Tag Archives: Academics

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Daemen Among Nation’s Best Universities

For the fifth consecutive year, Daemen University has been recognized as a top institution of higher education in the country, being named to the U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best National Universities list. Daemen is one of just three… Read More »

PA Grads Receive 100% Pass Rate on Certifying Exam

In yet another example of how Daemen University distinguishes itself nationally, the 2023 graduates of the Physician Assistant Studies program achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), which is above the national average.… Read More »

Students Take Field Studies Down Under

A two-week summer field trip to Australia allowed Daemen University students to study the Great Barrier Reef. The trip fulfills the fieldwork component of BIO 352: Coral Reef Field Survey and is led by Dr. Jonathan Good, an associate professor… Read More »

Convocation Celebrates Start of New Academic Year

Dias at Convocation, President Olson speaking

Daemen University officially kicked off the 2023-2024 academic year and welcomed new students and their families to campus during the institution’s annual Convocation ceremony Friday afternoon. The fall tradition serves as a formal greeting for new undergraduate students who have… Read More »

Animation Alums Win Daemen’s First Gold Telly Awards

Daemen University’s Animation Department won four statues during the 44th Annual Telly Awards, including the institution’s first two gold awards. The winners, alums from the class of 2022, were all recognized in the non-broadcast general-student category for the short films… Read More »

Daemen Holds 72nd Commencement

Daemen University celebrated its 72nd commencement with undergraduate and graduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 20, at Kleinhans Music Hall. During his remarks, President Gary A. Olson told the Class of 2023, “Now more than ever, educated citizens are being challenged… Read More »

Disney Animator Inspires Students

Veteran Walt Disney animator John Aquino spent several days working with and advising students in Daemen University’s Animation Program. Aquino is an environmental modeling supervisor with Walt Disney Animation Studios. His credits include “Fantasia 2000,” “Hercules,” “Frozen,” “Moana,” “Tangled,”… Read More »

Animation Alum Wins International Film Festival Award

Daemen University alum Emmanual Edwards, ‘22, won an award for his senior film for the Animation Program at the 56th Annual WorldFest-Houston Film Festival last month. JOSH! earned a Silver Remi in the Independent Short Subject-Films & Video Animated (classic… Read More »

Founding Medical Director of PA Program Passes Away

Dr. Nelson Torre, the founding medical director of the Physician Assistant Program at Daemen University, passed away on April 22, 2023, at the age of 88. “Dr. Torre was a wonderful, committed, and renowned physician in Western New York,” said… Read More »

Graduate Programs Rank Among Nation’s Best

Daemen University’s Physician Assistant Studies and Nursing graduate programs placed among the best in the country, according to 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday. “We are proud to see our Physician Assistant and… Read More »

Natural Science Seniors Present Capstone Research

Daemen University Natural Science majors presented their senior research posters to a bustling room of faculty, staff, and peers last month. The posters, which are the culmination of four semesters of work, represent findings from their capstone research sequence. … Read More »

Daemen Announces Graduate Ceremony Commencement Speaker

Kleinhans Music hall during commencement

With graduation celebrations quickly approaching, Daemen University is excited to announce Nate Breske, Head Athletic Trainer for the Buffalo Bills, as the graduate ceremony speaker. Since being hired by the Bills in 2018, Breske and his athletic training staff have… Read More »

Daemen Celebrates BA Liberal Studies-Israel Program Graduates

On February 19th, Daemen recognized students graduating from the Bachelor of Arts Liberal Studies-Israel program at a ceremony in Brooklyn. Sara Adler and Yehudis Fischer, were awarded Outstanding Academic Achievement awards for earning a 4.0 and 3.95 GPA, respectively. Additionally,… Read More »

Social Work Graduate Student Interning To End Gun Violence

Daemen University is utilizing its graduate programs and internships to help support Gov. Hochul’s goal of ending the gun violence epidemic in the United States. Graduate student Jailyn Weiss, who is in her second year of the Master of Social … Read More »

PT Faculty and Students to Present at National Conference

Daemen PT faculty and students have been selected to present their research at the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Annual Combined Sections Meeting which, according to Dr. Greg Ford, PT Department Chair and recently-named Founding Dean of the College… Read More »