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(02/17/12) SUNY Canton chemistry professor Ken Erickson says he's a Saints fan for life.

Erickson says his college's science labs will be closed at least until the end of the semester after last week's fire. But St. Lawrence University is offering lab space on its campus to help out the neighboring school. more

(12/09/11) Delegates from nearly 200 countries have been meeting over the past two weeks in South Africa for the United Nations Convention on climate change. St. Lawrence University professor Jon Rosales just returned from Durban. He's been advocating on behalf of villages on the Bering Strait, on the west coast of Alaska, which are the focus of his research. Julie Grant has more. more

(05/03/11) After leading two minority Conservative governments, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been given what he wanted -- a majority.

A jubilant Harper told cheering supporters in Calgary last night that Canadians can turn the page on the uncertainty of the past seven years, and "focus on building a great future."

The New Democrats will be the official opposition. The longtime opposition party, the Liberals, suffered their worst-ever election showing. And the Bloc Quebecois won only four seats.

With the rise of the social democrat NDP, and the Conservative majority, Canada's political landscape looks even more polarized this morning. Robert Thacker, who teaches in St. Lawrence University's Canadian Studies Department, says voters wanted stability and got it. He spoke with Martha Foley.

(07/14/10) Venus is high, planets on the inside track of the solar system will be moving through the night sky in the coming weeks, and there's the Perseid meteor shower to look for. St. Lawrence University physics professor (and astronomer) Aileen O'Donoghue made another visit to our studios this morning. She shared a long list of night sky news with Martha Foley.

(06/15/10) The summer solstice isn't until next Monday, but the earliest sunrise of the year was this morning, and the latest sunset isn't until later this month. St. Lawrence University astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue shared these fun facts, and talked about how the crescent moon will be a good guide to Venus, Mars, Saturn and the star, Spica, over the next few days when she visited our studios this morning.
(Ooops! Aileen says it's a waning crescent Moon near Jupiter on July 3 and 4...not a gibbous Moon.)

(05/17/10) Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor urged graduates at St. Lawrence University yesterday to seek their passion and "live each day trying to learn as much as you can."

Sotomayor was confirmed in August as the court's first Latina justice. Speaking at St. Lawrence's 150th commencement, the justice said she's been "living a dream" in her new role.

In a speech that lasted about 10 minutes, Sotomayor focused on family. Her niece, Kiley Anne Sotomayor, was among the graduates. Sotomayor also received an honorary degree. Audio provided courtesy of St. Lawrence University.

(05/14/10) Families and friends are gathering in Canton for commencement exercises at St. Lawrence University Sunday morning. Among them is Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

She's one of three people who'll receive honorary doctorates at the college this weekend. All three also speak at the ceremony. Community members are welcome -- with a caveat. Martha Foley has more.

(09/12/08) The bells at the St. Lawrence University chapel tolled seven times at noon yesterday, marking the seventh anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Most of the students who heard those bells were in middle school when the Twin Towers fell. David Sommerstein asked some of them what they were thinking about on the anniversary.

(06/19/08) Last November, Brian Mann reported on plans to dam and divert the massive Rupert River in northern Quebec. The project, developed by the provincial utility, Hydro-Quebec, will provide hydroelectricity to consumers in New York and Vermont. His story was recognized with an Edward R. Murrow Award. Last week, Brian returned to paddle the Rupert again. He made the trip as part of a documentary project called "Encounters." Here's his reporter's notebook.

(03/14/08) The women's college hockey season heads into the postseason this weekend, with the country's top teams competing for berths in the Frozen Four. Once again, St. Lawrence University is chasing a national championship. With just two thousand students, St. Lawrence has found a way to compete head-to-head with Ivy League schools, and with big state programs like Wisconsin and Minnesota. But as Brian Mann reports, St. Lawrence is under pressure this season to prove that they can win the big games.