• Apr 04, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Adam Ide '24 and Professor John Bell Present Research at Southern History of Education Society Conference

Last month, Adam Ide ‘24 and Assistant Professor of History John Bell, traveled to Columbia, South Carolina to present their research on emancipation and education at the Southern History of Education Society (SHOES) Conference. The conference, co-hosted by Allen University and the University of ...

Last month, Adam Ide ‘24 and Assistant Professor of History John Bell, traveled to Columbia, South Carolina to present their research on emancipation and education at the Southern History of Education Society (SHOES) Conference.
  • Mar 04, 2024
  • Olivia Boudreau

Assumption Professors Featured on NPR's "The Academic Minute" Podcast

Five Assumption professors will be featured on the NPR podcast ‘The Academic Minute’ this week, with one segment airing per day for what will be called “Assumption Week”. Earlier this year, each of the professors submitted a brief synopsis of their academic work and recorded segments aroun...

Five Assumption professors will be featured on the podcast ‘The Academic Minute’ this week, with one segment airing per day for what will be called “Assumption Week”.
  • Oct 06, 2023

Assumption Faculty and Alumnae Discover New Species of Algae

A team of researchers, including Assumption University professors Karolina Fučíková and Brian Niece and Assumption alumnae Melissa Taylor '18 and Aleeza S. Isaac '20, have published an article in scientific journal Plant Ecology and Evolution highlighting their discovery of a new species of green...

Assumption Faculty and Alumnae Discover New Species of Algae
  • Sep 20, 2021

Students Present Research During Summer Scholars Research Symposium

Over the summer, 19 Assumption students collaborated with faculty to conduct research relevant to their individual fields of study ranging from cancer research to adolescent behavioral studies. The students presented their original research projects during a Summer Scholars Research Symposium on Sep...

Students Present Research During Summer Scholars Research Symposium
  • May 25, 2021
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Professor Organizes International Symposium on Latin American Women’s Public Participation, Contributions, and Challenges

Juan Carlos Grijalva, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures, has contributed to the development of an international symposium during which renowned scholars from throughout the world will discuss women in Andean region histor...

Assumption Professor Organizes International Symposium on Latin American Women’s Public Participation, Contributions, and Challenges
  • May 04, 2021
  • Office of Communications

Students Present Academic Research During Annual Undergraduate Symposium 

Thirty-eight Assumption students presented their original academic research projects during the 27th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, which was held virtually on April 19.     The University’s Annual Undergraduate Symposium showcases the academic research and scholarly achievemen...

Students Present Academic Research During Annual Undergraduate Symposium 
  • Dec 05, 2019
  • Office of Communications

N.E. Conference Features Research Conducted by Assumption Faculty and Grad Fellows

Three Assumption psychology faculty members participated in the 59th annual New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Conference attended by hundreds held on November 9 at Southern New Hampshire University. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for scholars and undergraduate ...

N.E. Conference Features Research Conducted by Assumption Faculty and Grad Fellows
  • Apr 05, 2019
  • Office of Communications

March Madness as Adverts 250 Project Nets Second Place in National Championship

While much of the country is fixated on this weekend’s NCAA Final Four, Assumption’s Associate Professor of History Carl Robert Keyes, Ph.D., is celebrating a Final Four victory of his own—his Adverts 250 Project finished second overall in The Junto: A Group Blog on Early American History...

March Madness as Adverts 250 Project Nets Second Place in National Championship
  • Mar 05, 2019
  • Katelynn Rosa '19

National Science Foundation Grant to Train Mathematics Teachers

Amidst a shortage of mathematics teachers in Massachusetts, Assumption Professors Jessica A. de la Cruz, Ph.D., associate professor of education, and Joseph Alfano, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, have secured an $118,315 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support a project to add...

National Science Foundation Grant to Train Mathematics Teachers
  • Feb 25, 2019
  • Katelynn Rosa '19

Assumption Professors Named Fulbright Specialists

Two Assumption professors have been named Fulbright Specialists by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning. According to the ECA, Specialists are competitively selected to join the roster based on their knowledge, skill sets, and ability t...

Assumption Professors Named Fulbright Specialists
  • Feb 12, 2019
  • Katelynn Rosa '19

Assumption Professor Compiles Anthology of Memoirs by Assisted Living Residents

When not teaching in the college classroom, Assumption English Professor Lucia Knoles, Ph.D., teaches autobiography writing classes for members of Worcester’s senior community. Throughout the summer, Prof. Knoles collaborated with a group of residents of the Eisenberg Assisted Living Center c...

Assumption Professor Compiles Anthology of Memoirs by Assisted Living Residents
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Prestigious Recognition for Assumption History Professor’s Manuscript

A manuscript published in December 2016 by Assumption Associate Professor of History Mark Christensen, Ph.D., has been recognized by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) with its highly competitive Mexico Section Book Award in the Humanities.The Teabo Manuscript: Maya Christian Copybook...

Prestigious Recognition for Assumption History Professor’s Manuscript
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Students Present Research at Annual Academic Symposium

Ninety students were selected to present an original academic research project at Assumption’s 23rd Annual Undergraduate Symposium, which was held April 24-25 on the College’s Worcester Campus.   The undergraduate symposium serves to highlight the research and scholarly a...

Students Present Research at Annual Academic Symposium
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Exploring Vocation Through Research on Latino Critical Race Theory

Jose Garcia ’19 has been awarded a SOPHIA Community Engagement Grant to conduct interdisciplinary research on issues affecting Latinos in the United States. Garcia will travel to Los Angeles, CA; Tucson, AZ; and Orlando, FL to obtain a deeper understanding of Latino Critical Race Theory.Accord...

Exploring Vocation Through Research on Latino Critical Race Theory
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Jack Sullivan ’17 Named Prestigious American Cancer Society Fellow

Assumption’s Jack Sullivan ’17, of Stony Point, NY, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to conduct cancer research this summer at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cancer Center in Boston. Sullivan is the fourth student from Assumption to be selected for this highly-sought fellowship....

Jack Sullivan ’17 Named Prestigious American Cancer Society Fellow
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Maria Chrisom '18

The Electronic Tether: Smartphone Addiction

Smartphones are a key means of accessing information and communicating in the 21st century. From texting friends, to browsing social media sites like Instagram and Facebook, smartphones keep individuals connected to one another like never before. But are there disadvantages to a society with ex...

The Electronic Tether: Smartphone Addiction
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Professor Appointed to Select International Climate Change Research Group

Assumption Associate Professor of History Stuart Borsch, Ph.D., has been named to the Dantean Anomaly Advisory Board, an arm of a prominent international research group studying medieval climate change. The Dantean Anomaly refers to the conclusion of a period of time in which the entire contine...

Assumption Professor Appointed to Select International Climate Change Research Group
  • Jan 08, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Jessica Ferronetti ’18 Awarded Distinguished Fulbright Grant

Assumption senior Jessica Ferronetti, of Andover, has received a Fulbright award for the English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program in Argentina. The grant will enable Ferronetti to teach English in local classrooms while serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States. She is one of a sel...

Jessica Ferronetti ’18 Awarded Distinguished Fulbright Grant
  • Jan 08, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Students Present Research at 24th Annual Undergraduate Symposium

Seventy-eight students were selected to present an original academic research project at Assumption’s 24th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, which was held April 23-24 on the Worcester Campus.   The undergraduate symposium showcases the academic research and scholarly achievements...

Students Present Research at 24th Annual Undergraduate Symposium
  • Jan 08, 2019
  • Brianna DiPanni '18

Students Apply Biology Concepts to Address Food Insecurities

Students enrolled in the BIO160: Concepts in Biology class learned practical and valuable skills through a hands-on experience working with Community Harvest Project (CHP), a local nonprofit that grows and donates produce to those grappling with food insecurity. In addition to learning important top...

Students Apply Biology Concepts to Address Food Insecurities
  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Office of Communications

“An MRI for chemists” dedicated at Assumption

With a new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer installed on campus, Assumption now has an “MRI for chemistry students” that has immediately expanded the quality of student and faculty research conducted at the institution.The instrument, valued at $350,000, was donated by the Disco...

“An MRI for chemists” dedicated at Assumption
  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Announces Two Fulbright Scholarship Awards

Two Assumption students have recently been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships. Cerilenne Menendez Mendoza ’11, who is majoring in accounting and Latin American studies with a minor in political science, will spend a year taking business classes at Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de...

Assumption Announces Two Fulbright Scholarship Awards
  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Two Fulbright Scholarships Awarded to Assumption Students

Two Assumption students have been awarded prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships.Stephanie Bouley ’12 of North Smithfield, R.I., who is a a double major in biotechnology and chemistry, will conduct research on the BK Virus under the supervision of Professor Thilo Ste...

Two Fulbright Scholarships Awarded to Assumption Students
  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Fulbright Scholarship Awarded to Assumption Alumna

Assumption alumna Katherine Vachawski ’14 of Coventry, R.I., has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship. Vachawski will conduct research in Lithuania during the 2014-2015 academic year on how and whether the shared experience of Catholicism works to integrate the Pol...

Fulbright Scholarship Awarded to Assumption Alumna