Research and Scholarship

Wilkes University fourth-year student pharmacist Alexis Nicholson of Breinigsville, Pa., was accepted in the national Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and CVS Health Foundation scholars program. Nicholson is one of just 15 student pharmacists across the nation to be accepted into the program based upon their research proposal. Mentored by Nicole …

What’s it like working in a pharmaceutical science research lab? News@Wilkes shadowed Ajay Bommareddy, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and his team of students for a new feature called “In the Lab.” Inside the pharmaceutical sciences suite, Ajay Bommareddy debriefs his team of student researchers about the progress they’ve made …

A group of students are having a rocky time this summer – and that’s just what they were hoping for. That’s because the eight students are attending a five-week, intensive, project-focused, international geology field camp led by Wilkes faculty on the island of Newfoundland in Canada. The camp, offered for …

Wilkes University students in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy were awarded the National Rookie Award of the 2019 National Consumers League Script Your Future Challenge. The award was presented during the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting. The event was held July 13-17 at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago, …

Wilkes University Doctor of Philosophy in nursing student, Jamie Hankins, was awarded the Promise of Nursing Faculty Fellowship for the Pennsylvania region. The fellowship, administered by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, is awarded to registered nurses enrolled in graduate-level, degree-granting programs in select regions of the United States. …

International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated on June 23. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society(WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in engineering and related industries.  In honor of the event, …

Students in Wilkes University’s Sidhu School of Business and Leadership placed third in the fifth annual Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. The Wilkes team, called Wilkes Gold, competed against 50 teams, beating students from The University of Chicago, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon MBA, Duke University, Cornell University, University of Michigan, …

Third-year student pharmacist and Spanish major Dylan Fox knows the importance of compassion and empathy when working with patients on their medical care. During the National Patient Counseling Competition at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) national meeting in Seattle, Wash., in March, the Denver, Pa., native was able to showcase …

To celebrate the achievements of our soon-to-be graduates, News@Wilkes will highlight stand-out seniors throughout Senior Week and in the week following commencement.  Geraldine Ndidi Ojukwu Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, minor in economics Hometown: Budd Lake, N.J. Activities and Achievements:Ojukwu served as the chairperson of Wilkes University Democrats, was a …

Mingzhu Yue Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing and Management Bachelor of Science, Hospitality Leadership Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Hometown: Zhengzhou, China Activities and Achievements:Yue was the president of the Asian Cultural Society and vice president of the Hospitality Leadership Club at Wilkes. She completed three internships, which included …