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Faculty win awards for scholarship, teaching, advising

Susquehanna University announced faculty awards for research, teaching and advising at its 167th Commencement. Awards were…

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Students translate climate research into storybooks

An asthmatic oyster, a sad sasquatch and color-changing coral. All are characters in a collection…

Image for news story: Research, music, art on display at Senior Scholars Day
Research, music, art on display at Senior Scholars Day

Approximately 130 students shared their research, music and art during Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day —…

Two students wearing safety goggles work together in a science lab, examining materials on a lab bench with bottles and tools in front of them. One student wears gloves; the other wears a River Hawks t-shirt.
Syllabus: Forensic Chemistry

Syllabus is an ongoing series of stories that gives readers an inside look at some…

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Alumna wins presidential research award

Shade’s research to advance the understanding of how soil microbial communities respond to disturbance, including…

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Love and the brain: A Q&A with Erin Rhinehart, Professor of Biology

Falling in love isn’t just about chemistry — it is chemistry. The brain lights up with dopamine-fueled…

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Rescue mission: Susquehanna helps save 900 stranded fish

Students and faculty from Susquehanna University’s Freshwater Research Institute joined with the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association to…

Image for news story: Reaching for the stars: Science student lands stellar internship
Reaching for the stars: Science student lands stellar internship

Lauren Edwards ’25 has long admired her father’s career in engineering, and when it came…

Image for news story: Neuroscience students selected for national program
Neuroscience students selected for national program

A team of neuroscience students from Susquehanna University has been selected for a national program…

Image for news story: Biogeochemist to explore the role of soil in climate change
Biogeochemist to explore the role of soil in climate change

Soil biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe will present the lecture “What’s Soil Got To Do With…

Image for news story: New SU-developed app makes water quality testing easy — and free
New SU-developed app makes water quality testing easy — and free

Testing the quality of your water just got easier and less expensive thanks to a…

Image for news story: Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation to support Freshwater Research Institute
Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation to support Freshwater Research Institute

Susquehanna University has received a nearly $600,000 grant to support ongoing work at its Freshwater…

Image for news story: Environmental studies major turns childhood love for state parks into a career path
Environmental studies major turns childhood love for state parks into a career path

Growing up, Madison Hoy ’26 developed a deep sentimental connection to state and national parks…

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Grant supports health care internships

Several Susquehanna University students spent their summer working in professional internships funded through a $50,000…

Image for news story: Ecology majors care for animals big and small in research, zoo internships
Ecology majors care for animals big and small in research, zoo internships

Lindsay Davis ’25 was a newly declared ecology major when she read an article about…

Image for news story: Senior learns patience from Pennsylvania’s birds
Senior learns patience from Pennsylvania’s birds

Sara Motz ’25 carefully tried to free the tiny common yellowthroat from the fine mesh…

Image for news story: Shedding the light on mixoplankton
Shedding the light on mixoplankton

In any body of water, millions of tiny organisms float around, casually playing a critical…

Image for news story: Chemistry major interning through National Science Foundation program
Chemistry major interning through National Science Foundation program

As if being selected for a highly competitive research program isn’t already a celebratory accomplishment,…

Image for news story: Could spiders solve the spotted lanternfly problem?
Could spiders solve the spotted lanternfly problem?

Students at Susquehanna University are collecting hundreds of spotted lanternflies and spiders to determine if…

Image for news story: Professor publishes textbook The Physics of Sound and Music
Professor publishes textbook The Physics of Sound and Music

Susquehanna University Professor of Physics Samya Zain has published her third textbook, The Physics of…

Image for news story: Psychology grad and 4-time Fulbrighter gives back to field, gains joy
Psychology grad and 4-time Fulbrighter gives back to field, gains joy

Bruce Svare ’71, professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at the State University of New…

Image for news story: Susquehanna University offering watershed studies minor
Susquehanna University offering watershed studies minor

Susquehanna University’s School of Natural and Social Sciences is now offering a watershed studies minor…

Image for news story: Faculty win awards for scholarship, teaching, advising
Faculty win awards for scholarship, teaching, advising

Susquehanna University announced faculty awards for research, teaching and advising at its 166th commencement. …

Image for news story: Class of 2024: Where are they going?
Class of 2024: Where are they going?

As Susquehanna University closes its 166th academic year, seniors are preparing for the next chapter…

Computer science major awarded FAIT Fellowship from U.S. Department of State

Susquehanna University’s KaMeron Hopkins ’26, a computer science major from Odenton, Maryland, has been awarded…

Image for news story: Susquehanna’s schools of business, natural sciences launch chemistry management major
Susquehanna’s schools of business, natural sciences launch chemistry management major

Susquehanna University will offer a chemistry management major beginning in fall 2024. Students in chemistry…

Image for news story: Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition
Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition

Nearly 130 students presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an event…

Image for news story: Geneive Henry honored as 2024 CUR Fellow
Geneive Henry honored as 2024 CUR Fellow

Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein professor of chemistry at Susquehanna University, is the first to…

Image for news story: Susquehanna receives $300,000 grant to support summer research
Susquehanna receives $300,000 grant to support summer research

The Sherman Fairchild Foundation has awarded Susquehanna University nearly $300,000 in grant funding to support…

Image for news story: Campus gathers to watch eclipse
Campus gathers to watch eclipse

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff assembled at Susquehanna University to view the long-awaited solar…

Image for news story: Turn your eyes to the sky
Turn your eyes to the sky

Jennifer Carter, assistant professor of physicsAstronomers and spectators alike are preparing their telescopes and protective…

Image for news story: Susquehanna launches data science major
Susquehanna launches data science major

Susquehanna University will offer a data science major beginning in fall 2024. Students in data…

Image for news story: Leap day: A Q&A with Jennifer Carter, Assistant Professor of Physics
Leap day: A Q&A with Jennifer Carter, Assistant Professor of Physics

2024 is a leap year and more specifically, Feb. 29 is leap day, the day…

Image for news story: Partnership grants Susquehanna students early admission to medical school
Partnership grants Susquehanna students early admission to medical school

Susquehanna University’s new partnership with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the core of…

Image for news story: Susquehanna partners with Salus University for 4+4 programs
Susquehanna partners with Salus University for 4+4 programs

Susquehanna University announces a new partnership with Salus University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, that will prepare…

Image for news story: Lecture to explore psychedelics in treatment of addiction, mental illness
Lecture to explore psychedelics in treatment of addiction, mental illness

Bill Richards, a psychologist from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will present the Alice…

Image for news story: Year in Review: Our favorite things from 2023
Year in Review: Our favorite things from 2023

A historic, record-breaking capital campaign, compelling faculty-student research, a world-renowned classical musician performed on campus…

Image for news story: Dam good engineering! Beaver dams the blueprint for conservation
Dam good engineering! Beaver dams the blueprint for conservation

Matt Wilson, director of Susquehanna's Center for Environmental Education and Research and Freshwater Research Institute,…

Image for news story: Unlocking the power of light: Inside Susquehanna’s laser research suite
Unlocking the power of light: Inside Susquehanna’s laser research suite

When dozens of ginkgo trees were planted on Susquehanna’s campus nearly 100 years ago, it…

Image for news story: Susquehanna awarded $200k grant from the National Science Foundation
Susquehanna awarded $200k grant from the National Science Foundation

Funding will expand research collaborations across the region Susquehanna University has been awarded a…

Double-major interns with tech company that supported her college education

Sarah Vigliotti ’24, a double major in mathematics and computer science, reunited with a tech…

Image for news story: Research uncovers legacy, prompts renaming a subset of Susquehanna River islands
Research uncovers legacy, prompts renaming a subset of Susquehanna River islands

No matter the passage of time, man’s imprint on the environment is difficult to erase,…

Image for news story: Baker’s yeast the key ingredient for biochemistry major’s research award
Baker’s yeast the key ingredient for biochemistry major’s research award

Thirteen Susquehanna University student researchers participated in the Susquehanna Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium, with one…

Image for news story: Peace Corps experience teaches endurance, resilience
Peace Corps experience teaches endurance, resilience

Although Phoebe Kurien ’19 Marshall’s Peace Corps experience didn’t end the way she expected it…

Image for news story: Susquehanna partners with Duquesne, Temple for pharmacy program
Susquehanna partners with Duquesne, Temple for pharmacy program

Susquehanna University now offers a program that allows students to accelerate their Doctor of Pharmacy…

Image for news story: Susquehanna, Chesapeake Conservancy partner for workforce development
Susquehanna, Chesapeake Conservancy partner for workforce development

Susquehanna University, in cooperation with the Chesapeake Conservancy, has launched a workforce development program that…

Image for news story: Research partnership seeks trends in bird populations, habitat quality
Research partnership seeks trends in bird populations, habitat quality

Susquehanna University is partnering with the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association to record, identify and upload…

Image for news story: Class of 2023: Where Are They Going
Class of 2023: Where Are They Going

Making Her Directorial Debut Alexis Jefferson Alexis Jefferson will make her professional directorial debut at the Pablo…

Image for news story: Students Present Research at Senior Scholars Day
Students Present Research at Senior Scholars Day

More than 150 students presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an…

Image for news story: Climbing temperatures adversely impact brook trout
Climbing temperatures adversely impact brook trout

Recent research from Susquehanna University’s Freshwater Research Institute finds that water temperatures affect certain behaviors…

Image for news story: Senior Awarded Fulbright to Germany
Senior Awarded Fulbright to Germany

Grace Tepes ’23, a biochemistry and German studies double major, has been awarded the prestigious…

Image for news story: Research Launches Into Deep Space
Research Launches Into Deep Space

When Jennifer Carter was a child, the first thing she wanted to be when she…

Image for news story: Pakistani Physicist Pursues Education In Spite of Traditionalist Gender Roles
Pakistani Physicist Pursues Education In Spite of Traditionalist Gender Roles

This is the sixth and final story in our series on Women in STEM. "There will…

Image for news story: Syllabus: Biology of Women
Syllabus: Biology of Women

Syllabus is an ongoing series of stories that gives readers an inside look at some…

Image for news story: Susquehanna, Chesapeake Conservancy Formalize Relationship
Susquehanna, Chesapeake Conservancy Formalize Relationship

Susquehanna University and the Chesapeake Conservancy have formalized their ongoing relationship through an agreement that…

Image for news story: Professor Tracks History Through Earth’s ‘Rock Record’
Professor Tracks History Through Earth’s ‘Rock Record’

This is the fifth story in our series on Women in STEM. "The study of geology…

Image for news story: Professor sees self in first-generation students
Professor sees self in first-generation students

This is the fourth story in our series on Women in STEM. "The best part of…

Image for news story: Salt: Good for Roads, Bad for Ecosystems?
Salt: Good for Roads, Bad for Ecosystems?

Though central Pennsylvania has yet to feel the full force of a northeastern winter this…

Image for news story: Chemist Mentors Students in Research, Ethics
Chemist Mentors Students in Research, Ethics

This is the third story in our series on Women in STEM. When Geneive Henry joined…

Image for news story: Biology alumna finalist for national Teacher of the Year
Biology alumna finalist for national Teacher of the Year

Update: Carolyn has been named one of five finalists for the 2023 National Teacher of…

Image for news story: A New Way to Restore Ancient Roman Mosaics
A New Way to Restore Ancient Roman Mosaics

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Uses the Tools of His Trade at Moroccan Ruins As…

Image for news story: Mathematician Nurtures Belonging, Community Among Students
Mathematician Nurtures Belonging, Community Among Students

This is the second story in our series on Women in STEM. As a child, Alathea…

Image for news story: Research Determines Potency of ‘Green’ Nanoparticles Against Cancer, Inflammation
Research Determines Potency of ‘Green’ Nanoparticles Against Cancer, Inflammation

Pavithra Vivekanand, associate professor of biologyGold nanoparticles have been the subject of scientific research for…

Image for news story: Biology professors pave way for Women in STEM
Biology professors pave way for Women in STEM

This is the first story in our series on Women in STEM. Peggy Peeler leads Women…

Image for news story: New Research Seeks To Predict Impact of Fracking on Streams
New Research Seeks To Predict Impact of Fracking on Streams

New research published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal Microbiology Spectrum identifies the importance…

Image for news story: Students Awarded National Fellowship To Support Environmental Advocacy Work
Students Awarded National Fellowship To Support Environmental Advocacy Work

Two environmental studies students were awarded the highly competitive Rachel Carson Council Fellowship to support…

Image for news story: Mentorship Leads to Positive Chain Reaction
Mentorship Leads to Positive Chain Reaction

This summer, three students examined baker’s yeast to determine the function and role of a…

Image for news story: Catching Rays, Particle Physics Style
Catching Rays, Particle Physics Style

While awaiting the delivery of the physics components that were delayed due to supply shortages,…

Image for news story: For purseweb spiders, flinging their poo may be life or death
For purseweb spiders, flinging their poo may be life or death

Ecology major Aislinn Shilcusky ’24 researched the purseweb spider alongside Matthew Persons, professor of biology,…

Image for news story: Adventurer fights fires in national parks
Adventurer fights fires in national parks

Through connections he made from his winter break job, Jacob Tomasulo ’23 landed an incredible…

Image for news story: Science major lands competitive NSF internship
Science major lands competitive NSF internship

Sydney Salas ’23Anthropology and biology double major Sydney Salas ’23 spent her summer working in…

Image for news story: Physics, Psychology Cross Circuits in the Lab
Physics, Psychology Cross Circuits in the Lab

Gwen Conley ’23 and Hannah Needham ’23 entered the Susquehanna Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium on…

Image for news story: Students Fish for Data, Trout To Detect Stream Health
Students Fish for Data, Trout To Detect Stream Health

Students interning with Susquehanna’s Freshwater Research Institute spent a portion of their summer in the…

Image for news story: Fluorescent Dyes Lighting Up the Chemistry Lab
Fluorescent Dyes Lighting Up the Chemistry Lab

Phillip Brogdon, assistant professor of chemistrySquaraine dyes are a type of organic dyes that exhibit…

Image for news story: Research Seeks To Lower Cost of Industrial Process
Research Seeks To Lower Cost of Industrial Process

William Dougherty, associate professor of chemistry, uses his lab to introduce interested undergraduates to fundamental,…

Image for news story: Using Modern Tools To Dig Millions of Years Into History
Using Modern Tools To Dig Millions of Years Into History

Two Susquehanna students are spending their summer on Vermont’s Isle La Motte studying the fossil…

Image for news story: Class of 2022: Where are They Going?
Class of 2022: Where are They Going?

Ever since John Salerno was a boy, he aspired to a career in the military….

Image for news story: Faculty Awards, Valedictorian, Outstanding Seniors Announced
Faculty Awards, Valedictorian, Outstanding Seniors Announced

Susquehanna University announced awards for valedictorian and outstanding seniors in the Class of 2022, as…

Image for news story: Four Awarded Study-Abroad Scholarships
Four Awarded Study-Abroad Scholarships

Four Susquehanna University students were awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, enabling them…

Image for news story: Senior Scholars Day Research Tackles Environmental Problems, Asks Unique Questions
Senior Scholars Day Research Tackles Environmental Problems, Asks Unique Questions

More than 150 seniors presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an…

Image for news story: Centralia a ‘Hot Bed’ for Microbial Discovery
Centralia a ‘Hot Bed’ for Microbial Discovery

The mine fire already had been burning for 40 years underneath the ground where Tammy…

Image for news story: Susquehanna Awarded $625,000 from Richard King Mellon Foundation
Susquehanna Awarded $625,000 from Richard King Mellon Foundation

Susquehanna University has been awarded a $625,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to…

Image for news story: Study Highlights Live Stake Planting Success
Study Highlights Live Stake Planting Success

Trees Planted To Reduce Erosion, Stabilize Streambank Silky dogwood, buttonbush and elderberry were the…

Image for news story: Research Looks Into Ways to Gauge, Curb Impact of Pharmaceuticals in Waterways
Research Looks Into Ways to Gauge, Curb Impact of Pharmaceuticals in Waterways

Armed with 19 years of industry experience in pharmaceuticals, Lou Ann Tom, associate professor of…

Image for news story: Katherine Straub Named Dean of Natural and Social Sciences
Katherine Straub Named Dean of Natural and Social Sciences

Susquehanna University has named Katherine Straub as dean of the School of Natural and Social…

Image for news story: An Arctic Encounter
An Arctic Encounter

Graduates Meet on Research Vessel In Nuuk, Greenland, on the eastern side of Baffin Bay, 14…

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Physics Professor Publishes Second Textbook

Samya Zain, professor of physics at Susquehanna University, has published her second physics textbook Thermodynamics…

Columbia University Biochemist to Deliver Lecture

Samuel H. Sternberg, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University, will deliver…

Susquehanna Restructures Academic Schools

Susquehanna has restructured the School of Arts and Sciences into three schools — School of…

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Internship Helps Senior Find Postgraduate Direction

Many River Hawks had a summer full of opportunities and possibilities as they completed their…

Chemistry Research Builds Confidence, Leads to Self-Assurance

While many of her classmates returned home for the summer, Olivia Basile ’24 remained on…

Image for news story: Susquehanna Included in Fiske Guide
Susquehanna Included in Fiske Guide

Susquehanna University has been recognized as an innovator and national leader in promoting socioeconomic diversity…

Grad Stays Busy at Tesla Despite Economic Slowdown

When Thomas Kitt ’17 approached his senior year at Susquehanna University, he knew he wanted…

Grant Awarded to SU Physics Professor

Susquehanna University’s Jennifer Carter, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded a $21,699 grant from…

Bio Major Researches Salamanders

Biology major Kody Streeter ’21 is spending her summer researching the red-backed salamander, a very…

Image for news story: Susquehanna Again Included in Fiske Guide
Susquehanna Again Included in Fiske Guide

Susquehanna University has been recognized as an “innovator” by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, a…

Image for news story: Ecology Major Provided Research Opportunities at Home and Abroad
Ecology Major Provided Research Opportunities at Home and Abroad

From studying red-eyed tree frogs in Panama to working with endangered species at the Memphis…

Image for news story: Fog Lifts the Curtain on Air Quality
Fog Lifts the Curtain on Air Quality

Although it might be a nuisance to drive through, fog, as it turns out, can…

Image for news story: Zain First Pakistani Woman to Author a Physics e-Textbook
Zain First Pakistani Woman to Author a Physics e-Textbook

With the publication of “Techniques of Classical Mechanics: From Lagrangian to Newtonian mechanics,” Susquehanna University’s…

Image for news story: Senior Observes Wonder of Childbirth
Senior Observes Wonder of Childbirth

Fellowship in Portugal Opens Eyes to Multiple Medical Specialties As a fellow with the…

Image for news story: Senior Conducts Research in Cancer Biology
Senior Conducts Research in Cancer Biology

Anna Mykytyn ’20 received a highly competitive fellowship to conduct research on cancer treatment at…

Image for news story: Research Finds the Male, Female Brains Respond Differently to Alcohol
Research Finds the Male, Female Brains Respond Differently to Alcohol

Erin Rhinehart, professor of biologyResearch from Erin Rhinehart, professor of biology at Susquehanna University, finds…

Chemistry Major Works with PennDOT for Summer Internship

Chemistry major Madeline Goodhart ’20 discovered her love for working in research labs during her…

Image for news story: Persevering Through Frustrating Research
Persevering Through Frustrating Research

How you respond to frustration can determine a lot of things in life — whether…

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