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Zainab Ahmed named Honors Student for October
Zainab Ahmed, a junior from Lahore, Pakistan, majoring in Molecular Genetics, was nominated by Department of English Associate Professor Iclal Vanwesenbeeck for the October Honors Student of the Month award.
Student research focuses on improving creek restoration efforts
Compiling research leading to better watershed management in Chautauqua and Erie (N.Y.) counties is the central focus of three Geology students engaging in hands-on field- and lab-based experiences at SUNY Fredonia.
Student editors gain valuable insight to strengthen The Leader at MediaFest22
Top editors of The Leader brought back plenty of new ideas to enhance their newsroom operation from MediaFest22, a four-day journalism conference conducted by the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association in Washington, D.C.
STEM T-shirt Day draws big turnout
There was a sea of gray, so to speak, throughout the Fredonia Science Complex on STEM T-Shirt Day on Nov. 1, with students and faculty wearing STEM T-shirts adorned with their own designs and messages based on their areas of study.
Prominent journal publishes COVID-19 research compiled by Biology professor, students
The role of immune cells in driving inflammation and mortality in severe cases of COVID-19 was the focus of a research study, compiled by Department of Biology Assistant Professor Emeka Okeke and three science students at the SUNY Fredonia, that has been published in the prestigious journal Frontiers in Immunology.
Sale to benefit the Health Professional School Preparation Scholarship Fund
On Nov. 9, the Annual Pottery Show and Sale will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Health Professional School Preparation Scholarship Fund.
ACA/PRSSA annual Fall Sweep slated for Sunday, Nov. 6
SUNY Fredonia’s Fall Sweep is poised once again to draw hundreds of students on Sunday, Nov. 6, to rake leaves in residents’ yards in the surrounding area. All student groups on campus are encouraged to join the 17th edition of the volunteer project.
Rosa Parks Scholarship event slated for Wednesday, Oct. 26
Scholarships valued at $350 will be awarded to Nyles Emile, Lilian Holman, and Chole Williams at the 34th Annual Rosa Parks Scholarship Competition awards ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at noon, in the Williams Center Horizon Room.
Nancy Quintyne receives Poummit Secretarial Award
The Poummit Secretarial Award for 2022 at SUNY Fredonia has been presented to Nancy Quintyne, an Administrative Assistant Trainee 2 in the Department of Visual Arts and New Media.
Man wrongly convicted of double homicide to give talk in Brown Bag Lunch series
Shabaka Shakur, who was found guilty of a double homicide in 1989 and then exonerated in 2015, will give a talk, “Let’s Talk Wrongful Convictions,” via Zoom, for SUNY Fredonia’s Brown Bag Lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at noon.