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Chemist Ruth Maust ’13 earns NSF graduate research fellowship

June 8, 2018Last updated June 8, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A 2013 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. For the next three years Ruth Maust ‘13 will continue her doctoral research

Spring recognition chapel honors nearly 130 student leaders

April 27, 2018Last updated May 14, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Leadership style and abilities emerge from experience and from constant learning, Vice President of Student Life Jim Smucker said in his welcome to Eastern Mennonite University’s spring semester recognition chapel.

Inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival builds intellectual buzz

April 23, 2018Last updated April 23, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Though surely all professors at Eastern Mennonite University were excited by the inaugural Academic and Creative Excellence Festival on campus last week, new faculty member Sonia Balasch Rodriguez was

New STEM scholarships, funded by the National Science Foundation, encourage issues-based local exploration, inter-disciplinary skill-building

December 15, 2017Last updated December 20, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

An innovative new program at Eastern Mennonite University will provide scholarships for academically talented students with financial need studying in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The

Student-scientists investigate Bergton watershed’s canopy cover and water quality

September 8, 2017Last updated September 13, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Building on water quality research of three Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) professors, recent graduate Hannah Daley and senior Amanda Williams concluded a summer of data collection in the Bergton area

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

Professors collaborate to improve instructional methods in STEM classes, thanks to NSF research grant

October 10, 2016Last updated November 7, 2016 by Andrew Jenner

In a 2014 Scientific American blog post championing greater diversity within the sciences, Dr. Kenneth Gibbs Jr. writes that “the large and persistent under-representation of certain social groups from the

Four students gain research experience with National Science Foundation-funded ‘REU’ summer placements

September 8, 2016Last updated November 10, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

From Virginia to Hungary, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Delaware — four Eastern Mennonite University students were accepted into the National Science Foundation’s highly competitive Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program. Seniors

EMU’s Common Read selection ‘Memory of Water’ addresses drought, climate change and hidden knowledge

September 2, 2016Last updated September 2, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

Water, water everywhere—and so many people take it for granted. As the life-giving liquid becomes an increasingly significant global resource, though, Eastern Mennonite University wants to make sure students are