Growing up in Pittston, Pennsylvania, political science major John Sudol didn’t have a particular career in mind, but he knew he wanted to work to make the world a better place. Whether he’s involved in classroom discussions or community advocacy work, he has the greater good in mind. The 2016 …
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Jen Heemstra, PhD, will present this year’s Catherine H. Bone Lecture, “Tracking the Edits that Rewrite the RNA Code,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, in the Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons, 84 W. South Street, Wilkes-Barre. The lecture is free and open to …
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Spring break is a tradition for students to flee toward balmier, sunnier locales. The Wilkes GeoExplorers Club is no exception in seeking out the comfort of warmer climates. The GeoExplorers is an outdoor club focused on providing students hands-on learning experiences through the exploration of geologically interesting locations, such as …
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It had been a damp and blustery day as the group of Honors Program students made their way toward Ross Castle, the 15th-century towerhouse located in Killarney National Park in southwest Ireland. As the exciting, but dreary, day pressed on, a large herd of Irish red deer suddenly dashed across …
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A group of students from the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy have been out in northeastern Pennsylvania encouraging the public to “Stick to the Script.” Matt Trbuza, a P3 pharmacy major from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (Go Mounties!) is one of the team members determined to highlight the importance of medication adherence in …
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Script Your Future is a national campaign designed to educate consumers about the need to take medication as prescribed. Steph Nowak, a P3 pharmacy student from Exeter, Pennsylvania, is one member of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy team hosting community engagement events to help people “Stick to the Script.” Why …
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Script Your Future is a national consumer education campaign designed to raise awareness about the importance of medication adherence. Nori Zaccheo, a P3 pharmacy student from Scranton, Pennsylvania, is one member of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy team who is out in the community encouraging people to “Stick to the …
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Wilkes Professor & Students Publish Research on How E. coli Precipitates Calcium Carbonate and Its Positive Implications on Environment E. coli gets a bad rap. Associated more often in the public consciousness with illness and food recalls than with anything beneficial, E. coli (Escherichia coli) is actually much more complicated …
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Wilkes University is pleased to announce that the Office of Academic Success’s Peer Tutor program has been awarded certification as a Level 1 certified tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). For more than 30 years, CRLA has been a leader in learning assistance, …
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Who do you get when you combine a martial arts expert with an ambitious computer science major? You get Nate Martes, a junior honors student who is also minoring in cloud computing. Born in the Bronx, Martes now lives in Wilkes-Barre. He chose Wilkes not only because it is local …