Wilkes fourth-year pharmacy student Michael Hummel knew he needed more practice doing blood pressure screenings. After helping with a screening event attended by more than 150 people at a church in Kijinjubwa, Uganda, he felt like a pro. “People were talking, trucks were going by outside, as I tried to …
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Wilkes University’s Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the January 2019 residency for the University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Program, features debut authors and program faculty, many of whom are prize-winning authors, as guest readers. Readings are held nightly from Jan. 6-11. The week-long series will …
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It didn’t look like the usual class project. Eight students sat at intervals along HO-scale train tracks, computers in front of them, circuits plugged into the tracks next to them. They were members of John Gilmer’s Microcomputer Operation and Design class. Each student was assigned two sections of the track …
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Sidhu Business School students shared their research and case studies at the Student Showcase on December 3.
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Three Wilkes University students were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The commissioning ceremony was hosted on Dec. 6 by Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 at Wilkes. The event was held in the Henry Student Center and was attended by family, friends …
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Wilkes pharmacy students, in conjunction with the University’s student-run radio station, will host a weekly talk show discussing various pharmacy topics. The program will air during fall and spring semesters on 90.7 WCLH from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays beginning Dec. 6. Student pharmacists Dylan Fox and Harrison Ferro, …
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Wilkes University senior Aislinn Speranza has two full-time jobs. She’s a communication studies and marketing dual major and a player on the women’s soccer team. “Being an athlete and student is both full-time. It takes a lot of time management to do both,” the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., native said. “We have …
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Gabriel Velez has nothing but love for Wilkes University! How does Wilkes University’s Gabriel Velez ’18 tackle life, playing tennis for Wilkes, being the treasurer of the multi-cultural student coalition and being the treasurer of the nursing class of 2019? Find out in our latest installment of Wilkes in :60!
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Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice Nicole Pezzino was named Distinguished Young Pharmacist during the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association 2018 annual conference held in October. The Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Companies Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award recognizes new pharmacists for their dedication to and participation in pharmacy organizations, commitment to the practice …
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Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice Vicky Shah was installed as the northeast region director of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association during the 2018 annual conference in October. Shah will serve a two-year term. Shah graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2014 from the Howard University College of …