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Wilkes University Hosts Middle- And High-School Students at Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science on March 3
Nearly 800 middle- and high-school students from seven northeast Pennsylvania counties will come to Wilkes University on March 3 when the campus hosts the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region 2 Competition. The event begins with registration f...
Mar 1, 2018, 11:32am EST
MEDIA ADVISORY: Wilkes University Hosts Panamanian Cultural Day on Feb. 27
Join Panamanian students at Wilkes University for a celebration of their culture and heritage through displays, music and dance from 10 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The event will be held in the Marts Gym, 274 S. Franklin St. The cohort is s...
Feb 26, 2018, 11:52am EST
Wilkes University Engineering Professor Edward Bednarz Receives Fourth Patent
Edward T. Bednarz III, Wilkes University assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded a patent for his invention titled, "System for Identifying the Magnitude and Position of a Load within a Weight Area of a Beam." Bednarz developed a...
Feb 26, 2018, 9:48am EST
Wilkes University Engineering Professor Edward Bednarz Receives Fourth Patent
Edward T. Bednarz III, Wilkes University assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was awarded a patent for his invention titled, "System for Identifying the Magnitude and Position of a Load within a Weight Area of a Beam." Bednarz developed a ...
Feb 26, 2018, 9:46am EST
Poet and Novelist Ben Lerner Reads at the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series at Wilkes University March 14
Poet and novelist Ben Lerner will be the featured author when the Wilkes University English Department hosts the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series on March 14. The reading will take place at 7 p.m. in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 S. River ...
Feb 21, 2018, 9:01am EST
Wilkes University Campus Interfaith Hosts Food Insecurity Lecture on March 15
Food justice advocate, author, TEDx speaker and registered dietitian, Clancy Cash Harrison, will speak at Wilkes University on March 15 on the topic of food insecurity in the United States. The lecture, "Hunger: an Invisible Epidemic," begins at 11 a....
Feb 21, 2018, 8:56am EST
Athlete, Activist and Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Delivers Rosenn Lecture on April 29 at Wilkes University
Basketball Hall of Fame center, New York Times-bestselling author, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will deliver the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 29. The event will be at 2 p.m. in the McHale ...
Feb 20, 2018, 10:48am EST
Wilkes University Announces Partnership With Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony
The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University is partnering with the Norman Mailer Center to bring the Mailer Writers Colony summer writing workshops to Wilkes University and serve as their permanent home. Named in honor o...
Feb 19, 2018, 9:12am EST
Wilkes University Running Club Holds Relay for Heat on Feb. 24 to Raise Funds to Ease Home Heating Crisis
The Wilkes University Running Club will hold its annual 100-mile Relay for Heat to raise funds to assist local families with their heating bills. All contributions are given to the Commission for Economic Opportunity (CEO) Martin Luther King Fuel Fund ...
Feb 13, 2018, 2:31pm EST
Corrected: Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Announces Pennsylvania Writers Conference July 29- Aug. 9
Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Andre Dubus III will be the keynote speaker when Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing holds the fourth annual Pennsylvania Writers Conference, celebrating all genres ...
Feb 13, 2018, 10:12am EST