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Wilkes University Junior Juan Astegiano Recognized for Outstanding Position Paper by Model United Nations Program
Wilkes University junior Juan Astegiano received the Outstanding Position Paper award from the 2020 Model United Nations Committee in New York. He is the first Wilkes student participating in the model U.N. program to win the honor. Astegiano, who ...
May 6, 2020, 2:06pm EDT
Wilkes Graduate Emily Russavage of Dunmore, Pa., Wins National Science Foundation Research Fellowship
Emily Russavage, a 2020 graduate of Wilkes University, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Russavage, of Dunmore, Pa., earned a bachelor of science degree in biology. The fellowship, which is awarded to ...
May 6, 2020, 1:59pm EDT
Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing To Hold Virtual June Residency
The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University has announced that its June residency will be held entirely online. The program usually has students meet in person on the Wilkes University campus in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for it...
Apr 16, 2020, 4:02pm EDT
Wilkes University To Offer Economic Relief Awards For Transfer Students Affected by Pandemic
Wilkes University has announced that it will include Economic Relief Awards in financial aid packages for local students transferring to the University who have been impacted by the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards, which w...
Apr 6, 2020, 3:31pm EDT
Wilkes University Pharmacy Student Harrison Ferro of Berwick, Pa., Wins Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association "Know Pain Know Gain" Competition
Harrison Ferro, a student in Wilkes University's Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, was the 2020 winner of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association "Know Pain Know Gain" competition. Ferro, a resident of Berwick, Pa., is in his third professional year in phar...
Apr 3, 2020, 4:06pm EDT
Wilkes University Announces Rescheduling of Pain and Addiction Summit With Physician and Addiction Specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky
Wilkes University has announced that the Pain and Addiction Summit, previously scheduled for April 3, 2020, has been rescheduled for April 23, 2021. Leaders at the forefront of battling the opioid crisis will present at the event at Mohegan Sun Pocono....
Mar 30, 2020, 12:32pm EDT
Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Cancels Exhibition Drawn To Abstraction Prints from the 1960s and 70s
The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University announces the cancelation of the exhibit Drawn to Abstraction: Prints from the 1960s and 70s. The exhibit features the emerging abstract movement of the time period, including abstract expressionism, minimal...
Mar 25, 2020, 1:11pm EDT
Wilkes University Reschedules Rosenn Lecture with NPR's Terry Gross
Wilkes University has canceled the April 19 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities with National Public Radio's Terry Gross. The event is rescheduled for April 25, 2021 at 2:30 pm in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Details a...
Mar 16, 2020, 2:18pm EDT
Maslow Family Graduate Program In Creative Writing at Wilkes University Offers Non-Credit Writing Workshops
Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing is hosting non-credit creative writing community workshops beginning in April 2020. All workshops are open to adults and will be held on Wilkes campus. The cost for each workshop...
Mar 9, 2020, 10:51am EDT
Wilkes University Hosts 600 High School Students at Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Regional Competition on February 29
More than 600 high school students from 49 northeast Pennsylvania high schools will compete when Wilkes University hosts the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science regional competition on Saturday, February 29. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p...
Feb 27, 2020, 4:31pm EST