JAMESTOWN, NY -- Darren M. Williams, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will deliver the 2012 commencement address at Jamestown Community College’s Cattaraugus County Campus on May 18 and at the Jamestown Campus on May 19. Darren Williams, Associate Professor ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY – Warmer temperatures and lack of snow in parts of North America are setting the stage for what could be a most intriguing 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count on February 17-20. The Audubon Center and Sanctuary invites local folks to participate in this event sponsored by National Audubon, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Bird ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY -- Most Western New Yorkers have strong feelings about our winters; they either love 'em or hate 'em. But no matter which side you're on, who doesn't eagerly await the return of longer days and sunshine at this time of year? Luckily the sun is just what the Roger Tory Peterson Institute is offering now through April 7, 2012. "Here ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Several Jamestown Community College sophomore engineering science and physics majors participated in a robotics contest recently as part of their physics lab requirements. JCC faculty members Jill Johnson, Marie Plumb, and Mike Weaver coordinated the event. Each student designed and programmed a robot to perform a specific task. ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY — “Math and science for ALL students” is how Cynthia Jonsson describes the primary goal of a newly funded five-year $2 million project award to SUNY Fredonia. Project MAST2ER (Mathematics And Science Teacher Training in Educational Resources) was one of 42 U.S. Department of Education grants funded recently through the Office of ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY — A paper by Fredonia student Basar Koc, co-authored by Professor of Computer and Information Science Ziya Arnavut, won the “Best Paper Award” at the WNY Image Processing Workshop recently held at the University of Rochester. The workshop is a venue to promote image processing research in the region and to facilitate interaction ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY — Pioneering research by Dr. Gary Lash into the sedimentary rock formation known as Marcellus black shale, which is believed to contain vast reserves of natural gas and oil, has placed the longtime SUNY Fredonia Geosciences professor into an ultra-selective fraternity that spans the globe. Dr. Lash has been named by Foreign Policy ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Students in the Middle School Science class at Catholic Academy of the Holy Family were treated to a great field trip to Allegheny State Park. They started their day off with a Prayer Service in the beautiful surroundings of the Red House side of the park. Then their focus was tree identification. They did blindfold tree ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — A recent issue of the renowned journal Science featured a profile of Jacqueline Crisman, associate professor of biotechnology at Jamestown Community College. The profile was included in an examination of the challenges and opportunities for community college faculty engaged in scientific research. Dr. Crisman, as well as two ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Jamestown Community College, Finger Lakes Community College, Tompkins-Cortland Community College, and Delaware Technical and Community College have been awarded a $3.35 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding comes from NSF’s Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (Science Technology, Engineering ... Read More