News at Adelphi

A newly discovered fossil suggests that large, flowering trees grew in North America by the Turonian age, showing that these large trees were part of the forest canopies there nearly 15 million years earlier than previously thought.

“Adelphi gave me the opportunity to come to New York and start a brand new life. I can’t imagine who I would be if it weren’t for all the incredible experiences I was able to create at Adelphi.”

“Adelphi made me understand my hidden potential.”

Brian Wygal, Ph.D., an associate professor of anthropology at Adelphi, believes that light can be shed on the colonization of Alaska by prehistoric people through the study of microblades.

The composer and University Professor Paul Moravec, D.M.A., has devoted his life to music, but he has another passion as well: history.

“My time at Adelphi set the foundation for me to become a litigator and give back to my community.”

“Adelphi made me realize that you don't have to fit in a box and it's good to try new things. If there is something that you believe in, but for some reason the path isn't there or resources are unavailable, you create it.”

“I love Adelphi. It created so many beautiful opportunities and helped me become the man I am today.”

Stop by the second floor of Blodgett Hall and you'll see a display of art guaranteed to push your emotional buttons.

Dominic Paolo first visited Adelphi last spring when he came to campus as a player for the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) baseball team for a game against the Panthers.

John Kulins is a worker with Endpoint at Adelphi.

In the performing arts, triple threats who can act, sing and dance are highly sought-after. Colby Christina, 17, has been doing all that since the age of 2, appearing in theater and dance performances and even as the host of her own TV show.

Alex Trujillo grew up in Reno, Nevada, but he's known since October 2013 that he wanted to go to college in another state. That is when a deadly shooting at his middle school forever changed his outlook.

Adelphi math professor crunches numbers to catch cancer at its onset.

Viewing a full autopsy and holding a human brain may not be up everyone's alley, but for junior biology major Nootshy Romage, it was the experience of a lifetime.

Adelphi professors are combining “A" for Arts with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to create innovative learning experiences.

Adelphi students and their professor, Ivan Fabe Dempsey Hyatt, Ph.D. are discovering reactions that form molecules that may contribute to the development of new products and pharmaceuticals.

How do individuals grasp their identity when they're forced to leave home during a time of war?

In 2013, Martha Cooley, author and professor of English, went on sabbatical with her husband to a medieval village outside Parma, Italy.

This student-athlete is giving us something to cheer about, on and off the volleyball court.

Adelphi is helping faculty members from nearby colleges improve their skills by hosting the Mobile Summer Institute, a series of workshops devoted to evidence-based student-centered teaching.

Michael Toperzer '12 has experienced many a midsummer night this summer.

During the 10-week program, Maldonado is working on an individual project based on a journal article published in Advances in Cryptology, “Linicrypt: A Model for Practical Cryptography."

For the third year in a row, Assistant Professor of Biology Michael D'Emic, Ph.D., is taking students on a 3-credit field course to dig sites in northern Wyoming and southern Montana.

Laura Fallon, Adelphi alumna, and Associate Professor Aaren Freeman are working together to bring back oyster breeding grounds off Long Island, working under the Community Oyster Restoration Effort.

There's an art to teaching science. That's the idea behind the Mobile Summer Institute (MoSI) program.

Every year, students from Adelphi's Department of Theatre spend part of the summer getting a look at how professional productions are made and helping develop shows.