activities for students, organized by the university’s Castellani Art Museum (CAM), in partnership with the Office of Campus Activities and the Astronomy Club.

Junior environmental science majors Samantha Wrobel and Bethany Mangioni received research grants from the Rochester Academy of Science. .

Two Niagara University Environmental Science Majors Receive Research Grants

February 7, 2024

Samantha Wrobel, a junior environmental science major from Amherst, N.Y., and Bethany Mangioni, a junior environmental science major from Cheektowaga, N.Y., were two of the nine students chosen to receive research grants from the Rochester Academy of Science. The students were selected based on the scientific merit of their research and the quality of their grant proposals.

Living His Dream

February 6, 2024

He’s been to the highest point in North America, to the southernmost continent in the world, and to an array of locales in between. And while he never imagined his career would take him to such exotic locations—or even that he would live outside of Western New York—Dr. Shawn Vainio, ’99, has learned that if you are willing to work hard, you can achieve your dreams.

Kevin Kreczko, ’05: Turning Moments into Memories

November 20, 2023

Kevin Kreczko, ’05, had been creating surprising and delightful experiences for people long before he enrolled as a double major in theatre and hospitality at Niagara University.

Kimberly Alexander Carlo, ’15, M.S.Ed.’17, Shares Passion for Science

November 20, 2023

In November, Niagara University alumna Kimberly Alexander Carlo, ’15, M.S.Ed.’17, received the prestigious national Milken Educator Award, hailed as the "Oscars of Teaching." Alexander Carlo, a seventh-grade science teacher in the Lewiston-Porter Central School District, is the first educator in the district to have received this honor, which recognizes outstanding K-12 educators nationwide for their excellence and leadership in the profession.

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