by Philip Reed | Nov 14, 2024 | Staff

The fall series of the Joseph J. Naples Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture Series at Canisius University continues Tuesday, November 19 when it welcomes author Michael Rizzi, EdD, to campus. Rizzi’s lecture, titled “An Americanized Jesuit Tradition of Education: Canisius’ Place in the Jesuit College Network,” takes place at 12:00 p.m. in the Regis Room of the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center and is free and open to the public.
Rizzi is the author of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States. The book provides a comprehensive history of Jesuit higher education in the United States.
No food will be served at this event. Please bring a brown bag lunch.
Submitted by: Phillip Reed, PhD, philosophy
by Philip Reed | Sep 16, 2024 | Staff

Canisius University’s Joseph J. Naples Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture and Performance Series will welcome Nancy Rourke, PhD, to campus on Wednesday, September 25 for a 5:30 p.m. lecture titled “Ecological Moral Character: A Catholic Model.”
The lecture will take place in the Grupp Fireside Lounge of the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center and is free and open to the public.
Rourke is an assistant professor of religious studies at St. John Fisher University and former associate professor of religious studies and theology at Canisius, where she also served as director of the university’s Catholic Studies Program. Her scholarly interests and coursework include Catholic ethics, metaethics, ecological ethics, bioethics, healthcare ethics and virtue ethics.
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by Philip Reed | Jun 5, 2024 | Staff

WKBW-TV Channel 7 interviewed Psychology Professors Marcus Thomeer, PhD and Jonathan Rodgers, PhD, from the Institute for Autism Research, for a feature story that aired Monday, June 3. The story highlighted new research, which found the IAR’s social intervention programs show positive, long-term outcomes. In addition to the pre-recorded story, Professor Rodgers appeared live on the set of Channel 7’s 5:30 p.m. program “Voices,” to further expand on IAR’s work with children with autism.
Adjunct Professor of Quantitative Sciences Matthew Gracie spoke with WBEN-AM Radio on Saturday, June 1 about the BSides Buffalo cybersecurity conference held at Canisius. Gracie is the organizer of the annual event, which drew more than 200 professionals, enthusiasts and students to campus to showcase the latest cyber sleuthing skills.
Professor of Philosophy Philip Reed, PhD, recently co-authored an op-ed on medical aid in dying, which was published in The Buffalo News. The article references the Medical Aid in Dying Act, currently being considered in the New York State Legislature, which would allow terminally ill patients access to lethal drugs prescribed by a physician. According Reed, the bill has fewer safeguards than other states that have legalized assisted suicide.
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by Philip Reed | Mar 1, 2023 | Faculty
The Canisius College Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture Series presents “The Bickering among Our Sects: Catholic Identity and Religious Freedom,” on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Delivering the presentation will be Finbarr Curtis, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Georgia Southern University. The event takes place in the Grupp Fireside Lounge, and is free and open to the public.
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by Philip Reed | Feb 1, 2023 | Faculty

Canisius College will welcome renowned molecular biologist, author and Catholic priest Rev. Nicanor Austriaco Jr., OP, to campus on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m., in the Grupp Fireside Lounge of the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center. Father Austriaco’s lecture, “Defending a Historical Adam after Darwin,” is made possible by the Joseph J. Naples Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture and Performance Series. It is free and open to the public.
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Submitted by: Philip Reed, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences