News at Adelphi

Even before she learned to multiply and divide, Nara Yoon, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, was flexing her mathematical skills by playing Omok (five-in-a-row), Chinese chess and 15 puzzles.

Climate change is a topic that surfaces each time there is news of the latest flood, forest fire, tornado or temperature extreme.

Justyna Widera-Kalinowska, PhD, professor of chemistry, will serve as the next director of the University’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Works.

The Misery Index was introduced in the 1970s as a crude measure of economic adversity, adding together the otherwise incommensurable inflation and unemployment rates. In a similar spirit, here we introduce a rudimentary measure of monetary accommodation. Our Fed Accommodation Index is the simple sum of two components. The first is the difference between the…

Letter in response to Michael Keith’s com​ment​ary on the import​ance to cli​mate change of urb​an​isa​tion from Mariano Torras, PhD.

This semester, the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business announces promotions, welcomes new faculty members and thanks faculty and staff leaving the School for their efforts and dedication.

Assistant Professor Won Seok Chey, PhD, uses traditional Korean games—from gonggi to tae kwon do—to support culturally responsive teaching and learning.

In addition to continuing to serve as associate provost for faculty support and global affairs, in 2024, she will lead Levermore Global Scholars, a program that initially drew her to Adelphi because of its unique learning goals.

In 2023, Adelphi experienced strong news coverage nationally and locally in a wide range of media.

A new TV show, Carl the Collector, will be the first PBS animated series starring a character on the autism spectrum. Stephen Shore, EdD, clinical associate professor, who is on the spectrum himself and is a globally recognized expert on autism from the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, was called in to advise.

Friends, family and a who's who of colleagues celebrated Jacques Barber, PhD, who recently retired after 12 years as dean of the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology.

Michael Moore, PhD, studies how people's thoughts can lead to depression and anxiety. His hope is that Adelphi will train more people from underrepresented groups to help those in need.

His evolving role reflects how Derner's Office of the Dean is expanding the School's Teaching Fellows and graduate programs during a time when the nation needs more psychologists.

Carl Mirra, PhD, associate professor in the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, has made several service trips to Ukraine, and sees a school system in transformation. “We are witnessing a historic moment where democracy is being forged in schools and society amidst a crisis," he explains.

A history major looks at how the Adelphi community—and everyone—can all honor Native American heritage, culture and history this month and year-round.

Student-faculty team examines the foundational assumptions of carcinogenesis modeling.

A student-led photovoice project empowers people in treatment to share their experiences and build community ties.

An international collaboration leads to the development of eco-friendly solar technologies

A new theoretical framework outlines best practices school psychologists can use to help LGBTQ+ youth prepare for college

For Anagnostis Agelarakis, PhD, professor in Adelphi's history department, archaeology is an endlessly generative practice.

New discoveries connect Indigenous Alaskans to their ancestors

Professor Pamela Buckle, PhD, MA '13, teaches nontraditional students in CPCS and earned her degree in the program as well.

A grant-funded study investigates the cognitive processes that allow us to form healthy social bonds and resist maladaptive behaviors

Different subsets of the transgender population have different rates of marijuana use when medically transitioning, new research finds

Examining factors precipitating substance abuse, from America's rural to urban communities.

Thanks to a major gift from Bharat Bhisé, MBA '78, students and faculty will examine history, relations and economics to address global issues and increase understanding.

Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Adelphi faculty hosted a teach-in to help students make sense of the conflict.

Probing the correlation between a company's political ideology and its loan terms

Adelphi professor's ethical framework offers a new way of thinking about culpability and provocation.