Admissions, Data Science

[FREE GUIDE] SHOULD I MAJOR IN DATA SCIENCE?

As you sift through your options for majors and minors available at the schools you’re most interested in, you may hear about or read the words “data science.”
Whether you recognize the area of study or not, here’s the first thing you should know: skilled data scientists are in demand in every industry, in every business. It’s a lucrative and exciting career to have, and a smart field of study to get into early—if it interests you, of course.
Academics

The Equity Summit

Members of the College Board of Advisors hosted an Equity Summit for First-Year Seminar instructors.
Pre-Law

Legalese in Plain English

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 was a lifeline for small business owners amid the shutdown... if only they could understand how it works. Cheyenne Lufkin '21 authored the translation.
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.
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.
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.
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.