Research and Scholarship

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…

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…

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…

Engineering programs at Wilkes University have been reaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, reaffirming the University’s continual excellence in educating the next generation of engineers. ABET accreditation provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares…

Wilkes University hosts “America’s Reading Crisis: The Impact on our Children, Families and Community Plus Solutions,” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The forum will be held in the second floor ballroom of the Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The event is free…

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…

Marleen Troy, PhD, PE, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was named the 2022-23 President of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) at the 88th Installation of Officers and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, September 23 at Wilkes University. The ceremony included presentations of awards to PSPE chapters across Pennsylvania,…

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. Wilkes is ranked 234 among 440 national universities in the 2023 edition. This is the 19th consecutive year that Wilkes has been ranked and its fourth…

President Greg Cant honored six members of the Wilkes University faculty and staff with the President’s Awards for Excellence during the opening of school Convocation ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2022. The awards represent the University’s five core values: innovation, scholarship, diversity, mentorship and community. The President’s Award for Excellence…

When Jacob Smith finds himself in deep water with Matt Finkenbinder, associate professor of geology, he’s not in any trouble. It just means the junior environmental engineering major and his advisor are taking some time to connect outside the classroom, sharing their passions for fly fishing, conservation and the northeastern…