Uncategorized

Meet Ormr the snake robot – the ingenious brainchild of two junior mechanical engineering students who were tasked with solving a dilemma in the spring of 2020: is it possible to follow water flow through fractures in a mine pool? 

Wilkes University awarded 277 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to winter graduates. Among those receiving their degrees are the University’s first graduates from the elementary and early childhood education degree-completion program. The online program caters to working adults who cannot earn their bachelor’s degree in a traditional, face-to-face format. It…

“Overcoming Challenges for Small States in International Diplomacy” is the theme of a virtual lecture by Ambassador Ahmed Sareer and hosted by Wilkes University. The event is at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Members of the campus and greater community can access the lecture via Zoom using the link below.…

Note: This article was published in the Times Leader on Feb. 13, 2022 Reflections from a New NeighborGreg Cant, Wilkes University President I made my first official visit to Wilkes-Barre in 2019 while interviewing to become the seventh president of Wilkes University. Knowing that Wilkes could be our future home,…

Wilkes University Provost David M. Ward announced the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester.

Wilkes alumnus and Man Booker Prize winning author Marlon James continues to achieve incredible success, this time with series order from HBO and the UK’S Channel 4 for the crime drama, Get Millie Black. According to Dateline, Get Millie Black follows “ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black, who returns to Kingston…

A team of two Nesbitt School of Pharmacy students won second place in the National Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition hosted by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. (ASHP) on Dec. 5 and 6, 2021. Allison Middernacht of Milton, Pa., and Jonathan Little of Watsontown, Pa., both fourth professional year…

On Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, Wilkes University alumnus, supporter and friend, Clayton J. Karambelas, passed away. Together with his beloved wife, Theresa, he helped to transform the Wilkes campus through his loyalty, vision and generosity.   A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Karambelas was the first born to the loving family…

The Luzerne County Schools & Homes in Education (SHINE) program at Wilkes University celebrated the nationwide “Lights on Afterschool” project by offering a virtual “Lights On!” STEM lesson to its students and their families. Supplies were distributed beforehand to the students and included everything needed to make a flashlight with an LED bulb. The Zoom lesson, sponsored by UGI, explained where electricity comes, how it can light a bulb, and the history of electricity. 

Wilkes-Barre mayor George Brown presents the proclamation to Erica Acosta naming her the Marshal of the fourth annual Multicultural Parade and Festival on Sat., Sept. 25, 2021 at noon on Public Square.