CAMPUS NEWS

Local students named to dean’s list at University at Albany

ALBANY, N.Y. — The following local students have been named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at the University at Albany: Taylor Casey of Winsted and Christina Schiappa of Burlington.

Local students make dean’s list at Hofstra

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Hofstra University congratulates local students named to the fall 2017 dean’s list: Kaitlyn Carrozzo of New Hartford; Olivia Defiore of Litchfield; Gillian Greene of Thomaston; Matthew Pivarnik of Woodbury and Nejad Abo Hamzy of Thomaston.

Students named to Marist College dean’s list

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — The following local students have been named to the Marist College dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester:

Sabrina Brashares of Cornwall is a member of the Class of 2018 and is majoring in Business Administration.

Eliana D’oca of Burlington is a member of the Class of 2021 and is majoring in Liberal Arts.

Olivia Gillette of Harwinton is a member of the Class of 2021 and is majoring in Fashion Design.

Benjamin Judd of Litchfield is a member of the Class of 2021 and is majoring in Media Studies & Production.

Katelyn Konigsberg of Woodbury is a member of the Class of 2021 and is majoring in Psychology/Special Education.

Erin Mahoney of Woodbury is a member of the Class of 2018 and is majoring in Business Administration.

Olivia Vollaro of Torrington is a member of the Class of 2020 and is majoring in Business Administration.

Atkinson receives NASA scholarship

WILLIMANTIC — Lauren Atkinson ‘18 of Harwinton is one of 28 graduate or undergraduate students across Connecticut to receive a summer research fellowship from the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium. Atkinson is using the scholarship to support her research titled “Evaluating the Scorpion Microbiome for Diversity and Antibiotic Production.” Atkinson’s major is biology at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Atkinson and Biology Professor Barbara Murdoch are testing bacteria naturally found in the abdomens of scorpions for their ability to produce antibiotics. Their focus on finding new antibiotics is due to the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe, such as a virus, bacterium or fungus, to resist drugs that had been useful in treating them.

USciences students named to dean’s list

PHILADELPHIA — The following local students have been named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at University of the Sciences.

William Bentley of Burlington, a pharmaceutical sciences student; Katherine Bossone of Torrington, a pharmacology and toxicology student; and Aaron Hogan of Torrington, a chemistry student.

Area residents named to dean’s list at Quinnipiac University

HAMDEN — The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester at Quinnipiac University:

Burlington: Matthew Mazar, Amanda Sullivan, Kelly Winterbottom

Harwinton: Robert Lay, Brooke Van Allen

Litchfield: Lilli Ferrucci

New Hartford: Cameron Rouleau Salisbury: Katelyn Bellanca Torrington: Shannon Bate, Alexandra Bottari, Nicholas Paniati, Casey Saade, Jessica Teti

Winsted: Austin Passini

Local students named to dean’s list

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine recognized 2,229 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the fall 2017 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,609 are from Maine, 559 are from 32 other states and 61 are from 27 countries other than the U.S.

Barkhamsted: Sheldon Green, Daniel Hoskins

Harwinton: Kendall Butler

New Hartford: James Heuschkel Riverton: Joseph Varanelli Torrington: Rebekah Heiland

Balnis named to dean’s list

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Kelli Balnis of Torrington was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester at Framingham State University.

Students earn dean’s list honors at Saint Joseph’s University

PHILADELPHIA — John Kilkenny of Warren and Sara Wieduwilt of New Hartford, earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2017 semester at Saint Joseph’s University.

Students named to dean’s list at Merrimack College

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Local students were named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Merrimack College: Katherine Lecher of New Preston-Marble Dale; Courtney Carrozzo of New Hartford; and Tanner LoPresti of Woodbury.