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Returning to the roots: Local farmers adopt restorative practices

January 26, 2021Last updated January 26, 2021 by Kathleen Shaw/Daily News-Record

Jonathan McRay MA ’13 (conflict transformation) is Eastern Mennonite University’s sustainability and social justice curriculum consultant. As co-founder of Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg, McRay has hosted practicum experiences

Team of students and professors publishes research in ‘Phytochemistry’ journal

January 24, 2021Last updated February 5, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Have you ever crushed the needles of a spruce or pine tree between your fingers and inhaled the crisp refreshing scent? The smell is created by the release of volatile

Spring Suter Science Seminars 2021

January 19, 2021Last updated August 13, 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

‘How do you track a murder hornet?’ Slate asks Dr. Matt Siderhurst

October 30, 2020Last updated January 22, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

If you’ve been following developments related to the “murder hornets,” properly known as Asian giant hornets, AND you know anything about Eastern Mennonite University’s own Professor Matt Siderhurst, you also

Homecoming 2020: Alumni Awards

October 5, 2020Last updated October 20, 2020 by admin

Celebrate EMU’s Alumni Award recipients Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live! These honored guests will be joined at the Homecoming opening celebration with President Susan Schultz Huxman (and

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

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

Biochemistry alum pursues grad studies at ‘Salmon University’

August 5, 2020Last updated August 11, 2020 by Randi B. Hagi

Braden Herman ‘18 was planning to go to med school, but then he fell into addiction – with fly fishing. He’d grown up pole fishing around Fort Defiance, Virginia, but a

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