Library News

Dr. Teresa Wins Dissertation Award

  • April 14, 2015

Congratulations to Dr. Carrie Teresa, assistant professor of communication studies, for being selected as the recipient of the 2015 Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize from the American Journalism Historians Association. This is her third award from this association. Read the NU News... read on →

Dr. Goacher and Colleagues Publish Article

  • March 30, 2015

Dr. Robyn Goacher, assistant professor of chemistry, recently published Detecting Changes in Arabidopsis Cell Wall Composition Using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry as an "Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)" article in Surface and Interface... read on →

Doug Zschiegner Interviewed by the Buffalo News About "Cyrana"

  • March 26, 2015

Doug Zschiegner, associate professor and associate director of NU Theatre, discusses "Cyrana," his adaptation of the Cyrano de Bergerac story, in the recent Buffalo News article, Story of Cyrano de Bergerac Gets New Twist at Niagara University.  read on →

Dr. Stranges Publishes Article

  • March 25, 2015

Dr. John Stranges, university professor, has published an article entitled “Mr. Chrysler’s Building” in ICON, an international journal on the history of technology. The article demonstrates how Walter Chrysler fashioned the famous building which bears his name into one of the most beautiful... read on →

Dr. Teresa Publishes Article

  • March 24, 2015

Dr. Carrie Teresa, assistant professor of communication studies, recently published "We Needed a Booker T. Washington  …  and Certainly a Jack Johnson": The Black Press, Johnson, and Issues of Representation, 1909–1915 in American Journalism.  read on →

Dr. Barnwell Publishes Article

  • March 18, 2015

Dr. Michael Barnwell, associate professor of philosophy, recently published "The Problem with Aquinas’s Original Discovery" as an Online First article in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. Here is the abstract: "Jacques Maritain asserted that Aquinas’s explanation of sin’s origin is... read on →

Sharon Green Presents at Conference

  • March 17, 2015

Sharon Green, coordinator of instructional services in the Office of Academic Support, gave two presentations at the recent conference of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) in Greenville, SC: “Helping Students Expand their Vocabulary: A Bridge to College Success” (poster... read on →

Dr. Boxer and Colleague Publish Paper

  • March 16, 2015

Dr. Laurence Boxer, professor of computer & information sciences, recently published Remarks on Pointed Digital Homotopy in arXiv with Dr. P. Christopher Staecker from Fairfield University.  read on →

311,000 ebooks and Counting!

  • March 10, 2015

Did you know that ebrary grows each month? The number of electronic books in the collection now exceeds 311,000 titles. Find those books here: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/niagara/home.action read on →

Dr. Mason and NU Alumnus Publish Article

  • March 10, 2015

Dr. Susan Mason, professor of psychology, recently published the article "Preferred Mate Characteristics in Young Adults" in Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences with NU alumnus Michael Mucci. read on →

The Films of Albert Maysles

  • March 9, 2015

Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles passed away at age 88 last week. The Library owns many of his films, including the following seminal titles: Salesman (Educational DVD HF5446 .S25). Also available via Kanopy. Gimme Shelter (Educational DVD ML421.R64 G555). Grey Gardens (Educational DVD CT3260... read on →

Diane Halm Publishes Article

  • March 6, 2015

Diane Halm, an adjunct professor for Thinking & Writing (WRT 100), published The Impact of Engagement on Student Learning in the February 2015 issue of International Journal of Education and Social Science.  read on →

Dr. Hodges Publishes Mystery Novel

  • February 24, 2015

Dr. Shannon Hodges, associate professor of counseling, recently published The Lonely Void: A Bob Gifford Counselor Mystery. The cover description reads: "Dr. Bob Gifford is a counselor and interim director of the Student Health Center at tiny Wells Springs College in the ridiculously remote town of... read on →

Dr. Walker and Colleague to Publish Article

  • February 23, 2015

Dr. Jay Walker, assistant professor of economics, and Dr. P. Wesley Routon from Middle Tennessee State University are publishing "A Smart Break? College Tenure Interruption and Graduating Student Outcomes" in a forthcoming issue of Education Finance and Policy.  Here is the abstract: "Using data... read on →

Library Adds Two Computers to Quieter Area

  • February 19, 2015

We understand that you sometimes need to use a computer in a quiet setting to get your work done. All study rooms have computers located in them. Plus, just this month, we added two computers to a quieter area on the second floor. Turn left when you reach the second floor, and walk all the way down... read on →