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Convo speaker Jim Shultz to EMU students about climate change’s planetary crisis: ‘You are the chosen people’

October 16, 2018Last updated October 16, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Just days after the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing the anticipated impacts of global warming, Jim Shultz visited Eastern Mennonite University with a very

Along with professional internships, WCSC offers community fun in the city

October 10, 2018Last updated October 11, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Although their hometowns – Las Vegas, Goshen, Uiwang-Si and elsewhere – are as varied as their internships – in fields such as histocompatibility, peace education and digital artistry – the

Pediatric oncologist Dr. Trent Hummel ‘97 to present Homecoming Suter Science Seminar

October 8, 2018Last updated November 5, 2018 by EMU communications

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center associate professor of pediatrics Dr. Trent Hummel ‘97 will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 9 a.m.

Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions hosts ‘Global South Voices’ tour on climate change

October 4, 2018Last updated October 8, 2018 by Jennifer Schrock/CSCS

Zacharías Martínez, Sibonokuhle Ncube and Durga Sunchiuri never met before this month. Each is from a different continent, but they share a common grief: their nations are experiencing the effects

‘A Book for the ‘Burg’ community collaboration highlights pollinators

October 4, 2018Last updated October 31, 2018 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University is among the organizations promoting awareness of pollinators through the “A Book for the ‘Burg” program. Since 2013, the program – a partnership of EMU, James Madison University and

‘Global South Voices’ brings three to Harrisonburg to share impacts of climate change

September 26, 2018Last updated October 4, 2018 by EMU communications

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

Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar

September 25, 2018Last updated September 26, 2018 by EMU communications

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

First class of National Science Foundation-funded STEM scholars begins studies

September 24, 2018Last updated September 24, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

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

Business internships through WCSC program prep students for job market

September 18, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

The best internship, says Brendon Miller, is crafted jointly and intentionally, incorporating both the goals of the intern and the organization. Miller would know. His first internship turned into his

Seven weeks in Peru: CT Assist awards fund student explorations of health care delivery

September 6, 2018Last updated September 6, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Three Eastern Mennonite University students preparing for careers in health professions observed healthcare delivery in Peru this summer on a trip funded by the CT Assist Health Experiential Learning Program.

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