News at Adelphi

In U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2024 Best Graduate Schools list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps.

Undergrad Nino Burjanadze, a Levermore Global Scholar, has been selected for a semester-long internship with The Washington Center Academic Internship Program in Washington, D.C. She will advocate for better resources for schools located in areas with funding challenges, like Native American reservations and low-income housing communities.

René Steinke joined Adelphi University in January 2024 as the new director of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Patterns are all around us—in mathematics, in nature, in music and in art.

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.

An Adelphi professor changed the course of this brilliant NASA researcher’s life—by connecting her with internships, helping her secure an opportunity with the National Science Foundation and serving as an extraordinarily caring mentor.

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A $2.49 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the largest ever received from the NSF by the University, will fund scholarships for high-achieving, Pell-eligible students from local high schools who want to major in STEM fields.

For Maureen Gannon MS ‘88, PhD, Adelphi University was both a logical and life-altering stop on her path to earning her doctorate in cell biology and anatomy.

Meet two students in Adelphi’s highly selective—but life-changing—Early Assurance Program. One was able to start dentistry school at just 20 years old, while the other will already be a medical resident at 24—four years earlier than average.

Susan Kilgore, PhD, assistant professor, and Ryan Wallace, PhD, assistant professor, receive National Science Foundation subaward to guide, retain and enroll students in coastal geosciences.

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

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

For the first time ever, Adelphi University was ranked in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2024 World University Rankings by Subject.

The U.S. Digital Corps, a program launched in 2021 by the White House to bring civic-minded early-career technologists to serve in the federal government, has selected Adelphi alum Lylybell Teran ’22—one of just 4 percent of applicants chosen for this honor. Meet Teran and hear why this project is so important for her career and the veterans who will benefit from her work.

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

New discoveries connect Indigenous Alaskans to their ancestors

Whether it is getting Adelphi involved in state environmental initiatives, addressing the challenges of food waste on campus, or studying shorebird ecology for the National Park Service, these environmental science students are making remarkable strides for our planet.

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

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

Assistant Professor Natalia Prado-Oviedo, PhD, is studying the genomes of elephants in U.S. zoos to increase the odds of survival for this endangered species.

Adelphi faculty explore a century of American immigration through art, music and film.

One painter finds beauty—and despair— in our world's changing landscape.

Adelphi scientists work to restore biodiversity to local coastlines.

MS student Samuel Sey spent the summer conducting research as one of Adelphi’s competitive Jaggar Community Fellows. Unique to Adelphi, Jaggar internships advance student careers with paid internships while supporting important nonprofit missions.

Jacqueline Olvera, PhD, director of Latin American and Latinx Studies and associate professor of sociology, and students spent an eye-opening summer with the hardworking, entrepreneurial women who sell tamals on street corners.

Adelphi University excels in several 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings including Best College, Social Mobility, Best Value, First-Year Experiences and Undergraduate Nursing.

The special issue, guest edited by Sean Bentley, PhD, associate professor of physics, captures the engineering behind the historic telescope—and has received an award for excellence in design.