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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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EMS Club offers clinical experience, enhances campus, community safety

Zoe Laffler ’26, Allyson Hurford ’26 and Matthew Crawford ’26 are certified EMTs making a…

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: Full STEAM ahead: Senior sparks family fun at fall festival
Full STEAM ahead: Senior sparks family fun at fall festival

Children use paint to create leaf prints at the Afterschool STEAM Fall Festival.After three years…

Image for news story: Susquehanna welcomes new faculty
Susquehanna welcomes new faculty

Susquehanna University has welcomed several new faculty members in the School of Natural & Social…

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: 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: 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: 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: Harvard scholar to deliver lecture on understanding algorithms
Harvard scholar to deliver lecture on understanding algorithms

Cathy O'Neil, chief executive officer of ORCAACathy O’Neil, chief executive officer of ORCAA, will present…

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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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…

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Physics Professor Publishes Second Textbook

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

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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…

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…

Chemistry Professor Earns National Honor

Geneive Henry, professor and chair of Susquehanna University’s Department of Chemistry, has been awarded the…

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…

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…

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 you have…

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