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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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).
St. John’s Honors Faculty, Staff, and Administration at Annual Employee Convocation
St. John’s University recognized the contributions of its longtime employees on Wednesday, May 24, at its annual Employee Recognition Convocation at Carnesecca Arena.
Pharmacy Faculty Member Secures Large NIH Grant
Saurabh Agarwal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been awarded a $492,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant is funded under the NIH’s Research Enhancement Award Program R15.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Member Receives Prestigious ACS Teaching Award
The New York Local Section of the American Chemical Society recently recognized Sabesan Yoganathan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, with the Outstanding Four-Year University with Graduate School Chemistry Faculty Teaching Award.