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Niagara University Awarded $100,000 U.S. National Science Foundation Award

Niagara University professors Dr. Maritza Branker, associate professor of mathematics, and Dr. Caitlin Riegel, assistant professor of education, have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship Program to expand STEM education pathways for secondary teachers in high-need school districts.
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Dr. Derron Hilts

Dr. Derron Hilts Awarded Grant to Explore Student-to-School Counselor Ratios on Student Outcomes

Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor and school counseling program coordinator at Niagara University, along with his colleague, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor at Syracuse University, received a $5,000 grant from the New York State School Counselor Association to examine the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and student-to-school counselor ratios on student outcomes.
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Niagara University Receives $100,000 Grant to Continue Work in Fostering Nurse Resilience in Western New York

Niagara University has received a $100,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to continue the  work done by its College of Nursing to foster nurse resilience, effectively bridge the transition from student to healthcare professional, address a critical shortage in the nursing workforce, increase awareness of health inequities, and develop effective approaches to care in complex environments across Western New York, with an emphasis on Niagara County.
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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

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.
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