School of Science, Physics & Astronomy

Mission for Martian Soil

When NASA’s newest Mars rover Perseverance was launched into space last week, Thomas Coohill, Ph.D., was paying very special attention.
School of Science

Franciscan Care for All Living Things

When the campus shut down in March, not every living thing could go home, so a cadre of students stepped up to handle the care and feeding of Siena’s research animals and office plants, and they have been keeping it up all the summer.
Health Professions, Mathematics

Analyzing COVID as a Math Problem

Real-world applications of mathematics to model the spread of COVID-19 and a tick-borne illness were the subjects of two separate research projects by CURCA summer scholars.
Alumni

An Answer to a Divine Call

Thom Schlinck ’19 was Mr. Siena – literally and figuratively. Inspired by his years of involvement through the College in community service and the prayerful example of the friars who live communally on campus, he will soon begin the journey to become a Franciscan friar himself.
Political Science

Much More Than a Fashion Show

The pandemic changed the project, but it couldn't extinguish the goal of providing a space for refugees to share their experiences and stories.
health studies, School of Science, Health Professions

A Trailblazer in Health Studies

Nicole Barrington '20 arrived at Siena in the fall of 2017, the same year the health studies major launched. Three years later, she's a poster graduate for the program.