The Sweet Cheeks apple, a cross between Honeycrisp and Pink Lady developed by Lancaster’s Hess Brothers Fruit Co., was the top vote-getter in a LancasterOnline reader poll. ... read more about Sweet Cheeks apples, developed by alum Ryan Linder-Hess ’98, earns top votes from Lancaster readers from LancasterOnline
Juggling preparations for a teaching career and setting athletic records might seem a difficult combination. And it is, according to Eastern Mennonite University senior Kelsey Troyer (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), who ... read more about Royals Athlete of the Week: Goalie devotes pre-season to student-teacher prep, then sets career saves record
Nathan Hershberger was recently named Eastern Mennonite High School’s Alumnus of the Year. He is a 2008 graduate of EMHS and a 2012 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University. His wife, ... read more about Nathan Hershberger ’12 earns EMHS Young Alum Award
Three community development experts from El Salvador, Nepal and Zimbabwe will speak at Eastern Mennonite University Oct. 1-3 as part of the Global South Voices program, an initiative of the ... read more about ‘Global South Voices’ brings three to Harrisonburg to share impacts of climate change
Second-year master’s degree candidates in the conflict transformation and restorative justice programs at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) recently completed practicums engaging with peace education, historical ... read more about CJP degree candidates experience practicums in peace education, historical memory, restorative justice and more
Leigh-Anne Krometis, associate professor in biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech., will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. Krometis will discuss ... read more about Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Before moving to Lancaster County 18 years ago, Donna Becker had little exposure to Mennonites. In fact, she was not aware that she had ever met a Mennonite until she ... read more about Lancaster seminary student learns about Mennonite identity among Karen refugees
Senior mathematics and engineering major Ben Zook is giving back to EMU through his senior honors capstone project, a new sustainable concessions stand for the university’s turf field. ... read more about Engineering student builds sustainable concession stand for honors capstone project from Central Christian School
Seven first-year Eastern Mennonite University students studying in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields have been awarded scholarships funded by a National Science Foundation grant. The $600,000 grant will ... read more about First class of National Science Foundation-funded STEM scholars begins studies
You’ve seen them, those little sugar-covered marshmallows in shapes of chicks or bunnies, bright pink or yellow, so sweet you can hardly tolerate eating them without first dipping them in ... read more about Engineering interns build, create, learn: A potato chip factory roof, hydraulics, software development tools – and marshmallows – among summer experiences