Research and Scholarship

Wilkes University is honoring eight faculty members with the title of professor emeriti. Seven of the faculty members retired from the University this year. One is receiving the honor posthumously. Emeriti status is an honor bestowed by the University to show respect for a distinguished career. The title acknowledges that …

William Terzaghi, professor of biology, has been selected to deliver the Wilkes University 2020 Paul A. O’Hop Final Word Lecture. His presentation, “Gene Editing: How It Might Improve Human Health and Food Security” will broadcast via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. It is free and open to …

There are just a few days remaining in the 2020 election season, and Pennsylvania is once again playing a critical role in its outcome. In 2016, the Keystone State helped determine the fate of now President Donald Trump – a surprising flip for the historically “blue” region and longtime Democratic …

As a global pandemic has made telehealth more important in handling routine medical issues, a group of students in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy are leveraging technology to pilot a virtual patient education program. Under the mentorship of Nicole Pezzino, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and director of community …

Wilkes University is celebrating a major milestone: the first graduates of the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program. The four Passan School of Nursing graduates hail from Ohio and New Jersey and completed the requirements for the Ph.D. this summer. They are the first to earn a Ph.D. from Wilkes …

It’s Monday and Ruth Hughes, associate dean and professor in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, and Marleen Troy, professor and chair of environmental engineering and earth sciences, are meeting with their student researchers Juliann Duignam and Dylan O’Connor. The students give updates about what they’ve accomplished. The professors …

Parents of high school juniors and seniors might feel daunted when called on to play career counselor to their offspring. Thomas J. Thomas, dean of University College at Wilkes University, has advice for guiding offspring through the process of choosing a college major and, potentially, their life’s work.  Thomas has …

Wilkes University has announced faculty who have earned promotion and been awarded tenure.  The faculty member receiving promotion is: Donald Mencer was promoted to professor of chemistry. Mencer joined Wilkes University in 2001 and was tenured in 2005.  During his time at the University, Mencer has served as chair and co-chair of the Chemistry and …

Emily Russavage, a 2020 graduate of Wilkes University, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Russavage, of Dunmore, Pa., earned a bachelor of science degree in biology. The fellowship, which is awarded to early-career scientists, includes a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 and an annual $12,000 allowance …

In honor of National Engineers Week, Feb. 16-22, News@Wilkes visited a mechanical engineering class.  Things were popping on a Tuesday morning in mechanical engineering professor Edward Bednarz’ Advanced Machine Design Class.  Entering Room 102 in Cohen Science Center, the air was fragrant with the by-product of one student team’s successful …