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Student-built ‘supermileage car’ makes maiden voyage

May 1, 2021Last updated May 4, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

On a bright and windy April day, against a gorgeous mountain backdrop, a little blue wedge zipped around the Shenandoah Speedway in Shenandoah, Va. It averaged a conservative speed in

EMU honors students for academic, leadership achievements

April 28, 2021Last updated May 5, 2021 by EMU communications

Ninety Eastern Mennonite University students were recognized for accomplishments and achievements during the 2020-21 academic year during a special recognition ceremony today. View the livestream recording Academics Academic Success Center

Jeffress Grant funds interdisciplinary STEM research to create new particle physics detector technology

April 9, 2021Last updated April 16, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

A team of four Eastern Mennonite University students, with principal investigator Professor Stefano Colafranceschi, are contributing to the design and implementation of new particle physics detector technology. The funding for

Engineering students test extraterrestrial farming

February 10, 2021Last updated March 2, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

The radish, turnip, and oregano seeds sit nestled in dark soil. Their cells pull oxygen from tiny pockets of air in the dirt around them – Martian air. The scientists

Recent grads file patent, hoping to put a dent in global food waste

January 28, 2021Last updated March 2, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Austin Engle ’20 and Ben Stutzman ’20 recently became inventors, successfully patenting the “Garbage Grader” they created while still students at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The invention analyzes plates of

Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 talks biotech patents at first Suter Science Seminar

January 26, 2021Last updated January 27, 2021 by Moderator

Attorney Eric Rutt ’01 will give the first of the 2021 Suter Science Seminars at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on January 27 at 4:15 p.m. His talk, titled “Can I

Spring Suter Science Seminars 2021

January 19, 2021Last updated March 31, 2021 by EMU communications

This semester’s Suter Science Seminar lineup at Eastern Mennonite University includes a patent attorney, a wildlife management professional, a watershed steward, a pediatrician, and a neuroscientist. The events sessions will

EMU sees growth across undergrad, grad programs

September 22, 2020Last updated November 4, 2020 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

EMU announces 2020 Yoder and Webb Scholars

May 25, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has announced the 2020 Yoder and Webb Scholars. The scholarships cover full tuition and include admission into EMU’s Honors Program. The Yoder Scholars program honors Carol

EMU’s first engineering grads head to work, grad school and service

May 15, 2020Last updated June 2, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

One master codebreaker and Appalachian Trail hiker, one supercomputer builder and high school soccer coach, one student organization leader headed to doctoral studies, one environmental designer bound for data analysis,

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