News, Publications & Research | �鶹ӳ�� School of Arts & Sciences

Historian invited to share work on Boston’s 1689 mutiny

Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, published a chapter in October in the “Cambridge History of the American Revolution,” a three-volume collection.

Bussman to discuss memoir at Olean library event

Nov 19, 2025 | Jason K. Bussman, local author and adjunct lecturer, will host a book event at the Olean Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m.

Zhang and students advance plant immunity research

Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang's research project titled “A splicing regulator, SR45, suppresses plant immunity by regulating salicylic acid pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana” was published in Frontiers in Plant Science on Oct. 30.

Dr. Scott Simpson’s research published in ACS Nano

Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Scott Simpson and collaborators have had their publication “On-Surface Photodissociation Control within Magic-Sized Nanoclusters by Halogen Bonding” accepted by the peer-reviewed journal ACS Nano.

Ott explores ethics of dissent at political theology event

Nov 19, 2025 | Taylor Ott, assistant professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies, presented a paper titled “Contested Encyclicals, Anti-Desegregationist Parishioners, and an Ethics of Dissent” at the Political Theology Network Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Oct. 23-26.

SBU’s Quick Arts Center to Host Southern Tier Symphony

Nov 18, 2025 | Ring in the holidays with the Southern Tier Symphony’s “Holiday Brass” concert on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Military Aligned students to host Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday

Nov 07, 2025 | �鶹ӳ��’s Military Aligned Students Program (MASP) will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Memorial, located just outside the bookstore entrance to Reilly Center.

SBU's Calabria explores Taj Mahal’s sacred inscriptions

Nov 05, 2025 | Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, presented a lecture at the opening of an exhibition at the Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) in New Delhi, India, Oct. 26

SBU Jazz Band to perform works of legends Nov. 9 at Quick Center

Oct 31, 2025 | The SBU Jazz Band will perform a program of original contemporary jazz arrangements as well as new arrangements of classic tunes by an array of jazz giants at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at �鶹ӳ��’s Quick Center for the Arts.

�鶹ӳ�� establishes Presidential Commission on AI

Oct 27, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� has established a Presidential Commission on Artificial Intelligence to guide the institution’s academic, ethical and operational use of AI technologies.

Professor and Bonnies tennis founder Dr. Pat Panzarella remembered

Oct 24, 2025 | The �鶹ӳ�� community is mourning the passing of Dr. Pat Panzarella, longtime professor of English at �鶹ӳ��, who passed away Sunday (Oct. 19, 2025) following open-heart surgery. Pat was 84.

Quick Center: ‘Art of Storytelling’ audio tour with Ed. Simone

Oct 20, 2025 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at �鶹ӳ�� invites visitors to experience a new kind of journey through time and beauty with “The Art of Storytelling,” now open in the center’s Beltz Gallery.

Couturier elected vice chairman of the board at Viterbo University

Oct 16, 2025 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., director of the Franciscan Institute at �鶹ӳ��, has been elected vice chairman of the Board of Trustees at Viterbo University and will serve on the university’s executive committee.

SBU to host military education information night Nov. 11

Oct 15, 2025 | The Military Service Affinity Group of Western New York is holding its first ROTC, Service Academy and Student-Veteran Information Night on Veterans Day at �鶹ӳ��.

Poet and critic Laura Jaramillo to read from her work Oct. 16

Oct 09, 2025 | The �鶹ӳ�� community is invited to a reading by poet and critic Laura Jaramillo at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Plassmann Hall, Room 11.

Calabria featured in Religions of South Asia and PBS documentary

Oct 08, 2025 | Fr. Michael Calabria’s article titled “Politics, Piety and Penitence: Shah Jahan’s Pilgrimages to Ajmer Sharif” was published in the journal Religions of South Asia (Vol. 19, No. 2).

Belfield contributes to ‘New Cambridge Companion on Christology’

Oct 08, 2025 | “The Cambridge Companion to Christology,” including a chapter written by Dr. Andrew Gertner Belfield, assistant professor of Theology & Franciscan Studies, was published in September.

Privitera releases new book, ‘Toward a Healthy Society’

Oct 08, 2025 | Cambridge University Press released “Toward a Healthy Society,” a new book led by Professor of Psychology Dr. Gregory Privitera, with co-author Dr. James Gillespie, which offers a fresh perspective on aligning the American health care system to better serve everyone.

Haudenosaunee singers and dancers to perform Oct. 16 at SBU

Oct 07, 2025 | The public is invited to a performance of Haudenosaunee social songs and dances from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Reilly Center Arena at �鶹ӳ��.

‘Postcards from Puccini’ brings opera to Quick Arts

Oct 02, 2025 | Iconic operatic moments presented by the renowned Robert Grayson and Paul Groves Studio will grace the stage of �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.