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Psychiatrist’s contributions to nearly 40-year-long genetic study among Lancaster County Amish population aids in better diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder

January 30, 2015Last updated February 12, 2015 by Andrew Jenner

A decades-long study of genetics and psychiatric illness – in which Abram Hostetter, MD, class of ’51, has played a prominent role – continues to yield new clues about the

One of 8 doing I.T. at Ten Thousand Villages

January 1, 2015Last updated February 13, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Each holiday, Rick Rutt ’84 and his family add an ornament from Ten Thousand Villages to their Christmas tree. This year, 14 ornaments from different countries hang from its branches, a

School for Leadership Training to challenge churches to consider the ‘nones’

November 24, 2014Last updated December 16, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

The Pew Research Center made news with its 2012 report that the fastest growing U.S. “denomination” was the “Nones,” the “religiously unaffiliated” who answer “none of the above” when asked

Chapel speaker describes God’s hand in guiding her from the Amish schoolhouse killings to restoration

October 10, 2014Last updated October 31, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Eight years and one week before giving a chapel talk at Eastern Mennonite University on Oct. 8, 2014, Marie Roberts (as she was then named) was a stay-at-home mother of

Alumnus of the Year: Donald Oswald, pioneer in helping children with autism

September 19, 2014Last updated October 2, 2014 by Paul Souder

When Donald Oswald ’75 accepted his first teaching job after graduating from college, he also discovered a field of study that defines his academic and professional career. “The opportunity to

Outstanding Young Alum: Elizabeth Good leads in hospital, community, church

September 6, 2014Last updated September 19, 2014 by Paul Souder

Elizabeth Good ’01, is seldom far from the wise counsel of an Eastern Mennonite University professor, though separated by many miles and years since graduation. “Ann Hershberger was, and still

Biomedicine graduate program names first ‘scholar-in-residence’ – Joseph Longacher, MD

August 4, 2014Last updated August 28, 2014 by Steve Shenk

The graduate program in biomedicine at Eastern Mennonite University has appointed its first “scholar-in-residence.” He is Joseph Longacher, a physician who spent most of his career in Richmond, Virginia. Since

Catherine R. Mumaw – alumna, former faculty member, daughter of former EMU president – dies after active life filled with accomplishments and contributions

July 22, 2014Last updated July 25, 2014 by McMullen Funeral Home

Catherine Ruth Mumaw of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died July 17, 2014, at her home. She was born July 22, 1932, in Harrisonburg, the daughter of John R. and Esther Mosemann Mumaw.

Iranian-Islamic women scholars embrace model of interactive teaching at Summer Peacebuilding Institute

May 23, 2014Last updated June 29, 2016 by Bonnie Price Lofton

For two women from an Islamic seminary in Iran, one of the best parts about attending the 2014 Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University is experiencing an interactive style

From touring rock musician to Teacher of the Year in Valley school system

May 23, 2014Last updated June 13, 2014 by Alexander Sharp VIII

After earning a degree in songwriting from Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2006, Harrisonburg native John Hostetter ’11 moved to Tucson, Arizona. He spent two years playing guitar

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