Wilkes University’s Women Empowered by Science (WEBS) Summer Camp allows local girls to experience the exciting world of science through captivating hands-on labs with exploration into the world of animals, food, genetics, medicine and the building – and programming – of their own LEGO robots. The camp takes place on …
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Heather Sincavage has been appointed director of the Sordoni Art Gallery and assistant professor of art at Wilkes University. Sincavage comes to Wilkes from the University of Maine at Presque Isle where she served as a faculty member in art with the responsibility of running the campus art gallery. She …
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A Wilkes University biologist has received one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious grants – and is the first faculty member at a small liberal arts university to receive the honor. Michael A. Steele, professor of biology and The Hilda Fenner Chair of Research Biology, has received an OPUS …
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Woman Earns Creative Writing Master’s Degree If you want to know the secret to longevity, 91-year-old Anna Arnett of Chandler, Ariz., might have the answer. When she completes her degree on June 4 in creative writing from Wilkes University, she becomes the school’s oldest graduate in its 83-year history. She …
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Wilkes University unveiled plans on Saturday for the Clayton and Theresa Karambelas Media Center, which will house its communication studies program. The center, which was announced at the University’s Founders Gala 2016 at the Westmoreland Club, honors the Karambelases for giving Wilkes one of the largest gifts in its history. …
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Teri Ooms, the executive director of the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development at Wilkes University, will receive the Innovator of the Year Award at the Extraordinary People Inspiring Community (EPIC) Awards. The awards are given by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by Wells Fargo, the EPIC …
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Wilkes University pharmacy graduate Trina Patel of Mechanicsburg, Pa., was recently awarded the 2016 Outstanding Pharmacy Student Award from the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association is a professional membership organization of more than 2,300 pharmacists and pharmacy students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It promotes the profession through advocacy, education, …
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Wilkes University third-year pharmacy student Sarah Fillman, of Limerick, Pa., was the recipient of a United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Fillman was recognized for her work during a summer internship at Geisinger Health System, where she piloted a program to establish public awareness efforts …
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A $1.65 million bequest to Wilkes University from the estate of Wilkes-Barre native George W. Bierly will be used to create fellowships for students that will expand learning opportunities outside the classroom. The Bierly Fellowship at Wilkes University will support unique experiential learning opportunities for undergraduates. The award will help …
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Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 honors the memory of one of its own when it dedicates the Maj. Candice Adams Ismirle Leadership Lounge on Saturday, April 30. The lounge will be dedicated in a 4:30 p.m. ceremony in the University Center on Main, 169 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. …