Arts and Sciences News and Events





09/29/2025 - Junior Sara Miller, a biology and sustainability major from Chase Mills, NY, spent her summer conducting research to better understand how changes in water quality affect amphibian biodiversity and survival in local ecosystems.

09/23/2025 - U.S. News & World Report once again includes St. John Fisher University among the top 200 institutions in the country in its annual “Best Colleges” list.

09/22/2025 - Five St. John Fisher University students had the rare opportunity to step behind the cameras of “Hard Knocks,” the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary series produced by NFL Films, during Buffalo Bills Training Camp at Fisher this summer.

09/19/2025 - While the humanities may be the experts in art history, a new mural in the Joseph S. Skalny Science Center pays homage to the style of Rembrandt and the great philosophers of the past.

09/18/2025 - A new podcast at St. John Fisher University, “Bilingual Voices,” showcases the collaborative work of students and faculty exploring bilingualism and cultural identity.

09/15/2025 - St. John Fisher University will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of events that explore culture, cuisine, and crafts.

08/22/2025 - Students in the Sport Cultures Abroad course spent the first few weeks of summer traveling throughout Europe to learn about sport and entertainment in Germany and the Czech Republic.

08/06/2025 - Dr. Jonathan Shelley, assistant professor English, and Dr. Anthony Siracusa, assistant professor of history and community engagement, are piloting a new first-year program designed to provide additional support to students in the Fisher Urban Scholars program.

07/31/2025 - This summer, recent Fisher graduate Kessan VanGronigen is traveling down the NYS Thruway to enroll in the television, radio, and film master’s program at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

07/30/2025 - Dr. Fernando Ontiveros, associate professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2025-2026 academic year.