Ph.D. Student Lands Research Grant for “Tutoring While Latina”
The International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) has awarded SJU student Nancy Alvarez ‘18Ph.D. with the Winter 2017 Ben Rafoth Graduate Research Grant for her dissertation project, “Tutoring While Latina: Making Space for Nuestras Voces in the Writing Center.”
English Professor Receives Prestigious Wilson Fellowship
Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English at St. John’s University, has won a 2017 Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The fellowship is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Wilson Foundation. It helps exceptional junior faculty achieve tenure by facilitating their scholarly research and writing during the fellowship period.
Physicist Lands Supercomputer Time Fund for SJU
The allocation makes use of the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), a virtual system for scientists to share computing resources, data, and expertise.
Three NIH AREA Grants Awarded to Biology Faculty
All received $495,000 to support their research programs within St. John’s University.
Math and Science Faculty Members Bring NSF S-STEM Program to St. John’s
Five faculty members spanning four departments have secured scholarship funding for SJU undergraduates as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program.
Foreign Policy Expert Adds Council on Foreign Relations Fellowship to List of Accolades
After receiving a fellowship last year from the East Asia Institute (EAI), Government and Politics Associate Professor David W. Kearn, Ph.D., will serve for the 2016-2017 academic year as a fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Section of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
SJU Faculty and Students from Across Disciplines Participate in International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference
Faculty and students from across St. John’s University presented multidisciplinary research at the 2016 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference (IWAC).
Need Help with Your Research? Work with a Librarian One on One
Did you know that you can make a one on one appointment with a Reference Librarian?
St. John’s Receives Nearly $1 Million Grant to Tackle Public Health Crisis
Supported by a $944,138 federal grant, a professor in St. John’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has launched a public health initiative to train nearly 1,200 students in the College to identify and educate patients at risk for substance use disorders.
New Books Showcase Faculty Expertise
Each year, St. John’s professors conduct research and generate other scholarly works that contribute to knowledge in a wide variety of fields.