Physics professor Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D., was awarded a $1.8 million National Science Foundation Grant to support measurement equipment for a network of citizen scientists.
Gretchen J. Van Dyke, Ph.D., associate professor in the Political Science Department, received The University of Scranton’s 2024 John L. Earl III Award.
Management Faculty Recognized for 50 years of Excellent Teaching
August 2024
The Management and Marketing Department at The University of Scranton's Kania School of Management recognizes Robert McKeage, Ph.D, '71 for 50 years of excellent teaching and services.
Marketing Faculty Published In Top Marketing Journal
June 2024
Research that explains the importance of mathematics anxiety in consumer behavior and how marketers can frame their price promotions to achieve the best sales results was published by Dr. Peter Andersen, associate professor of marketing at the University's Kania School of Management.
Dr. Yamile Silva, Chair of the Department of Languages and Cultures and Director of Latin American and Latinx Studies, has been selected as winner for the best scholarly Collaborative Project by the international professional organization GEMELA.
Professor Wins Second National Accounting Ethics Award
March 2024
A research article that offers a model for building a career-long ability to fend off fraud wins national ethics award, making professors at Scranton the top recipients of this notable prize.
Nursing Faculty Published in Journal of Informatics Nursing
January 2024
Dr. Karen E. Robson Ph.D., DNP, NI-BC recently published a feature article in the Journal of Informatics Nursing entitled, "Trends in Long-Term Care Facility Resident Outcomes Before and After Federal Regulations Limited Antipsychotic Medication: A Secondary Analysis".
Through academic research and classroom instruction at The University of Scranton, Michael Crowell, PT, DSc and Mary L. (Doyle) Troy, Ph.D., NCC, LPC ’95 G’20 advocate for veterans.
Assistant Professor Kate Cummings Receives Certificate of Merit Award
October 2023
Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) recognizes University of Scranton Assistant Professor Kate Cummings, Research and Instruction Librarian for Business, with prestigious Certificate of Merit Award.
Office of Community-Based Learning Announces Faculty Fellows
October 2023
The Community-Based Learning (CBL) Faculty Fellows program seeks to expand, strengthen and institutionalize CBL at the University as a demonstration of its commitment to the common good.
Weinberg Memorial Library Event Hosts 'Engrossing' Event
September 2023
Professor Michael Knies and Tom Costello, '73, shown, receive honors from the International Association of Master Penman, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting at the organization's 74th annual conference. As a photo border, shown, is a section of the certificate for which P.W. Costello did the engrossing to commemorate his marriage 18 years earlier.
Sought-After Scientific Authority: Professor Emeritus John R. Conway III, Ph.D.
March 2023
What does retirement look like for a professor who taught biology for 40 years? Dr. John Conway splits his time between photo exhibits, lectures and consulting contributions to a PBS award-winning YouTube nature series.
Faculty Profile: A Conversation with Dr. Spencer Galen
March 2023
Leading his students by example, Dr. Spencer C. Galen utilizes data to solve biological mysteries. Recently, DNA sequenced by the Assistant Professor in the University Biology Department helped researchers identify a "strange-looking bird" spotted in Pennsylvania as a species unlike any known to science.
Accounting Department, Faculty Top Research Productivity List
July 2022
The University’s Accounting Department ranked No. 4 in the world for accounting education research published in the most recent six years in a listing considered the gold standard in accounting disciplines.
Faculty Member Leads Pysanka Workshops to Benefit Ukraine
July 2022
Fourth-generation Ukrainian-American Amelia Randich, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology at Scranton, led four pysanka workshops in April on campus to raise money for World Central Kitchen for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Eleven University of Scranton faculty members were honored recently with Provost Faculty Enhancement awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship or service.
A collection of faculty news from winter, spring and summer 2015 is below, featuring everything from teachers of the year to awardees in scholarship and service.
Klonoski Named Scranton’s CASE Teacher of the Year
Fall 2014
Richard J. Klonoski, Ph.D. ’74, professor of philosophy, was named the University’s CASE Professor of the Year in recognition of his outstanding performance.
Professor Presents at World Congress of Philosophy
Spring 2014
Philosophy is important in a democracy. The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates knew that and defended democracy even while the Athenian democratic regime under which he lived had him executed.