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Cyber Security Program to Host Talk on Robots
Learn more about robots and the research conducted on their use in our society at a special Zoom presentation on February 4 at 1 p.m. EST. The talk will be moderated by Patrick C. K. Hung, Ph.D....
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On-Campus COVID-19 Entry Testing Welcomes Students to the Spring Semester
From the expansive floor of Taffner Field House to a small research laboratory in St. Albert Hall, the COVID-19 entry testing and protocols greeting students as they return to campus for the spring...
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Faculty Focus: St. John’s Professor Embraces Challenges of Online Learning
Student success is not only a cornerstone principle of St. John’s University—it is the primary research focus for Ceceilia Parnther, Ph.D. , an Assistant Professor in Administrative and Instructional...
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With a Contract and Full Report Students Put Anti-Racism into Action at St. John’s law
No More Talking. What Are We Going to Do? One statement. One question. Linked as a call to action, they brought close to 300 members of the St. John’s Law community together this past June for a...
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A Mission to Defeat Childhood Cancer
A faculty member in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences recently received a grant to continue his work in search of a cure for a devastating cancer that targets very young children. Saurabh...
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St. John’s Storms Back, Takes Down No. 23 UConn, 74-70
Trailing by as many as 14 early in the first half and eight in the second half, the St. John's men's basketball team willed its way to a 74-70 victory over No. 23/RV Connecticut in the first meeting...
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College of Pharmacy Alumnus Prepares First COVID-19 Vaccine in NYC
After combating the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a year, hope—in the form of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine —arrived in a United Parcel Service (UPS) van on December 14 to Long Island Jewish...
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St. John’s Mourns the Passing of Frank J. Coppa, Ph.D.
St. John’s University mourns the passing of Frank J. Coppa, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of History , St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences , and the founding Director of the...
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Home. Work. Students Thrive through Remote Internships—Part II
Internships and experiential learning are an integral part of a St. John’s education. However, when the pandemic threw the world into a state of turmoil in early 2020, many planned internships were...
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St. John’s Assistant Professor Honored with Fellowship
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has honored LaToya Sawyer, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor of English at St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences , as a recipient of an American...