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Research projects on diet and phytoremediation win annual STEM contest

April 25, 2017Last updated April 25, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Thirty-nine research projects in biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematical sciences psychology were showcased in the 2017 STEM Celebration poster show. Professors Greta Ann Herin and Daniel King coordinated the judging and

Spring recognition chapel honors student leadership and achievement

April 24, 2017Last updated May 2, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

“Everybody wants a revolution, but nobody wants to wash the dishes,” said Jim Smucker, vice president of enrollment and student life, to kick off the spring 2017 student recognition chapel

New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms

April 11, 2017Last updated April 11, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

The D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Museum at Eastern Mennonite University, which has entranced thousands of schoolchildren since the 1960s, has launched a new outreach program that brings their collection

Second EMU student wins prestigious conservation photography scholarship

April 3, 2017Last updated April 3, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi with Lauren Jefferson

Macson McGuigan, a senior environmental sustainability and digital media major at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), was recently named one of 12 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) College Scholars. He

Medicinal chemist Hollis Showalter gives Suter Seminar on drug development and discovery

March 29, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by EMU communications staff

Hollis Showalter, a medicinal chemist and professor at the University of Michigan, gives the final Suter Science Seminar of the 2016-17 academic year on Wednesday, April 12, at Eastern Mennonite

Common Grounds coffeehouse student-managers find their niche, grow management skills

March 20, 2017Last updated May 4, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

“We need to make sure they realize that this is dangerous,” says senior Stephanie Anders, before everyone breaks into laughter. The peril in question is a new acquisition at Eastern

Environmental engineer Kaye Brubaker ’79 presents on precipitation, probability and climate change

March 14, 2017Last updated March 16, 2017 by admin

Kaye Brubaker, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), visits Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Wednesday, March 15 to present a colloquium titled “That

Soul Fire Farm co-owner to talk about working to end racism and injustice through sustainable food production

March 14, 2017Last updated March 21, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

At the intersection of sustainable food production and racial justice work is Leah Penniman. Penniman, a farmer, educator and and co-owner of Soul Fire Farm, will visit Eastern Mennonite University

Pathologist Alden Hostetter ’79 to present Suter Science Seminar on human ‘dis-ease’

March 11, 2017Last updated March 23, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Pathologist Alden Hostetter will visit Eastern Mennonite University on March 22 to give a Suter Science Seminar on “Case Studies on Human Dis-Ease: Reflections on Health and Wellness through the

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