Wilkes University welcomes you to our official home page. Wilkes, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, offers small classes with Ph.D.-level faculty and a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in arts, music, applied sciences, biology, chemistry, ...
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Wilkes University Students Complete Summer Research
During summer 2019, undergraduate students at Wilkes University engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2019 Aug 6
Wilkes University Students Complete Summer Research
During summer 2019, undergraduate students at Wilkes University engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2019 Jul 18

Wilkes University Students Present Research at Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference
Wilkes University students Matthew Finnegan and Joshua Bradley presented research papers during the Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference. The event took place Feb. 15-17 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Pi Sigma Alpha is the national political science honor society. Finnegan is a junior political science and international studies major. His paper was entitled "Wind Turbine Construction Projects and Their Effects on Tourism." Bradley is a junior political science and international studies major. His paper was entitled "The Effect of Energy Trade Dependency on Foreign Policy." The conference provides a platform for Pi Sigma Alpha members to present their research findings in a professional setting with opportunity for engagement with peers. Finnegan and Bradley are research assistants with assistant professor of political science Andreea Maierean.
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2019 Mar 12

Wilkes University Student Completes Guthrie Clinical Semester
Four Wilkes University students are completing their Guthrie clinical semester as part of the Guthrie Scholars program. The Guthrie Scholars program is designed to give qualified juniors and seniors at Wilkes University who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine the opportunity to earn 15 credits while gaining first-hand knowledge of the life of a physician.
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2019 Mar 12

Wilkes University Students ConductSummer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Aug 13
Wilkes University Students Conduct Summer Research in Mechanical Engineering
Students at Wilkes University are conducting theoretical research with Amjad Nazzal, associate professor of physics, this summer. During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Aug 7
Wilkes University Students Are Conducting Summer Research in Chemistry
Wilkes University students are participating in summer research with Amjad Nazzal, associate professor of physics, and Henry Castejon, chair of mechanical engineering and professor of materials science and chemistry, as they conduct a series of experiments in the chemistry department. During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Aug 7

Wilkes University Students Conduct Interdisciplinary Summer Research
Wilkes University students are conducting interdisciplinary research this summer with Del Lucent, associate professor of physics. The research students are learning about mathematics, computer science, physics, and biochemistry related to the protein folding research project. Their day-to-day tasks involve writing computer programs and optimizing data analysis workflows. They are also learning how to perform computer simulations of protein folding using molecular dynamics simulation packages. During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Aug 7

Wilkes Students Conduct Summer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Aug 1

Wilkes University Students are Conducting Mechanical Engineering/Bioengineering Summer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Jul 31
Wilkes University Student Pharmacists Conduct Summer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Jul 31
Wilkes University Students Conduct Summer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University were engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Jul 30

Wilkes Students Conduct Summer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University were engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Jul 30

Wilkes University Students Conduct Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Jul 30

Wilkes University Students Conduct Summer Research
During summer 2018, more than 150 undergraduate students at Wilkes University are engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.
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2018 Jul 30
Wilkes University Students in College of Science and Engineering Present Senior Projects
Wilkes University electrical and mechanical engineering majors presented their senior projects and demonstrated them at an event on April 28. It was attended by faculty, friends and family. Engineering students in the University's College of Science and Engineering are required to complete a senior project as part of the requirements to complete their degrees.
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2018 May 9
Mechanical Engineering Students Present Research at Conference
Wilkes University assistant professor of physics Del Lucent and mechanical engineering students, Michael O'Brien of Quakertown, Pa., and Daniel Sales of Laflin, Pa., attended the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, held Feb. 17-21, 2018, in San Francisco, Calif. The students presented their poster and data on topological data analysis of protein dynamics using persistent homology. The project uses a mathematical technique, topological data analysis, to look for patterns in large simulations of protein folding. Protein folding is an action that occurs on the cellular level and analyzing it can be used to research treatments for a variety of disorders.
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2018 Feb 27

Wilkes University Students Participate in Second Annual Wyoming Valley Undergraduate History Conference, Feb. 21
The Wilkes University history department will host the second annual Wyoming Valley Undergraduate History Conference on Feb. 21. The conference will take place from 4-7 p.m. in the Cohen Science Center, 140 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. The conference features research presentations by 11 students from four colleges and universities. In addition to Wilkes, participating schools include Kings College, Marywood University and University of Scranton. The conference is free and open to the public.
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2018 Feb 12

Wilkes University Student David Heinz Travels to Alaska to Participate in Summer Research
Wilkes University student David Heinz of Reading, Pa., put his environmental engineering major to the test as he participated in summer research above the Arctic Circle.
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2017 Aug 21

Wilkes University Students Participate in Summer Research
Six Wilkes University students are participating in a summer research project with Ken Klemow, a professor in the biology department.
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2017 Aug 21
Wilkes University Student Pharmacists Participate in Summer Research
Three Wilkes University student pharmacists are participating in a summer research project with Ajay Bommareddy, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy.
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2017 Aug 21
Students Conducted Summer Research with Wilkes University Professor Dr. Del M. Lucent
Three Wilkes University students participated in collaborative summer research projects with professor Del M. Lucent, assistant professor of physics.
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2017 Aug 17

Wilkes University Students Conduct Biology Research
Fifteen Wilkes University students participated in summer research with William Terzaghi, professor of biology.
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2017 Aug 16

Wilkes University Students Conduct Summer Research with Professor Dr. Linda Gutierrez
Six Wilkes University students spent the summer working on two research projects with Linda Gutierrez, assistant professor of biology at Wilkes.
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2017 Aug 16

Wilkes University Students Present Research at the American Psychological Association Convention
Four Wilkes University students traveled to Washington, D.C., August 3-6 to present research at the American Psychological Association convention. The students presented research with psychology department faculty members associate professor Jennifer Thomas and assistant professor Ellen Newell. The projects focused on factors that inspire students to engage in behaviors to reduce prejudice, discrimination, and social injustice as well as the health benefits and risks associated with participating in these actions.
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2017 Aug 16
Wilkes University Students Present Research Papers
Wilkes University students are presenting research papers in the first Wyoming Valley Undergraduate History Conference. Theses students will present their papers along with undergraduates from King's College and Marywood University.
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2017 Feb 16
Wilkes University Students and Faculty Participate in Summer Research
Thirty Wilkes University students are participating in research projects this summer in the biology, environmental engineering and earth sciences, and geology departments.
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2016 Aug 1