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  1. Engineering Students 2025

    Next Chapter Ahead for SLU Combined Engineering Students

    This fall, four students in SLU’s Combined Engineering Program are heading to Columbia University, Clarkson University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where they’ll specialize in everything from chemical to biomedical engineering. What drew them to engineering? What will they carry forward from SLU? We asked, and they had plenty to share.

  2. Alice Khalil and Samantha Glazier doing summer research at Saint Lawrence University together

    Nanoparticles, Roundworms, and Biryani: Summer Research Fellows Make Careers and Memories

    Sara St. Clair ’26, a neuroscience major from Winthrop, Maine, spent the summer on campus studying ways to slow or prevent Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases—a project that felt deeply personal.

  3. From left to right: Kate Morris, Bill Short, Dan Look, Judith Nagel-Myers, Alison Del-Rossi

    2025 Convocation Ceremony Honors Faculty and Staff, Awards Promotions

    The St. Lawrence University community gathered under the canopy of the Herring-Cole Grove in the Enchanted Forest on Aug. 27 to celebrate the start of a new academic year and recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff.

  4. St. Lawrence University chemistry and biochemistry students and faculty at the National Organic Symposium conference

    Six Students Present at Prestigious Chemistry Conference

    Six chemistry and biochemistry students attended and presented research at the National Organic Symposium conference this year held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., from June 22-26.

  5. St. Lawrence students and faculty enjoying a barbecue outside Johnson Hall of Science

    Campus Barbecues Make Summer Wednesdays Sizzle

    For at least the last 15 years, every Wednesday over the summer at noon the smell of grilled burgers and hot dogs attracts students, faculty, and staff remaining on campus for a communal barbecue outside Johnson Hall of Science.  

  6. A row of St. Lawrence University standing in a line. They have on caps, gowns, a colorful reflecting their achievements.

    Passion, Grit, and Growth: Meet the Class of 2025

    Before they don their caps and gowns for Commencement on Sunday, May 18, members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2025 are taking a moment to reflect on the classes, mentors, and moments that shaped their time on campus. From NCAA tournament appearances and mountain summits to honors research and advocacy across continents, these seniors have pursued their passions with purpose.

  7. ACS Spring 2025

    Exploring Chemistry: SLU Students Shine at the ACS Spring 2025 Convention

    Jaime Carroll

    This year, two exceptional senior chemistry majors, Hadley Reinke and Joel Asare, showcased the future of chemistry by presenting research at the American Chemical Society's Spring Convention, which they attended with Professor Samantha Glazier.

  8. St. Lawrence University proudly announces the 2025 Frank P. Piskor Lecturer

    Tori Lampett

    St. Lawrence University proudly announces the 2025 Frank P. Piskor Lecturer, Dr. Amanda Oldacre, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Her lecture, "Investigating the Degradation of Microplastic Pollution Using Solar and Electrical Energy," will highlight innovative research on one of today's most pressing environmental challenges.

  9. Sam Tartakoff teaches chemistry, gesturing while explaining concepts on a whiteboard filled with chemical structures. Students sit in the foreground, listening attentively.

    Q&A: Meet Professor Sam Tartakoff

    Q&A: Meet Professor Sam Tartakoff Meet Your Chemistry Mentor For many students, chemistry can seem daunting—but Associate Professor of Chemistry Sam Tartakoff is on a mission to change that. Whether...

  10. A person wearing safety goggles, gloves, and a lab coat carefully uses a pipette in a laboratory setting. Shelves filled with bottles and equipment are visible in the background. The person appears focused and precise in handling the laboratory tools.

    St. Lawrence University Creates New Pathway to Medical Education at UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine

    In their shared efforts to ease health care workforce shortages in underserved communities across the Northeast, St. Lawrence University and the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) have signed a new articulation agreement that guarantees qualified graduates from St. Lawrence priority consideration for a medical education at Maine’s premier health professions university.