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EMU sees growth across undergrad, grad programs

September 22, 2020Last updated September 16, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Innovative new undergraduate and graduate programs and a strong showing in retention across the undergraduate classes have helped Eastern Mennonite University report favorable gains in student numbers this fall despite

Neuroscience minor is ‘the cherry on top’ of a STEM degree at EMU

September 21, 2020Last updated November 4, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

What do soldering electrodes, discussing psychiatric medicine with clients, and cryostating (a.k.a., dissecting frozen) mouse brains all have in common? They’re job responsibilities that neuroscience alumni from Eastern Mennonite University

Leader of Virginia’s public health response to COVID-19 to speak Wednesday

September 20, 2020Last updated September 23, 2020 by admin

Jeannine Uzel MSN ’18* is the director of public health nursing at the Virginia Department of Health. She will give a lecture as part of the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)

Embryologist Sarah Jones ’08 helps hopefuls become parents

September 16, 2020Last updated September 18, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Sarah Jones ’08 starts her day with the sun, collecting eggs. And while she does live on a farm, the eggs she collects are actually human oocytes, for her work

Centering student needs, EMU faculty adapt to fall semester challenges

September 14, 2020Last updated September 15, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on educational institutions across the country – with students, instructors, and families seemingly in limbo as they try to navigate public health precautions and an

EMU to host three virtual Suter Science Seminars this fall

September 11, 2020Last updated September 21, 2020 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University will host three virtual Suter Science Seminars for the 2020 fall semester. Virginia’s director of public health nursing, a principal investigator from the National Institute of Mental

All-virtual Homecoming and Family Weekend features new Herm, fun run/ride, TenTalks and much more

August 31, 2020Last updated October 5, 2020 by EMU communications

Newsflash! Wondering how the Great Herm Search of 2020 was going? Mark Oct. 16 on your calendar. Eastern Mennonite University’s new blue lion mascot will meet his fans during the

A photographer’s quest to document the ephemeral world of vernal pools

August 18, 2020Last updated August 24, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Professor Steven Johnson is pushing the frontier of conservation photography – by entering “toad time.” He explains: a toad could sit on a rock for six or seven hours, seemingly

Katrina Alger ‘08 wrestles with the human component of wildlife conservation

August 17, 2020Last updated August 24, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

I love listening to the ‘story’ of the problem, sifting through the complexity to figure out what is important and what information or voice is missing, asking the right questions

Two alumni are new Climate Futures Fellows

August 10, 2020Last updated August 14, 2020 by Judith Marklin/Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions

This month the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions welcomes Clara Weybright ’20 and Joseph Harder ’20 as fellows for the upcoming year. The Climate Futures Fellowship Program is a year-long

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