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Employee Convocation Honors St. John’s Faculty, Administrators, and Staff
Days after celebrating its most recent graduating class, St. John’s University paused to acknowledge the contributions of its longtime employees.
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Honoring Excellence: Faculty Researcher Wins 2024 AAISCR Young Investigator Award in Cancer Research Category
A faculty member in St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was honored with the prestigious Young Investigator Award from the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (AAISCR) for his work to find a cure for neuroblastoma, a devastating cancer that targets very young children.
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College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Screens Public Health Service Documentary with Producer
On February 20, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) hosted a screening of Invisible Corps, a documentary about the history and role of the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service.
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St. John’s to Celebrate Legacy of Professor Robert R. Tomes, Ph.D.
The life and legacy of Robert R. Tomes, Ph.D. , Professor, Division of Arts and Humanities , The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies , at St. John’s University, will be...
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St. John’s Professor Awarded Prestigious Grant to Study South Asian Enclaves in Queens
Shahla Hussain, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was recently awarded a prestigious Presidential Grant by the Russell Sage Foundation (RSF), co-funded with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, that will allow her to create an oral history project about the South Asian immigrant community in Queens, NY.
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St. John’s Dean to Tackle National Pharmacist Shortage as Member of New Council
Anne Y. F. Lin ’84P, ’86Pharm.D., FNAP, Dean and Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at St. John’s University, is among 17 deans from pharmacy colleges across the country to be part of a new advisory council charged with addressing a significant, nationwide shortage of pharmacists.
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St. John’s University Remembers Jerrold Ross, Ph.D., Former Dean of The School of Education
Jerrold Ross, Ph.D., 88, passed away peacefully at Calvary Hospital on February 1, 2024. Born on February 8, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Alice Gubernick Ross and Murray Ross.
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Writing Across Communities Hosts Fall Faculty Writing Retreat
Writing Across Communities hosted a Fall Faculty Writing Retreat for St. John’s University faculty at nearby Thomas Berry Place in Queens, NY, from October 27 through 29. This retreat brought together...
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Newly Retired Professor to Join Vincentian-Related NGO at UN
Linda Sama, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Global Initiatives and Joseph F. Adams Professor of Management, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, has retired from St. John’s University, but her work with Vincentian-related causes continues.
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Professor Honored with Career Achievement Award from American Psychological Association
Her four-decade career has included significant professional recognition, but few honors meant more to Beverly Greene, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, than the Lifetime Career Achievement Award bestowed on her recently by the American Psychological Association (APA).