VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed a NASA geophysicist, a Harvard genetics professor, and a Chinese embryonic development researcher among five new members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Vatican announced Friday. The new appointees include Maria Zuber, an American planetary scientist involved in multiple NASA missions; Olivier Pourquié, a professor of genetics […]
OLEAN — Southern Tier Catholic School/Archbishop Walsh Academy is pleased to announce the successful completion of its first year at the new St. John’s location. This year has marked a significant period of growth, renewal and commitment to providing a nurturing environment for its students. The new location at the former St. John School has […]
TONAWANDA — Cardinal O’Hara High School alumni returned to their Alma Mater on March 13 for a special Career Day for current students. Alumni, experts in 10 different professions, outlined their field of expertise for the students so that the students could better understand the career field in which they were most interested. Alumni included: […]
OLEAN — Students from seven different schools participated in Alfred State’s annual science and technology fair. Alfred State professors served as judges. Students demonstrated their projects and answered questions from the judges. Southern Tier Catholic School took three awards back to their Olean campus, including Outstanding School in the Junior Division School Award. Junior Division […]
TONAWANDA — Two seniors from Cardinal O’Hara High School scrambled their way to second place in the Lake Ere-Niagara Regional Science Olympiad Tournament on Feb. 4 at Buffalo State College. The team of Wilson Hendershot and Jacob Joldos competed against teams from 18 area high schools in the “Scrambler” event. For this event, the students […]
