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Eliza Brown '24 and Assistant Professor of Math, Computer Science, and the Statistics Department Gabriel Dorfsman-Hopkins Present Art at the Joint Mathematics Meetings.Dorfsman-Hopkins and Eliza recently returned from San Francisco, where they presented two art pieces at the JMM Art Exhibition. The pieces, Bohemian Algebraic Starscapes No. 4 and No. 7, stem from Eliza’s summer research fellowship, which involved computing and visualizing the eigenvalues of families of integer matrices, and were made using linear algebra, number theory, and high-performance computing. |
Carnegie 10 International Film Series – Song Without A Name (Cancion Sin Nombre)- Carnegie 10 In honor of the diversity of films from around the world and in homage to the indispensable Cinema 10 series of Potsdam, the Department of World Languages, Cultures & Media, and the Language Resource Center are pleased to present: "Song Without A Name (Cancion Sin Nombre)." |
On Ice and Court: Victories Propel Teams Forward!Women’s hockey swept both games in the final regular season weekend of the year, registering a 4-2 win over Harvard University and a 5-0 shutout of Dartmouth College. This earns them a bye to the "ECAC Quarterfinal." The team’s record going into the playoffs is 25-9-0, the program’s highest win total since the 2016-17 season. Men’s basketball wrapped up their regular season with two wins, downing Skidmore College and Rochester Polytechnic Institute. These wins give the team a second place finish in the "Liberty League" and a first round bye. They face an opponent to be determined Friday evening at Burkman Gymnasium. Women’s basketball split their last weekend of the season, but a win over Rochester Polytechnic Institute Saturday was enough to secure a first round home game. They finish the season as the four-seed and host No. 5 Union College on Tuesday. |
Pedro Yupa and St. Lawrence's Top Ranked Alumni Network!Pedro Yupa ’25 recognizes the power of St. Lawrence’s top-ranked alumni network, but says he saw a need for networking events that better served Laurentians of color. He was inspired to change that and found a perfect opportunity over mid-semester break. He and fellow members of St. Lawrence University's Men in Color organization worked with Laurentian Engagement to organize a student-alumni meet-up on Saturday, February 17, in Astoria, Queens. Yupa Shared, “It wasn’t just a meeting; it was a necessary bridge connecting current students with alumni of color who have successfully navigated the complexities of life at St. Lawrence. It was about building a supportive community where we could openly share experiences, challenges, and achievements. Read more on the St. Lawrence University's Instagram Account. |
News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.
Peace Paper Project inspires students to use paper for activist art
2022-2023 This program will be available for work in summers of 2019-2022 thanks to the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation. Eligible applicants are female U.S. citizens or permanent...
St. Lawrence University’s Board of Trustees has elected Jeffrey Killeen ’75, Mark Klett ’74, Stephanie Birrell Luedke ’94, Kathleen Welch ’81, and Will Wilson ’88 as new term members. The trustees will serve for a period of six years beginning on June 1.
Members of St. Lawrence’s Class of 2023 are scholar-athletes, global citizens, campus leaders, and advocates. They're future diplomats, doctors, financial analysts, curators, and so much more.
News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.
Connecting Community and Food at the Cornell Cooperative ExtensionThis summer, Alexandria Hansson '22 and Emilia Vardai-Davidson '23 got their hands a little dirty in the name of sustainable agriculture. |
Analyzing China’s Housing Market as an Economics Research FellowWhen Ruiqi Yang ’23 returned to China in 2021, he couldn’t help but notice the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on daily life. Inspired by his academic interests, he explored the pandemic’s connection to a much-discussed topic in his home country–the housing market. |
Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Receives Optimization GrantSt. Lawrence’s Richard F. Brush Art Gallery has received a Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of a study aimed at optimizing its storage facility and three adjacent exhibition galleries. |
Discovering a Winning Combination as a Data Science ResearcherSaints student-athlete Hope Donoghue ’24 has always been intrigued by sports data. This summer, she combined her academic and athletic passions as a data science researcher. |
Winners Announced in the Brush Art Gallery’s Shepard Fairey Bootleg Sticker Contest!From over 60 sixty online submissions, three winners were selected in the Brush Art Gallery’s recent Shepard Fairey bootleg sticker contest. |
Health and Wellness Fair and Flu Vaccine Clinic- Winston Room Visit the fair and enter the drawing for a chance to win one of many prizes: Brewer Bookstore gift certificates, gift cards to area restaurants and businesses, Amazon cards, T-shirts, totes, and more! |
The Alexander String Quartet Matinee Concert- Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall The Alexander String Quartet returns to St. Lawrence for a matinee concert with violist Paul Yarbrough. They will be performing pieces by W.A. Mozart, Antonín Dvořák and Claude Debussy. |
Carnegie 10 International Film Series – Flee- Carnegie 10 In honor of the diversity of films from around the world and in homage to the indispensable Cinema 10 series of Potsdam, the Department of World Languages, Cultures and Media, and the Language Resource Center are pleased to present: Flee (2022). |
The Alexander String Quartet Concert- Gulick Theatre, Noble Center The Alexander String Quartet will be joined by violist Paul Yarbrough for their evening concert on Wednesday, October 6 at 8:00 pm. They will perform pieces by W.A. Mozart, Antonín Dvořák and Claude Debussy. |
Richard F. Brush Art Gallery Presents: Wood Paper Ink- Brush Art Gallery The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Mokuhanga Sisters, presents diverse examples of mokuhanga, the traditional method of Japanese water-based woodblock printing, and its expansion from Japan to the international world of contemporary art during this exhibition on display beginning Monday, Sept. 12 through Saturday, Oct. 8. |
Saints Shut Out the Competition, Fall Sports ContinueThe scarlet and brown shut out the competition as Saints volleyball topped Potsdam 3-0 with a marathon 62-point second set and Saints men's soccer defeated Ithaca 1-0 last week. At the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Regionals hosted by Drew University, Nathan Turtledove '23 earned a singles win, and Broderick Pinto '25 and Adam Heilbronner '24 earned a doubles win. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com. |
September at St. LawrenceIt’s that time of the year when even the campus trees sport the scarlet and brown. Take a look back at some highlights of the fall semester so far. View photos on the St. Lawrence Facebook page. |
News Digest is a weekly compilation of the news releases and Web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.
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St. Lawrence University honored several employees with awards for their outstanding service and recognized a number of faculty who earned tenure and promotions during their annual Convocation event, which was held outside in the Herring-Cole Grove on Wednesday, August 25.
Recent Graduate Paves Way for Partnership with University of San Francisco.