Computer and Information Sciences

NU Professor and Alumna Co-Author Article Quantifying Economic Impact of High-Tech Hospital on Surrounding Neighborhoods

January 12, 2026

Dr. Ann Rensel, retired professor of management and current adjunct instructor in the computer and information sciences department, and Dr. Allyssa Wadsworth, ’17, assistant professor of economics at the University of Houston, have published an article in the Journal of Housing Research. The article, “The Socioeconomic Impact of a Large High-Tech Development Project on the...

Dr. Yonghong Tong Discusses Computer Science Education During JavaOne Annual Conference

May 12, 2025

Dr. Yonghong Tong, associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Niagara University, was invited by the College Board’s AP computer science program and Oracle to participate in a roundtable discussion at the Java Educator Summit, held during the JavaOne 2025 annual conference, March 17-20, 2025.

Emilee McGrane, Ava Palo, Narges Kazemi, and Elizabeth Whipple with faculty members

Niagara University Honors Four Students for Research on Critical Women’s and Gender Issues

March 19, 2025

Niagara University’s women’s studies program honored four students for their work examining women, gender, or feminist issues at its annual awards ceremony on March 18, 2025. Entries were submitted by students across numerous disciplines in both the writing contest and in the creative entities contest, which was established last year.

NU Alum Returns to Monteagle Ridge for Seminar Series

March 27, 2024

Dr. Steven Lewis, '12, a former Niagara University biochemistry major and current postdoctoral researcher in the University at Buffalo’s Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, returned to his alma mater to present several lectures as part of NU’s biomedical research laboratory seminar series.

Dr. Peter Butera, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Carrie Glenn, assistant professor of history and director of the women’s studies program, with research award winners Yean Choi and Narges Kazemi.

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.

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