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      February 23, 2023

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      Over 100 Area Students Attend the SHINE Program…

      June 10, 2022

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      December Choral, Orchestra, Jazz and Band Concerts Planned

      December 3, 2021

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      Happy Diwali from Wilkes University!

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      September 22, 2021

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  • One Question With Dr. Jeff Stratford: What Makes Ticks Tick?

    by Patty Deviva February 23, 2023
    February 23, 2023

    The unseasonably warm winter being experienced in northeast Pennsylvania has prompted questions about the impact on the pest population including ticks. Ticks belong to a group of invertebrates akin to spiders, and feed on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians. Tick-borne illnesses can infect humans through…

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  • Full House for the Fourth Annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon

    by Patty Deviva February 15, 2023
    February 15, 2023

    Many students, faculty and staff came out on Tuesday, February 14 to participate in the fourth annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon, an event held on the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass. The event, sponsored by the Wilkes University Division of Global Cultures, the Office of Diversity Affairs and the Sordoni Art…

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  • Dr. Kathleen Hirthler Receives 2023 AANP State Award for Excellence in Pennsylvania

    by Gabrielle D'Amico January 18, 2023
    January 18, 2023

    In recognition of her excellence in clinical practice, Dr. Kathleen Hirthler, associate professor of nursing at Wilkes University, is being honored by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as the 2023 recipient of the AANP State Award for Excellence in Pennsylvania. Each year nurse practitioners across the nation are nominated by…

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  • Getting to Know…Amin Rashid, Director of Residence Life at Wilkes

    by Patty Deviva December 7, 2022
    December 7, 2022

    Amin Rashid recently joined the Wilkes University community as director of Residence Life. Rashid is settling in to the headquarters of the residence life division in the Max Roth Center on the corner of South and South Franklin Streets. In Rashid’s role, he oversees the residence life staff of four,…

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  • Danielle Kieck of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Named a 2022-23 Faculty Scholar by the NACDS Foundation

    by Gabrielle D'Amico December 1, 2022
    December 1, 2022

    Danielle Kieck, assistant professor in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University, has been named a 2022-23 Faculty Scholar by the NACDS Foundation. Kieck is one of only six pharmacy faculty members from across the country selected for the program. The Faculty Scholars program offers assistant professors at accredited…

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  • Matthew Finkenbinder Publishes Research in Nature, the World’s Leading Scientific Journal

    by Patty Deviva November 16, 2022
    November 16, 2022

    Matthew S. Finkenbinder, Wilkes University associate professor of geology, was part of a team of scientists who published “700,000 years of tropical Andean glaciation” in Nature, regarded as the world’s leading journal of peer-reviewed science research. The paper, led by Donald T. Rodbell of Union College, is based on data…

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  • Predictions for Election 2022

    by Gabrielle D'Amico November 7, 2022
    November 7, 2022

    Political scientists are often asked to predict the outcome of upcoming elections. It’s important to note that I am at the mercy of the polls which are guesses themselves. Pollsters have the unenviable task of anticipating how people will vote and how that will impact the district’s electorate. This has…

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  • Wilkes University Welcomes New Faculty Members

    by Gabrielle D'Amico October 31, 2022
    October 31, 2022

    Wilkes University recently welcomed seventeen new faculty members. The new faculty and their areas of specialization include: Nelson Anaya has returned to Wilkes in the College of Business and Engineering as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Anaya taught previously at Humboldt University, at University…

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  • One Question With…Gretchen Yeninas

    by Patty Deviva October 24, 2022
    October 24, 2022

    Gretchen S. Yeninas, a breast cancer survivor, shares her story and advice for early detection. As a breast cancer survivor, what advice do you have for others in monitoring their own health? I was 41 and just had my second mammogram when my cancer was found. And despite it being…

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  • Wilkes History Podcast Explores the Past, Present and Future of the Monarchy

    by Gabrielle D'Amico October 17, 2022
    October 17, 2022

    The Sept. 8 death of the UK’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, created an opportunity for a new generation of students to appreciate British history while discussing what lies ahead. Wilkes students, Jacob Kudysch and Adam Piston, hosts of the student-run podcast, “History Behind the Headlines,” devoted their fifth episode…

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  • Wilkes Men’s Volleyball Beats Wells in Four Sets
  • Wilkes Baseball Drops Conference Opening Doubleheader Against DeSales
  • Wilkes SAAC to Host Polar Pop Event April 11 to Benefit Special Olympics

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    Wilkes News
    • Arts
    • News Releases
    • Research and Scholarship
    • Student Life
    • Wilkes Magazine
    • Video
      • All 6 in 60 Series
        Faculty

        One Question With Dr. Jeff Stratford: What Makes…

        February 23, 2023

        Events

        Over 100 Area Students Attend the SHINE Program…

        June 10, 2022

        Arts

        December Choral, Orchestra, Jazz and Band Concerts Planned

        December 3, 2021

        Events

        Happy Diwali from Wilkes University!

        November 4, 2021

        Events

        29th Annual Taste of Wilkes Event Returns In-Person

        November 3, 2021

        Events

        Erica Acosta Named Marshal of 4th Annual Multicultural…

        September 22, 2021

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Danica Benson

        June 6, 2019

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Scott Heffelfinger

        June 6, 2019

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Gabe Velez

        November 29, 2018

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Micaela Oliverio

        August 17, 2018

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Gabrielle: An Overachiever

        August 16, 2018

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