New research from Steven M. Lipson, Professor of Biology and Health Promotions at St. Francis College could pave the way to use plant chemicals to prevent thousands of children from being killed each year by an intestinal virus. The work by Dr. Lipson (Principal Investigator) and colleagues sets the stage for using natural plant chemicals (from cranberries, grapes and green tea) to combat intestinal viruses like rotavirus. In third world countries, hundreds of thousands of infants and young children die every year from rotavirus, which causes diarrhea, fever, and cramps.

A constantly changing landscape, both home and abroad, has made for a vexing two terms for President Barack Obama and has tested his leadership in ways no past president could imagine. Two St. Francis College scholars Dinesh Sharma and Uwe Gielen, take a hard look at President Obama's Leadership in their new collection of essays, The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century (Routledge).

While many are making plans to ring in the New Year, the St. Francis College Center for Entrepreneurship will be getting a jump on year-end festivities by ringing the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, December 23 at 4:00pm.

Professor Michele Montecalvo was looking for a way to make her Health Issues class more relevant to her students this semester; so she decided to tap into a hot piece of popular culture. She assigned the memoir, Orange is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, which has now become a Netflix TV series.

CCesar Vargas graduated from St. Francis College in 2005 and since then has championed the cause for citizenship for unauthorized immigrants. His parents brought him to the United States from Mexico when he was five. Vargas' status stopped him from joining the United States Armed Forces and now is putting up roadblocks in his effort to become a lawyer.

St. Francis College students have a simple request for Pope Francis when he comes to New York, he should stop off in Brooklyn and pay a visit to the College that bears his name.

The St. Francis College Women's Basketball team is sharing their good fortune on the court with some future players.

St. Francis College Management Professor Barbara Edington says that situations of uncertainty are not always a bad thing. She recently co-authored the book The Silver Lining of Project Uncertainties (Project Management Institute) which helps guide project managers in finding opportunities hidden within uncertainty

Bro. Owen Sadlier, OSF, Professor of Philosophy at St. Francis College observes the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK on November 22, 2013 from a philosophical perspective.

The new St. Francis College Center for Entrepreneurship was featured on the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership website this week in a story that points to the vibrant culture of self-starters and eager entrepreneurs in the borough.