Research and Scholarship

The Third Annual Wilkes University Scholarship Symposium celebration of the outstanding faculty research and scholarship began April 1 in University Center on Main. Yong Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, kicked-off the event with his lecture, “The Future of Robotics: Fantasy, Reality and Ethics.” Zhu’s discussion explored the increasing role robots …

In preparation for the six-part dramatization of PBS Masterpiece, Les Miserables, WVIA will host a panel discussion with special guests including Wilkes University’s assistant professor of history Jonathan Kuiken as they set the historical and literary context of the production. The event will be held April 7 from 3-6 p.m. …

The Third Annual Wilkes University Scholarship Symposium celebrates the outstanding faculty research and scholarship taking place throughout Wilkes University’s spectrum of disciplines. The event takes place Monday, April 1 through Thursday, April 4, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. each day and includes numerous research, performance and poster presentations.  The event is free and open …

Early child care professionals with some college credits can now earn their bachelor’s degree online while working full time. Wilkes University’s online Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary and early childhood education prepares students for Pennsylvania pre-kindergarten through fourth grade certification. Scholarships are available for qualified early child care professionals …

Wilkes University students Matthew Finnegan and Joshua Bradley presented research papers during the Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference. The event took place Feb. 15-17 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Pi Sigma Alpha is the national political science honor society. Finnegan is a junior political science and …

In honor of Engineering Week 2019, News@Wilkes looks at one of the senior projects tackled by engineering students. Watch out for the traffic in the hallway near Room 248 in Stark Learning Center. It’s where a group of senior mechanical engineering students are test driving their senior project. The team, …

Michael Steele, professor of biology at Wilkes University, recently was featured in NOVA Wonders in an article entitled, “Six Stupendous Reasons to Appreciate the Heck Out of Squirrels”.  The article ran on Jan. 21, squirrel appreciation day. The article discusses the tactics squirrels use to protect their supplies, communication patterns …

Three Wilkes University students were awarded the Dr. Joseph Donald Stephens, DDS Global Scholars Award. The award provides students with scholarships to pursue their education in another country. The award was established by Panos Kalaritis, a member of the Class of 1977, and his wife, Deborah Stephens Kalaritis, a member …

Wilkes fourth-year pharmacy student Michael Hummel knew he needed more practice doing blood pressure screenings. After helping with a screening event attended by more than 150 people at a church in Kijinjubwa, Uganda, he felt like a pro. “People were talking, trucks were going by outside, as I tried to …

It didn’t look like the usual class project. Eight students sat at intervals along HO-scale train tracks, computers in front of them, circuits plugged into the tracks next to them. They were members of John Gilmer’s Microcomputer Operation and Design class. Each student was assigned two sections of the track …