
07/23/2019 - Found throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, Cyperus esculentus looks a lot like wild grass. Cultivated as a crop, this plant produces tiger nuts—small, wrinkly tubers resembling a cross between a peanut and a hazelnut.

07/01/2019 - This fall, St. John Fisher College will undergo a robust assessment of its energy consumption and explore new ways to reduce its environmental footprint, thanks to a grant from NYSERDA.

06/25/2019 - With his disciplined work ethic and deep knowledge of science, technology, and mathematics, not even gravity can hold down budding physicist Robert Markwick ’19.

06/24/2019 - In August 2018, St. John Fisher College began participating in the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education’s Gateways to Completion Program.

06/11/2019 - Education in Chemistry, a magazine for chemistry teachers published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, recently featured the article, Does this resonate with you?, which explored a study coauthored by Thomas Kim, professor and associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher College.

05/31/2019 - St. John Fisher College academic programs were among those selected as “reader favorites” in the Rochester Business Journal’s 2019 Reader Rankings Awards.

05/16/2019 - Dr. Gerard J. Rooney, president of St. John Fisher College, joined college and university presidents from across the country in endorsing carbon pricing for its economy-wide approach to lowering greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

05/12/2019 - Nearly 40 students from across disciplines were recognized during the School of Arts and Sciences Awards Celebration on Friday, May 10.

05/11/2019 - More than 700 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students graduated from St. John Fisher College on Saturday, May 11. Their charge: find ways to make the world a better place to live.

04/30/2019 - Nine undergraduates from the statistics and data science programs presented posters or papers at the UPSTAT 2019 Conference, held on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, at the University of Rochester.