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Wilkes University will be the educational host for Luzerne County SHINE, an afterschool program aimed at improving educational opportunities for schoolchildren in the county. University President Patrick F. Leahy joined Congressman Lou Barletta, state Sen. John Yudichak and Anthony Grieco, executive director of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18 for an …

Wilkes University will be the educational host for Luzerne County SHINE, an afterschool program aimed at improving educational opportunities for schoolchildren in the county. Wilkes President Patrick Leahy joined Congressman Lou Barletta, state Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne/Carbon), and Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18 Executive Director Anthony Grieco and dozens of educators, …

Team Will Study Effect Of Climate Change On Plant Life Ned Fetcher, scientist and coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability at Wilkes University, is the principal investigator on a research team that has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the …

Area bus riders can look forward to a new year of words and images to brighten up their daily rides when the eighth year of Poetry in Transit launches on Friday, Dec. 19. Eleven new placards showcasing the original work of 11 area poets will be unveiled at a special event at …

Wilkes University alumnus Jay S. Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bancorp, has been honored by Philadelphia Business Journal with its Most Admired CEOs award. The University’s Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership is named for Sidhu, who is a 1973 MBA graduate of Wilkes.  http://www.marketwatch.com/ story/jay-sidhu-announced-as- award-recipient-at- philadelphia-business- journals-most-admired-ceos- event-2014-12-03-9173615? reflink=MW_news_stmp

Disasters and bio-terrorism pose special challenges for nurses. Senior nursing students in Wilkes University’s Advance Care Concepts class learned how to handle special situations in a special disaster drill. The training was highlighted in a story that appeared in the Dec. 3, 2014 issue of the Times-Leader. http://www.timesleader.com/ news/local-news/50789579/

Wilkes University student Liz Taber performed a three-week pharmacy rotation in Peru through the Global Awareness Institute.  The international program provides pharmacy students an opportunity to study in the rainforest and learn about medicinal plants unique to the region. Taber is the daughter of Beth and Charlie Taber of Nazareth, …

Wilkes University’s veterans’ counselor Lt. Col. Mark Kaster leads programs that help veterans make the transition to college life. The Times-Leader featured Wilkes’ programs in support of veterans in this story that appeared in the Nov. 16, 2014 edition. http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news/50642525/

Abas Sabouni, Wilkes University assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been researching methods to detect early stages of breast cancer since 2006.  Reporter Charlotte Jacobson highlighted his work in this story in the Nov. 2, 2014 Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice. http://citizensvoice.com/news/ professor-making-strides-in- early-cancer-detection-1. 1781471

New Program Targets Talented And Highly Motivated Among Entering Freshmen  An honors program offering enhanced academic experiences and grants and scholarships totaling more than $35,000 over four years will be offered to students for the first time by Wilkes University in fall 2015.  The Wilkes University Honors Program will be available …