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Allegheny College Graduate Awarded Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

by John Arthur Hutchison August 20th 2018

Allegheny College alumna Colleen Silky is one of only 90 students from across the world to be awarded a highly competitive 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Silky, 29, of Pittsburgh, grew up in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Allegheny in 2011 with a double major in neuroscience and psychology. Beginning in September, she will pursue

Allegheny College Biology Professor to Provide Expert Commentary on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week

by Josh Tysiachney July 25th 2018

Lisa Whitenack, Allegheny College associate professor of biology, will provide expert commentary on the Discovery Channel Shark Week show “Megalodon: Fact vs. Fiction” on Friday, July 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Whitenack and other experts will explore what would happen if the largest shark that ever existed were still alive today. Whitenack researches the biomechanics, evolution

Students Lobby Pennsylvania Legislators to Preserve Financial Aid

by Josh Tysiachney July 12th 2018

Allegheny College students Carlos Sanchez and Jesse Tomkiewicz joined scores of college students from across Pennsylvania for Student Aid Advocacy Day, sponsored by the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) in Harrisburg in April. The annual event gives students from AICUP-member institutions a chance to meet legislators and encourage them to support

New Book Exploring “The Role of the Arts in Learning” Is a Collaborative Effort

by John Arthur Hutchison July 2nd 2018

Allegheny College Professor Eleanor Weisman thought it would be exciting to put together a book describing how the arts and sciences are fundamentally linked — and to do it with the help of her friends and colleagues. She has done just that. Weisman has published a collaborative new book co-edited with her husband, Jay Hanes,

Recent Allegheny Graduate John Hughes Named Academic All-America

by Josh Tysiachney June 19th 2018

Recent Allegheny College graduate John Hughes has been named to the 2017–18 Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. Hughes becomes the 37th student-athlete in Allegheny College history to earn the prestigious Academic All-America laurel, and the sixth Gator men’s track and field/cross country student-athlete to do so. A mathematics major and economics minor, Hughes graduated in May

The Endeavor Foundation Awards $248,070 Grant to Allegheny College Law & Policy Program

by Josh Tysiachney June 18th 2018

The Endeavor Foundation has awarded a $248,070 grant to Allegheny College to support the college’s Law & Policy Program, which provides opportunities for students to explore law and policy from theory to practice. The Law & Policy Program blends students’ academic goals and preparation in international and domestic law and policy with on-going opportunities in

Recent Allegheny College Graduate Awarded Fulbright to Study Medieval Literature in England

by Josh Tysiachney June 6th 2018

If you think of the Middle Ages as little more than dirt, blood and Bubonic Plague, recent Allegheny College graduate Madeline Hernstrom-Hill can enlighten you. “Sure, all that is there, but there is also so much more — complicated medical manuals, treatises about forms of government, astrological thought, trade across incredible distances, I could go

Allegheny Theatre Professor Mark Cosdon Lends Expertise to Australian TV Show

by Josh Tysiachney June 1st 2018

Mark Cosdon, Allegheny College professor of theatre and performance studies, appeared on a recent episode of the Australian television show “Who Do You Think You Are?”. Cosdon’s segment was recorded in August in London, where he met with Noni Hazlehurst, an immensely popular Australian stage and screen performer who was featured in the episode. “Who Do You Think

People and Places: May 2018

by Josh Tysiachney May 11th 2018

Professor of Environmental Science and Biology Scott Wissinger received a supplemental grant of $11,181 for his current National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant, Consequences of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Multiple Ecosystem Functions, which is supporting his study of the role of inland waters in the global carbon budget. The supplemental grant will enable a fifth Allegheny

Two Allegheny College Seniors Awarded Student Prize for Civility in Public Life

by Josh Tysiachney May 9th 2018

Allegheny College seniors Sarah Alex Nathan and Lucie Rose Shiffman are the recipients of the 2018 Allegheny Student Prize for Civility in Public Life. The College awards the prize annually to two exemplary student leaders who have demonstrated a strong passion for, and deep understanding of, civility on the Allegheny College campus and in community

Articles: by John Arthur Hutchison