Wilkes University is once again ranked among top national universities in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges ranking of American colleges and universities. In the 2022 edition, Wilkes is ranked 213 among 391 national universities. This is the eighteenth consecutive year that Wilkes has been ranked and its third …
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Maria Richards, Psy.D., joined the Wilkes Counseling Center as the new campus psychologist earlier this year. A psychology grad at Wilkes, Dr. Richards earned her Doctor of Psychology in clinical psychology from Widener University.
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The exclusive program provides careers for Nesbitt School of Pharmacy graduates and pays up to $20,000 in tuition costs with continuous two-year employment. Wilkes University and Geisinger are partnering to give future pharmacists a jump on their careers. The Geisinger Pharmacy Scholars Program reduces the cost of education while recruiting …
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With his sights set on medical school, Yanni Kleopoulos, a neuroscience and Spanish double major, knew he’d need research experience to stand out from the crowd.
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The 30th Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship awarded first place and $10,000 to Rose Whitmore of San Leandro, Calif., for her novel titled “Feats of Strength in the Time of Hoxha.” Whitmore was selected from more than 700 entries in the competition co-sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program …
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A variety of educational materials and supplies are being provided to students and families in the Luzerne County SHINE Program at Wilkes University. UGI Utilities, Inc., donated the supplies to prepare SHINE students for a new academic year. The supplies were delivered to the SHINE offices in August after a …
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Wilkes students will have the opportunity to travel to the Arctic to conduct research. Wilkes University has been awarded part of a $1.1 million collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of climate change on plants. Ned Fetcher, coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Science and …
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First-year students will move in starting on Thursday, Aug. 26. Wilkes University welcomes students to campus for its 89th academic year during Welcome Weekend from Aug. 26 to 28. The weekend of events is a prelude to the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 30. Welcome Weekend Move-in for first-year …
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Kimmy T. Nguyen, assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, has been nominated for the 2021 Young Professionals Award given by the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce. The award is sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities in the STEAM Professional of the Year category and …
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Ahmad Alazmi ’21 has a passion for the management of water, and he plans on bringing the knowledge he’s gained as a student in Wilkes University’s Environmental Engineering program back to help his home country of Kuwait.