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STEM Student Symposium highlights summer research, internships

September 9, 2021Last updated January 31, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

From internships in large production facilities and laboratories to fieldwork in Hawaii, nine Eastern Mennonite University students gave fellow students, professors and the campus community a snapshot of their summer

Students, professor conduct entomology research in Hawai’i

August 3, 2021Last updated August 9, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

On the eastern coast of the island of Hawai’i sits the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, where two students from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) spent part

‘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

EMU’s ‘giants’ of chemistry honored with lab dedication

February 18, 2020Last updated February 24, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Words of prayer, poetry, thanksgiving and anecdotes both humorous and moving lifted up the life and work of three former faculty members during last week’s Advanced Chemistry Lab dedication ceremony.

National Science Foundation grant to fund three years of student research in Australia on horticultural pests

August 26, 2019Last updated September 4, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A three-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow 18 students from Eastern Mennonite University and nearby colleges to gain cross-cultural and research experience – in Australia. The

Siderhurst research team returns to Hawaii for pest projects

August 22, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Hawaiian coffee growers used to have a leg up on much of the rest of the world: The number one insect pest for the industry – coffee berry borers –

How tiny trackers – like those used by Professor Siderhurst – could help humans avoid kissing bugs’ deadly smooch

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Eastern Mennonite University Professor Matthew Siderhurst uses radio telemetry in his work – and so do other insect researchers. ... read more about How tiny trackers – like those used by Professor Siderhurst – could help humans avoid kissing bugs’ deadly smooch from Smithsonian.com

Tributes from faculty and staff to 2017 Cords of Distinction recipients

May 22, 2017Last updated March 15, 2018 by Compiled by Bernadette Griffith

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2017 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated

Record number of MA in biomedicine students defend original research

January 10, 2017Last updated February 1, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

A record-high number of second-year graduate students in the MA in Biomedicine program at Eastern Mennonite University successfully defended their theses in December. The 13 presentations were made in one

Spring STEM Celebration showcases forty individual and group research projects

April 27, 2016Last updated July 8, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Senior Derek Harnish and sophomore Braden Herman were upperclass and underclass division winners, respectively, at last week’s Spring STEM Celebration poster show. Harnish, who performed research under the supervision of

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