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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.

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.

Associate Professor Wins North American Martial Arts Championship
It might not be initially apparent, but the discipline required to be a martial arts champion shares similarities with the skills needed to become a successful educator. So says Alexander J. Buoye, Ph...

St. John’s Expert Warns of Triple Threat Posed by Winter Viruses
Common-sense preventative measures could ease the triple threat of COVID-19, influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) this winter, according to Yumi Lee, Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor at St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

American Chemical Society Names St. John’s Associate Dean as 2022 Fellow
Alison G. Hyslop, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of the Graduate Division at St. John’s University, was recently selected as an American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow for 2022.

Music Critic Turned St. John’s Faculty Member Enshrined in Long Island Music Hall of Fame
Wayne Robins, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mass Communication, The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies (CCPS), has interviewed some of the most celebrated names in...

Dr. Stephanie Dunson Returns to St. John’s Campus for a “Writing to Learn” Workshop
Dr. Stephanie Dunson, award-winning scholar and writing specialist, returned to the St. John’s University Campus on Wednesday, November 9th, for a second workshop entitled “Writing to Learn: Helping...