The Wilkes student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) held a guest lecture to celebrate National Engineers Week. Adam Davis, 2018 alumni, returned to Wilkes and gave a lecture spanning what he does at his job to how students can prepare to get jobs in the mechanical engineering field. After a bit…

Zbigniew J. Witczak, Ph.D. of Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy has been selected to join the editorial board of the international journal Antibiotics based in Basel, Switzerland. The open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishes papers monthly through MDPI. These papers focus on new discoveries in antibiotic research. Witczak will be serving as a guest editor for…

Gratitude for the service of everyday Americans. That was the overarching theme of this year’s university Veteran’s Day Ceremony. “Today we honor our veterans, worthy women and men who gave their best when called upon to serve and protect the country, these women and these men who serve and protect the country come from all…

Dr. Andreea Maierean, assistant professor of political science,  and Dr. Jonathan Kuiken, assistant professor of history held a joint lecture titled “30 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall” on Nov. 14. The lecture encompassed not only the fall of the Berlin Wall but also the situations leading up to it and other revolutions…

On Nov. 6, the chemistry department along with members of the biology, physics, and pharmacy departments welcomed alumnus, Dr. Henry J. Pownall to deliver the Catherine H. Bone lecture. This year Pownell delivered a lecture titled “Cardioprotection via High-Density Lipoprotein Therapy—From Biophysics to Mouse Models.” Pownall is a Wilkes College graduate of 1967. He received…

On Oct. 29, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences held a seminar lead by Dr. Allen B. Reitz titled “Characterization of small-molecule TDP-43 ligands TDP-43 for the treatment of ALS and related disorders.” Reitz is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his graduate degree from the University of California San Diego. He also…

The Center for Global Education and Diversity recently held its third annual undergraduate conference at Wilkes University titled, “Understanding and Addressing Social Inequalities.” The conference coordinator, Erica Acosta, explained that the goal of the conference was to “consider how we can make conscious efforts to change the way we think about inequalities.” Seven presenters from…

Dr. Amy Sopcak-Joseph is one of the newest members of the global cultures department. Sopack-Joseph is an assistant professor of history. This semester Sopack-Joseph is teaching a survey of American history course and a colonial America course. This spring she will be teaching a course on the Civil War and is excited for the opportunity…