Articles: by Heather Grubbs

Allegheny College’s “Year of Meadville” Culminates with Community Celebration

by Heather Grubbs April 22nd 2016

April 22, 2016 — Allegheny College will conclude its “Year of Meadville” programming with a community celebration from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the Downtown Mall, 920 Water St., Meadville. The event will feature: • Meadville Neighborhood Center Music Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • Meadville Time Trade Sharefest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Allegheny College Senior Honored With Award From the Central PA Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration

by Heather Grubbs April 19th 2016

April 19, 2016 – Allegheny College senior Abby Lombard has received the Outstanding Student Award from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. The yearly award is given to one undergraduate student who displays excellence and promise in public administration. Although she is a native of Syracuse, New York, Lombard was

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Allegheny College Senior Emily Eikey Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

by Heather Grubbs April 6th 2016

April 6, 2016 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Allegheny College senior Emily Eikey a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship. Eikey, a chemistry major and psychology minor from Finleyville, Pa., was one of 2,000 individuals chosen for an award. Awardees — chosen from close to 17,000 applicants — represent a diverse group of scientific

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Allegheny College Senior Jared Balik Receives Honors for Environmental Research

by Heather Grubbs March 24th 2016

March 23, 2016 — Jared Balik, a senior at Allegheny College, has been awarded a General Fund Award of $1,000 from the Society for Freshwater Science. The award can be used to contribute to his research in aquatic sciences. Balik will receive his award during the endowment reception for the Society for Freshwater Science. The

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Allegheny College Junior Angelina Winbush Earns Prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Internship

by Heather Grubbs March 17th 2016

March 16, 2016 – Allegheny College junior Angelina Winbush of Pittsburgh has been awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) internship for summer 2016. The award will allow Winbush, a global health studies major and biology minor, to spend 10 weeks doing full-time research in the lab of an HHMI

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Allegheny College Talk and Workshop to Focus on Building a Thriving Local Economy

by Heather Grubbs March 3rd 2016

March 3, 2016 – Allegheny College will host a presentation by Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and author of “Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses.” The event, which will focus on establishing an innovative, equitable, thriving local economy, will be held Thursday, March

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Allegheny College Pre-Dental Society to Co-Host Children’s Dental Health Fair

by Heather Grubbs February 19th 2016

Feb. 19, 2016 — Students from Allegheny College’s Pre-Dental Society are teaming up with Meadville Medical Center to host the second annual Children’s Dental Health Fair for the community. The fun, interactive fair for children ages 15 and under will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Lew

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Allegheny College Continues Focus on Strong Local Food System Through Author’s Talk and Panel Discussion

by Heather Grubbs February 12th 2016

Feb. 12, 2016 – Allegheny College will host a talk by Ben Hewitt, author of “The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food,” on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the college’s Ford Chapel. The event will focus on how communities can work together to develop a strong food

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Allegheny College Year of Meadville Events to Focus on Developing Strong Local Food System

by Heather Grubbs January 13th 2016

Jan. 13, 2016 – Beginning Monday, Jan. 18, Allegheny College will host a community reading series in preparation for a talk by Ben Hewitt, author of “The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food.” Small reading groups will discuss Hewitt’s best-selling book, with free copies of “The Town That Food

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Allegheny College Senior Abby Lombard Chosen for House Legislative Program

by Heather Grubbs December 2nd 2015

Dec. 2, 2015 – Allegheny College senior Abby Lombard, of Syracuse, New York, has been awarded a Pennsylvania House Legislative Fellowship for 13 weeks beginning Jan. 12, 2016. The highly competitive fellowship program places students in leadership offices, such as offices of committee chairmen, in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. As one of the only

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