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  1. A Saint Lawrence student, wearing blue rubber gloves, holds a syringe and conducts research in a lab.

    St. Lawrence Announces New Public Health Major

    St. Lawrence University has created a new bachelor’s degree program in public health, enhancing a curriculum that reaches beyond traditional biomedicine to examine issues of health and well-being and prepare graduates for careers in the public health field.

  2. Matt Kane and Ann Markes at Kilimanjaro in 1981.

    It Started With A Coup in Addis Ababa

    Deborah Dudley

    How Matthew Kane ’78 and Ann Markes ’79 Fell in Love with Africa

  3. Antun Husinec, Madeleine Wong, Dan Look, Sarah Brehm, Rafael Castillo Bejarano, Pedro Ponce, Alanna Gillis, Howard Eissenstat, Jayantha Jayman, Susan Wilson, Jeff Frank.

    Faculty Focus-April 18, 2022

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published scholarly journal articles, presented their research at conferences around the globe, and used their expertise to give Congressional testimonies.

  4. Two students sit on a red couch in a bright, airy study space with lots of windows. They both type on laptops.

    On the Right Track: Pre-Health Mentoring at St. Lawrence

    Can an undergraduate education from a liberal arts school prepare students for a career in healthcare? For Grace Smith ’22, the answer is an emphatic “yes.”

  5. 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.

  6. 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...

  7. 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.

  8. Inaugural Public Health Internship Fellowship Award Recipients Announced

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

  9. 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.

  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.