Arts and Sciences News and Events
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04/21/2021 - On Friday, April 16, the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics inducted its eighth cohort of students into Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honor society.
![Jack DePeters ’73 (left) and Dr. Arlette Miller Smith (right)](/media/news-images/spring-2021/april/DePeters-MillerSmith---960.jpg)
04/19/2021 - More than 1,000 students will graduate from St. John Fisher College during its 67th Commencement celebration, which features a series of in-person School-based ceremonies from Thursday, May 6 through Saturday, May 8.
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04/16/2021 - For the fifth year, St. John Fisher College will celebrate students excelling with their own independent projects during the annual Student Research and Creative Work Symposium. Undergraduate and graduate student scholars will begin sharing their work on Wednesday, April 28.
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04/06/2021 - Dr. Edward Freeman, associate professor of biology at St. John Fisher College, received a $10,000 grant from the Wyman-Potter Foundation to support his research on the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) on obesity.
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04/01/2021 - Starting Monday, April 5, the PRIMA Group and the Tom Proietti Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), two student-run clubs in the Department of Media and Communications, will host Social Media Week.
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04/01/2021 - Students interested in kick starting their career in the media and communication industry should join the two student-run clubs that are making waves and seeing success this semester.
![Riley Moscicki](/media/news-images/summer-2020/june/Riley-Moscicki-960.jpg)
03/31/2021 - Senior media management major Riley Moscicki has been accepted into the American Association of Advertising Agencies Foundation (4 A’s Foundation) Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP). MAIP is a 22-week talent development program for communications students of color.
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03/29/2021 - A new program at St. John Fisher College will prepare undergraduate students to be educated and engaged civic leaders and citizens of the region and find answers on how to create a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable community.
![Social Media Icons on a Phone](/media/news-images/spring-2021/march/Social-Media-Icons-960.png)
03/25/2021 - On Wednesday, April 7, St. John Fisher College will host a daylong symposium exploring the intersections between social media and democracy.
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03/18/2021 - Last week, The PRIMA Group and the Tom Proietti Chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosted its fifth annual Lead #LikeAGirl series in honor of Women’s History Month. The three-day interactive student-run series empowers St. John Fisher College students in the media and communication fields and provides them with skills to exercise active leadership.