For the past two years, the EMU Free Food Room has supported members of the campus community experiencing food insecurity. Inside the room, located in the Ammon Heatwole House at
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Laura Ruth ’09 and Rebecca Shelly ’14 are spreading joy and kindness through the power of flowers, while making a positive impact on the planet. In March, the EMU alums
... read more about EMU grads brighten lives through blooms
Between thousands of acres of forested lands and the Blue Ridge and the Allegheny mountains, nature-lovers at Eastern Mennonite University have their pick of beautiful scenery and unique ecology. In
... read more about Nearby alpine wilderness provides respite, outdoor lab for EMU students
Senior Ben Bontrager-Singer believes that landing a summer engineering internship at Tesla was mostly due to his leadership of EMU’s Eco Shell Marathon team. The team built a fuel-efficient, or
... read more about From the supermileage car project to Tesla: Senior enjoys fast-paced process engineering internship
Calvin “Cal” Redekop passed away on July 20, 2022 at the age of 96 in Harrisonburg. A graduate of Goshen College, he went on to develop many associations with the
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Eastern Mennonite University’s Earthkeepers club and Sustainable Food Initiative (SFI) presented at the first annual Student Sustainability Summit on April 9 at the Staunton Innovation Hub. Around 15 EMU students
... read more about Earthkeepers and Sustainable Food Initiative present at first annual Student Sustainability Summit
Erik Curren, author of Abolish Oil Now! Abolitionists Beat Slavery and Can Beat Climate Change, will participate in an author talk and book signing at Eastern Mennonite University on Thursday, Jan.
... read more about How abolitionists can beat climate change: Author Erik Curren speaks at EMU
Tune in to this podcast episode of Wild Virginia Virtual Coffee Talk, where conservation photographer Steven David Johnson talks about his work photographing vernal pools, salamanders, jumping spiders, and other fun projects he’s working on.
... read more about Wild Virginia podcast features Professor Steven David Johnson from Wild Virginia
Since opening in 1968, the Suter Science Center has been an important site of learning, research and inspiration for hundreds of Eastern Mennonite University’s alumni working in the STEM fields.
... read more about Suter West ceremony dedicates renovated Swartzendruber Hall, natural history collection, and classroom/lab spaces
“Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a metal is non-ferrous. Jack and I carry a small magnet on our persons for just these instances,” said Matthew Freed, the recycling crew
... read more about EMU recycling team notches historic scrap metal run
