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Nobel Prize Winning Chemist Dr. Roderick MacKinnon to Speak at Adelphi on April 4, 2011
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that Dr. Roderick MacKinnon, co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will deliver the annual Dakin Memorial Lecture. The event will take place on Monday, April 4, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in Adelphi’s Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. - February 11, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University Announces New Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Adelphi University has announced the appointment of Dr. Sam L Grogg to the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dean Grogg will begin his duties on June 1, 2011. Grogg has had a long history of service in education. He is currently the dean of the School of Communication of the... - February 10, 2011 - Adelphi University
New Works by UofL Professors Provide Latest Oncology Reference Guides
Two University of Louisville School of Medicine professors recently authored reference works in the field of oncology; one focusing on the use of radiation treatment for childhood cancers and the other on hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver cancer. Dr. Edward C. Halperin, dean of the school, is... - February 10, 2011 - University of Louisville Health Sciences Center
Ashland University Board Approves College of Nursing Construction Plans; New Facility to Hold Nursing Classes in 2012
Ashland University Board of Trustees Approves Construction Plans for New Schar College of Nursing Facility; Groundbreaking Set for July of 2011. - February 10, 2011 - Ashland University
Adelphi University Receives 2010 Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation
Adelphi University is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive the 2010 Community Engagement Classification. - February 10, 2011 - Adelphi University
UNESCO Invites Stevens Professor Alan Blumberg for Research Collaboration
Dr. Alan Blumberg, Director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been invited to join UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on collaborative research addressing urban coastal ecosystems. He will be working with the IOC in Paris, France as... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens CIESE Executive Director Beth McGrath Accepts Presidential Award
President Barack Obama named Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), led by Executive Director Beth McGrath, a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
UofL Awarded $9.56 Million to Form First-Ever Multi-Center Cardiovascular Research Network
UofL-led consortium includes Johns Hopkins, Emory and VCU to study cardioprotective therapies. - February 10, 2011 - University of Louisville Health Sciences Center
Phoenix School of Law Professor Dave Cole Named as Arizona Solicitor General
Assistant Professor and Retired Superior Court Judge Dave Cole has been appointed as the Solicitor General of the State of Arizona by Attorney General Tom Horne. Some of Cole's responsibilities will include assisting in appellate cases, administering State election laws and reviewing constitutional challenges to State laws. - February 09, 2011 - Phoenix School of Law
Adelphi to Hold 11th Annual President’s Gala on April 2, 2011
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that it will host its 11th annual President’s Gala on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 7:00 p.m for cocktails and 8:00 p.m. for dinner and dancing. The gala will be held at the Garden City Hotel at 45 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530. Reservations... - February 09, 2011 - Adelphi University
Stevens Thomas Dabay to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Stevens Institute of Technology student Thomas Dabay ‘11 (Roanoke, Va.) has been selected from among 3,500 applicants to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2011 (NCUR 2011) at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. An Electrical Engineering student, Thomas will present "Absurd America: Finding Camus' Absurd in Pynchon’s America." - February 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Shola Lynch Discusses Filmmaking and Politics on March 7 at Adelphi University
Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and producer Shola Lynch presents a lecture on politics, history, and documentaries as part of Adelphi University’s Black History Month celebrations. - February 06, 2011 - Adelphi University
Harvard Professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham to Lecture on African American History at Adelphi University on February 23
Adelphi University is pleased to host Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham as she delivers the John Hope Franklin Distinguished Lecture “From Slavery to Freedom and the Legacy of John Hope Franklin: A Tribute.” - February 05, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University Welcomes National Geographic Wildlife Photographer Ted Schiffman M.A. ’68
Adelphi University is proud to host “Animal Portraits: Images of the Wild,” an exhibition of wildlife photographs by National Geographic Wildlife Photographer and Adelphi alumnus Ted Schiffman M.A. ’68, in the University Swirbul Library Gallery, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY... - February 05, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Triangle Factory Fire with Original Music Compositions and Preview Screening of HBO Documentary
The program will include original music compositions inspired by the event and a special preview screening of the HBO documentary “Triangle: Remembering the Fire.” - February 05, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University is Proud to Host NOISE, a Modern Music Ensemble on March 12
Adelphi University’s Department of Music is pleased to announce that it will host New Music VI featuring members of the ensemble NOISE on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in the state-of-the-art Concert Hall of Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center (AU PAC), 1 South Avenue, Garden City,... - February 05, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi to Hold Summer Nursing Intensive Program for High School Students
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that it will hold its first competitive Nursing Intensive program for a select group of high school students this summer, from July 15 to 21, 2011. The program will provide students with exposure to the supportive faculty of a college nursing program such... - February 03, 2011 - Adelphi University
Stevens Physics Professor Stefan Strauf Receives NSF CAREER Award for Quantum Research
Dr. Stefan Strauf, Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been honored by the National Science Foundation with the prestigious CAREER Award. The objective of Dr. Strauf's awarded research is to address the problem of scalability of semiconductor quantum photonic devices, which are currently limited by the inherently random nucleation process of self-assembled quantum dots. - February 03, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
NC State Jenkins MBA, College of Engineering Launch Dual Engineering MBA Degree Program
Master of Industrial Engineering/Master of Business Administration Degree Offering to Begin Fall 2011 - February 03, 2011 - Jenkins MBA
Riveting Revival of Acclaimed Play on Bullying, Homophobia, and Hate Crimes, The Laramie Project, Opens February 15 at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
Adelphi University alumna Denise Fehrenbach returns to her alma mater to direct the moving and inspirational show, The Laramie Project to highlight the issues and problems surrounding homophobia. - February 01, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University to Host Journalist Kim Barker
Adelphi University is pleased to host investigative journalist Kim Barker, who will present her lecture “The Taliban Shuffle: A Look at What the US Has Done in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Why It’s Not Working.” The event will take place on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 12 p.m. in... - January 27, 2011 - Adelphi University
Award-Winning Author Margaret Atwood to Speak at Adelphi University
Adelphi University is pleased to host acclaimed author Margaret Atwood, who will deliver the Rita Diamandopoulos Lecture in Literature on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the Ruth S. Harley University Center’s Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The event is free... - January 27, 2011 - Adelphi University
Celebrated Journalist David Brancaccio to Lecture at Adelphi on February 28, 2011
Adelphi University is pleased to host journalist, author and television anchor David Brancaccio. Mr. Brancaccio will give a lecture entitled “Adventures in Economic Disaster: What the Financial Crisis Means for Justice and Jobs in the Next Generation” on Monday, February 28, 2011, at... - January 27, 2011 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University to Host Third Annual African American Literary Read-In
Adelphi University is pleased to announce that it will host the third annual African American Literary Read-In, entitled “Herstory/History: Voices from the Journey.” This event, a part of the 22nd national initiative of the African American Literary Read-In celebrated by readers from 49... - January 26, 2011 - Adelphi University
Speaker John Boehner to Speak at Ashbrook Center’s Memorial Dinner at Ashland University
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives John A. Boehner will speak at Ashland University on April 8 as the keynote speaker for the 26th annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner. - January 23, 2011 - Ashland University
Adelphi University Elects Ronald B. Lee ’67 to Its Board of Trustees
Alumnus Ronald B. Lee, a member of the class of 1967 at Adelphi, has been elected to the University's Board of Trustees. - January 20, 2011 - Adelphi University
NC State Jenkins MBA Accepting Applications for Online MBA Program’s Inaugural Semester
Online MBA Program Application Deadline Set for May 15. - January 20, 2011 - Jenkins MBA
Prankster Charlie Todd Shows Us How It’s Done at Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center on February 4
Making its Long Island debut, An Evening With Charlie Todd and Friends: The Improv Everywhere Live Show, is an hour of behind-the-scenes stories followed by a live improv performance. - January 15, 2011 - Adelphi University
Dr. Pinar Akcora Joins Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that Dr. Pinar Akcora, formerly of the University of Missouri-Columbia, has joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Akcora is the recipient of the... - January 09, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Ashland University Professor Suggests Establishing Dietary Intake Philosophies for New Year’s Resolutions
Ashland University Professor suggests that New Year’s resolutions should reflect healthy dietary intake philosophies instead of weight loss resolutions that focus on giving up certain foods. - January 06, 2011 - Ashland University
Stevens Dr. Yu-Dong Yao Named an IEEE Fellow
Noted wireless technology researcher Dr. Yu-Dong Yao, Professor and Department Director of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Stevens Institute of Technology, has recently been distinguished as an elected Fellow of IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This... - December 24, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Thomas Herrington Elected to ASBPA Board of Directors
Dr. Thomas Herrington, Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering and Assistant Director of the Center for Maritime Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been elected to the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Board of Directors. "This appointment is recognition... - December 24, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Miasnikov and Dr. Gilman Receive National Security Agency Grant
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov and Dr. Robert Gilman of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology recently received a two-year research grant from the National Security Agency's (NSA) Mathematical Sciences Program to test their novel approach to the Andrews-Curtis conjecture,... - December 24, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Isaiah Sheffer Hosts Selected Shorts at Adelphi University Featuring Actress Jill Eikenberry and Writer David Rakoff on January 30
The award-winning WNYC public radio program, Selected Shorts, comes to the Performing Arts Center at Adelphi University for a fun filled night of live readings of classical and contemporary works by Joshua Ferris, Dorothy Parker, and more. - December 16, 2010 - Adelphi University
Adelphi University Presents A Christmas Carol in the Olmsted Theatre on December 18
Under the direction of associate professor Dr. Brian Rose, theatre majors from Adelphi University bring to life the classic Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol. This live reading promises to be plenty of fun for everyone involved. - December 15, 2010 - Adelphi University
NC State Jenkins MBA Launches Fellowship Programs in Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management
New Fellowship Offerings for Fall 2011 Aim to Attract Top Talent - December 12, 2010 - Jenkins MBA
Adelphi University Graduate Students Present at NYASP Conference
On November 12, 2010, four graduate students in Adelphi University’s Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, School Psychology Master’s Program, Laura Bennett ’09, M.A. ’12, Steven Castiglia M.A.’11, Jennifer Rosenberg ’08, M.A. ’11,... - December 12, 2010 - Adelphi University
Stevens Digital Triage Team Wins 1st Place in International ISPE Poster Competition
Two student teams from Stevens advanced to the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Student Poster Competition at the 2010 ISPE Annual Meeting. After contending with teams from the world's top science and engineering schools, one Stevens team, represented by Biomedical Engineering student Rosemary Garofalo, walked away with first prize. - December 08, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Mitola to Address Future of Radio Standards at Wireless Innovation Conference
Vice President for The Research Enterprise at Stevens Institute of Technology and Distinguished Professor Joseph Mitola is participating in a cognitive radio panel at SDR ’10: The Wireless Innovation Conference this Wednesday, December 1 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Mitola and other leaders in... - December 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Professor Chandramouli Delivering Cognitive Radio Keynote in India
Dr. Rajarathnam Chandramouli of Stevens Institute of Technology, will deliver a keynote lecture at the International Workshop on Cognitive Radio (IWCR). A companion element of the IEEE International Conference on Internet Multimedia Systems Architecture and Application (IMSAA), IWCR 2010 will be... - December 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Phoenix Law Review Celebrates the Publication of Its Distinctive Law Journal–Legal Education Issue
Phoenix School of Law’s progressive law journal, Phoenix Law Review, is proud to announce the publication of its Volume III: Legal Education Issue. The journal discusses the ever-changing law student population, the necessary adjustments legal education must make in order to better accommodate those students, and the newest legal education models in practice today. - November 25, 2010 - Phoenix School of Law
Stevens Dr. Miasnikov Receives Marsden Fund Award
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov, Director of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology, recently received the prestigious and competitive Marsden Fund Award as a Principal Investigator on the project, “From automatic groups to automatic structures and beyond,” an... - November 21, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Performance Artist Jeff Grow Brings Magic to Adelphi University on December 1, 2010
Illusionist and winner of two Innovative Theatre Awards, Jeff Grow will present his new magic show, The Art of the Con. This show features an evening of artistry that is unlike any other and will leave the audience wanting more. - November 21, 2010 - Adelphi University
Stevens Dr. Joseph Mitola Presents Future of Wireless at IEEE GLOBECOM 2010
Distinguished Professor Joseph Mitola, Vice President for The Research Enterprise at Stevens Institute of Technology, will travel to Miami to present and participate at IEEE GLOBECOM 2010. Dr. Mitola will focus his remarks on emphasizing the importance of security in future commercial systems for electric power, healthcare, and other critical infrastructures. - November 21, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute Doctoral Candidate Publishes on Graphene's Potential with NSF Support
With the help of a world-class Stevens faculty, support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program through the New Jersey Alliance for Engineering Education (NJAEE), and an award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Milan Begliarbekov is conducting groundbreaking research of graphene. - November 19, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Dr. Shi Presented at Energy Harvesting and Storage USA Conference
Dr. Yong Shi of Stevens Institute of Technology delivered a keynote presentation on Tuesday, November 16 regarding his research of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters at the Energy Harvesting and Storage USA 2010 Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The talk, “Mechanical Energy Scavenging... - November 18, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
New Characteristics of Premature Aging Protein Discovered at Stevens
Dr. Joseph Glavy, Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology at Stevens Institute of Technology, and a team of student scientists uncovered a disease-related protein outside of its known range. This new look into the workings of the body creates hope for future treatments and other advances in biology and medicine. - November 17, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Coventry University, UK Partners Centum U for a Global MBA Degree Programme
Centum U, has announced the launch of a uniquely designed, global MBA programme in partnership with the Coventry University of UK. - November 16, 2010 - Centum Learning Ltd.
At Stevens, Dr. Sutin is Detecting Divers by the Sound of Their Breath
At Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation UniversityTM, Dr. Alexander Sutin is developing a non-lethal weapon for protecting ports from underwater divers with malicious intentions -- an acoustic device that overwhelms them with the amplified sound of their own breath. His latest research will be presented by co-author Dr. Yegor Sinelnikov in a paper at the Acoustical Society of America's 2nd Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics in Cancun, Mexico, held on November 15-19. - November 13, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Adelphi University Featured on Colleges of Distinction™ a Leader in Educational Excellence
Adelphi University is featured on CollegesofDistinction.com, an online guide that takes a fresh look at colleges and universities appealing to students’ unique and varied interests. Based on the opinions of guidance counselors, educators, and admissions professionals, Colleges of... - November 12, 2010 - Adelphi University