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As a physicist, I spend time thinking about different ways to measure things. As we reach the COVID-19 pandemic’s one-year mark, we should take an opportunity to reflect on the progress, successes and failures of the past year. I am left with an uneasy question: How do you measure success over the previous year? Back…
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Tetracycline in the Environment: A New Solution Pharmaceuticals save human and animal lives, but when they end up in our waterways, they present a dangerous form of pollution. The popular antibiotic tetracycline, for example, is found in wastewater in heavily populated and livestock-rich regions. In nature, the drug promotes antibiotic resistance in disease-causing organisms and…
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Carson Fox Research Spring 2021
CategoriesPublished:Carson Fox, MFA, professor of visual arts, has completed a commissioned installation of public art in the new Charles Library at Temple University in Philadelphia. “Blue Ombre” fills a soaring arched wall with thousands of handcrafted, unique flowers in shades of blue for a spectacular effect. When Carson Fox, MFA, professor of visual arts at Adelphi…
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Nara Yoon Research Spring 2021
CategoriesPublished:Nara Yoon, PhD, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, is doing important studies on the development of therapy resistance in advanced cancers. In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, she describes how her computer mathematical models, in parallel with collaborators' molecular biology research, are revealing that resistance to targeted therapies develops gradually, in a series of adaptations to specific characteristics of the therapies.
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The Bridge was founded by a group of seven Adelphi alumnae with a mission to create deeper, more enriching and sustainable relationships between Adelphi Theatre students and alumni and industry professionals. By serving as a conduit for conversation, perspective and opportunity and operating as a sounding board and team of creative community consultants, the collective seeks to ensure the educational community’s continued success.
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A flame is a symbol of life and of death, love and desire, and destruction. Eternal Flame is the title of a virtual exhibition with a strong Adelphi connection. The exhibit is curated by Cara Lynch ’12, MA ’15, and includes works by Lauren Skelly Bailey ’12; Carson Fox, professor of art and art history;…
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Dear Adelphi Community, I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Springer, PhD, associate professor of psychology, to the role of Director of African, Black and Caribbean Studies. In this position, Dr. Springer will lead this program’s important work exploring the experiences of Black people, emphasizing a broad and interdisciplinary range of scholarly perspectives and courses of…
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Jennifer Fleischner, PhD, English professor and author, is interviewed by Boston NPR news station WBUR about a groundbreaking woman, Elizabeth Keckly.
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Megan Lohne ’04, alum and playwright, is featured in a Broadway World interview.
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Farmingdale, Adelphi Launch Partnership for Guaranteed Admission to Four Graduate Programs
CategoriesPublished:Farmingdale State College and Adelphi University have launched a streamlined partnership to expand student success. Farmingdale students can now access articulated pathways to continue their graduate studies at Adelphi in four master’s degree programs: Business Analytics, Computer Science, General Psychology (with a human resource management concentration) and Sport Management (offering both in-person and online options).
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Fresh out of college, in the middle of a pandemic and during a nationwide economic shutdown, 21-year-old Jared Stern ’20, from Seaford, Long Island, somehow landed his dream job. The “interview” process, however, was anything but typical for the dancer and Adelphi alumnus. “It was such an experience,” Stern said. “The whole [process], start to…
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Gabrielle Deonath, an Adelphi alumna who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2018, is the co-editor of the new anthology, untold: defining moments of the uprooted, which will be released in March 2021 by Mango and Marigold Press. The focus is on representing Muslim and South Asian females. During her time at…
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Fifty years ago, as protests by Black students across the United States gained prominence, Black and Puerto Rican students at Adelphi University seized the moment to push for the creation of a program of study about their own histories in America.
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Admission to Adelphi University will continue to be standardized test optional for current high school juniors applying for admission this coming year, recognizing the difficulty of taking SATs or ACTs during the pandemic.
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Working With The UN For "The Future We Want"
CategoriesPublished:When the United Nations wanted to host a concert celebrating its 75th year and the 10th anniversary of its Academic Impact program, it chose the Adelphi Symphony Orchestra. Our students and alumni had the outstanding experience of playing before a global Zoom audience.
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To Members of the Adelphi Community, In light of the profoundly disturbing events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, we invite our Adelphi faculty, staff and students to join an open community forum and panel discussion. Please save the date: Tuesday, January 12 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. “Assault on the Capitol and Democracy”…
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Kathryn Krasinski, PhD, assistant professor of anthropology, comments on the new find in a story in Gizmodo, a news outlet with a reach of 10 million.
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University Professor Paul Moravec, DMA's Grammy nomination for his oratorio Sanctuary Road is featured in Innovate LI.
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Holiday Traditions During Quarantine
CategoriesPublished:Hanna Kim, PhD, associate professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, shares her expertise on rituals and traditions on an Arizona PBS program.
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Geralyn (Geri) Caliendo ’84, MS ’20, and her daughter Gina Faiella ’20 are celebrating two Adelphi University graduations. Caliendo, currently assistant director of case management for Northwell Health-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was awarded a Master of Science in Nursing Education on December 17. Faiella, a biology major and public health minor, received her bachelor’s degree in May.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Adelphi University Professor Paul Moravec, DMA, has another credit to add to his honors. Sanctuary Road, the oratorio he composed with librettist Mark Campbell, was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance on November 24.
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Brian Wygal, PhD, associate professor of anthropology and director of the environmental studies and sciences program, is quoted in Mashable about the impact of climate change. The story also appeared on MSN.com.
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Here’s the perfect antidote to this year’s unconventional Thanksgiving: a new film that The New York Times calls “a surprisingly charming and hilarious approach to a traditional holiday.” The comedy stars Jane Seymour, Kat Dennings and Wanda Sykes, among others, and was produced by Ben Stiller. It was written and directed by Nicol Paone ’94.…
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Few women in Nepal go into science and technology. Neha Adhikari is one of them, majoring in computer science at Adelphi on a #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship for international students.
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The Winchester Mystery House is an architectural marvel, a historical landmark and, as its website notes, “the world's most beautiful, yet bizarre mansion."
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Adelphi will now offer a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations degree for students interested in taking a deep dive into world politics and issues. The new undergraduate program is designed to equip students with analytical tools and interdisciplinary perspectives to make sense of the rapidly changing world and prepare them for a career in diplomacy, international business, law and advocacy, and global public policy.
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What happens to live entertainment production during a pandemic? It stops, then it adapts. On October 1, two alumni in the business—Joe Minoso '01 and Dana Blair '04, MBA '08—gave an online audience an inside look at the industry's struggles this year, how it's changed now that production has resumed and where it's headed.
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I realized how important it was to me to have a job where I was using my skills and abilities to make a difference in the lives of children....