“To best care for patients, it is not enough to listen with a stethoscope and to view an echocardiogram. Patients are more than heart sounds and heart images. By photographing ... read more about “A Cardiologist Uses Poetry and Photography to Treat His Patients…and Himself” – Joseph Gascho
Academics
Pediatrician to share research on therapeutic foods and childhood malnutrition
Alumnus Thaddeus May returns to campus Monday, Nov. 23, to present a Suter Science Seminar about research on childhood nutrition and an especially lethal variant of protein energy malnutrition called ... read more about Pediatrician to share research on therapeutic foods and childhood malnutrition
Prayer, discussion, fellowship, fun: weekly Worship Nights benefit from leadership of pastoral, ministry assistants
Making s’mores over a campfire, going out for milkshakes, praying for each other, reading scripture, or conversing about the complexities of life: students in Eastern Mennonite University’s residence halls are ... read more about Prayer, discussion, fellowship, fun: weekly Worship Nights benefit from leadership of pastoral, ministry assistants
Grad student — at EMU to study restorative justice and civic engagement — wins humanitarian award for recent activism
Darsheel Kaur, a first-year graduate student at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), has been awarded a Youth Humanitarian Award by the Greater Dayton, Ohio chapter of ... read more about Grad student — at EMU to study restorative justice and civic engagement — wins humanitarian award for recent activism
Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices
“We started out in a bad situation, and nothing got better … I tried to go to work,” said the unmarried father of a one-year-old. Despite working full-time, he was ... read more about Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices
Runner, leader, speaker, writer: senior Jolee Paden considers the future
Whether you’re playing soccer, cross-country, tennis or golf, a strong core is key. There’s no avoiding it: athletes of all kinds have to work their abs. ABS is a convenient ... read more about Runner, leader, speaker, writer: senior Jolee Paden considers the future
Ex-Isaac’s chief and EMU alumnus Phil Wenger excited to lead Lancaster County Conservancy
When Phil Wenger stepped down nearly two years ago as head of Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches, the restaurant chain he built, he made it clear he wasn’t retiring. He had ... read more about Ex-Isaac’s chief and EMU alumnus Phil Wenger excited to lead Lancaster County Conservancy
Matt Ruth named new director of admissions
Few things could capture Matt Ruth’s heart more than his hometown Philadelphia Phillies, but Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has managed to do it. And as EMU’s new director of admissions, ... read more about Matt Ruth named new director of admissions
Family-owned dairy works towards eliminating electricity bill with largest private solar power installation in Virginia
For more than five decades, the Yutzy family has produced milk, corn and small grains at Windcrest Holsteins. Next week, the dairy farm will start producing a new commodity — ... read more about Family-owned dairy works towards eliminating electricity bill with largest private solar power installation in Virginia
Winsome creatures from Appalachia take the stage in Tony-nominated musical ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’
Singing and dancing animals in Eastern Mennonite University’s MainStage Theater? A fly fishing frog and toad, an Appalachian Trail-hiking snail and mining moles? A community of critters showing how delightful ... read more about Winsome creatures from Appalachia take the stage in Tony-nominated musical ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’