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  1. Several Saint Lawrence students sit outside and play games, on a sunny day, at the Kenya campus during the Kenya Semester Program.

    St. Lawrence University Among Top Institutions for Studying Abroad

    With more than 60 percent of students studying off campus for a semester, St. Lawrence University has risen in the ranks among baccalaureate institutions for the number of students studying abroad.

  2. An anthropology professor works with two students at a dig site.

    First Person: St. Lawrence's Role in My Post-Grad Plans

    Lily MacCachran '22

    It was just after my freshman year when my response to the question ‘What do you want to do after college?’ became ‘I am planning on going to graduate school.’ As someone who has enjoyed school most...

  3. Ernesto Moralez.

    Seniors Select Public Health Professor for Outstanding Faculty Award

    Members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2021 nominated and selected Ernesto Moralez, assistant professor of public health, to receive the 2021 Owen D. Young Outstanding Faculty Award.

  4. Ernesto Moralez sits on the top step outside of a brick academic building.

    Meet Our New Faculty: Public Health’s Ernesto Moralez Illuminates His Vision for the Growing Program

    Today, the term “public health” is almost synonymous with “COVID-19.” Though his title might tempt questions about the pandemic, Assistant Professor of Public Health Ernesto Moralez is a specialist in...

  5. Lily MacCachran wearing a light pink blouse and standing on a balcony overlooking tall buildings in the background.

    First Person: Working in Public Health During COVID-19

    Lily MacCachran '22

    In September 2019, long before COVID-19 dominated global media, I decided to contact my local public health office and apply for an internship. Months later, there was a new lens for an internship...

  6. Michael Petroni on a trail through tall yellow grasses with a bristly tree branching out behind him.

    Laurentians Inspire: Michael Petroni '12

    Michael Petroni '12, a Ph.D. candidate at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), lead a team of researchers on a study that links levels of Hazardous Air Pollutants to COVID-19 mortality rates. It has the potential to inform pollution standards and protect vulnerable populations across the country.

  7. Inaugural Public Health Internship Fellowship Award Recipients Announced

    Five St. Lawrence University students have been awarded the University’s new Public Health Internship Fellowships.

  8. A Q&A with St. Lawrence’s First Public Health Chairs

    In 2017, St. Lawrence University developed a public health curriculum designed to help students build unexpected connections between more than 60 courses from across more than 20 academic departments and the public health needs around the world.

  9. Sam Heikkinnen, Claire Anderson, Alex LaMantia, and Kayla Nielsen present their public health-related research, “Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in St. Lawrence County,” during St. Lawrence University’s Festival Day in April 2017.

    St. Lawrence University Receives $15 Million Transformational Campaign Gift

    St. Lawrence University just received the full funding on a $10 million outright gift and a $5 million planned gift from an anonymous alumnus. The gift provides significant resources and momentum for the institution’s bold and ambitious vision for the future and will make an immediate high impact at the University.

  10. Four students stand in front of a project poster representing their collaborative research.

    St. Lawrence University Receives $15 Million Transformational Campaign Gift

    St. Lawrence University has received the full funding on a $10 million outright gift and a $5 million planned gift from an anonymous alumnus. The gift provides significant resources and momentum for the institution’s bold and ambitious vision for the future and will make an immediate high impact at the University.