Religious Studies

Christian Hope and Modern Medicine is Focus of Symposium at Niagara University

September 22, 2025

Niagara University’s Ostapenko Center for Ethics in Medicine and Healthcare is hosting a symposium on “Christian Hope and Modern Medicine,” Oct. 3-4 in Bisgrove Hall Rooms 350/351 on the NU campus. All talks are free and open to the public.

Dr. Amelia Gallagher Publishes Article on Niagara Falls Pilgrimage

September 16, 2025

Dr. Amelia Gallagher, professor of religious studies at Niagara University, recently published the article “Our Lady of Peace: John Joseph Lynch’s Pilgrimage to Niagara Falls” in Vincentian Heritage. The Rev. James Maher, C.M., Niagara University’s president, wrote the forward.

Italy trip highlights mission, art

July 28, 2025

NU Students Learn About Mission Through Art

July 2, 2025

Niagara University students have the unique opportunity to learn more about the university’s mission and identity by studying and visiting the artistic masterpieces in Rome.

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Dr. Talia Zajac Publishes Chapter in “Christian Rus in the Making”

March 25, 2025

Dr. Talia Zajac, assistant professor ofreligious studies, published a chapter in “Christian Rus in the Making, Worlds of the Slavs.”

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Dr. Talia Zajac Discusses “Noble Ladies: Between East and West” on CEU Podcast

October 9, 2024

Dr. Talia Zajac, assistant professor of religious studies at Niagara University, presented her research on “Noble Ladies: Between East and West,” as a guest on a recent podcast produced by Central European University. The podcast is part of a series of interviews covering central Europe in the medieval period for the Medieval Central Europe Research Network and CEU Medieval Studies.

Daniella Ray Vaquero with her father, Dr. Francisco A. Vaquero, at Fort Niagara, one of the places she is writing about during her internship with the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.

Internships with Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Provide Valuable Experience for Niagara University Students

August 13, 2024

When Dr. Hope Russell, an adjunct professor in Niagara University’s history department, joined the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in July 2023 as its director of education and interpretive planning and historian, one of the first things she did was develop an internship program for Niagara University students.

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Oratorio by Dr. Talia Zajac Performed by Victoria Symphony

May 15, 2024

“Golden Harvest,” an oratorio written to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the settlement of Ukrainians in Canada by Dr. Talia Zajac (libretto), with composer Larysa Kuzmenko, was performed on May 19 by the Victoria Choral Society and musicians from the Victoria Symphony in British Columbia, Canada.

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