News at Adelphi
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New Honors for Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer and University Professor Paul Moravec, DMA
CategoriesPublished:Prestigious grant supports new production of University Professor Paul Moravec's Underground Railroad opera.
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Published:Adelphi celebrated three Fulbright Scholars last year from our undergraduate, graduate and doctoral classes. This year, three Adelphi faculty have earned Fulbright honors鈥攁nd one will become a prestigious Fulbright Program Adviser through the Fulbright Development Initiative.
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Published:The latest research on how sauropod dinosaurs reached their massive sizes, authored by Michael D鈥橢mic, PhD, associate professor of biology, has overturned decades of thinking on the topic. His groundbreaking research has been covered globally and will appear in Scientific American in September.
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Published:Students get hands-on industry experience working on statistical consulting projects that deliver results for Hiatus and Fragrance.net
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Published:Chuck D and Jacqueline Woodson Delight Attendees. So Does Surprise Guest Flavor Flav.
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Published:Adelphi proudly announces its 2023 Newman Civic Fellow, Joe Sawma. Opportunities like the Newman Fellowship award鈥攁 yearlong civic learning and networking experience鈥攁re life-changing for our students. Sawma is seen here in the Dining Hall of the Ruth S. Harley University Center, where he created his food donation program to fight food insecurity.
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Published:鈥淔arm-to-table鈥 has been a popular movement for years, with restaurants adopting the label and creating menus boasting an abundance of fresh, local ingredients. Yet even as the public dines on this thoughtfully prepared food, many do not consider one critical link in the food chain between the farm and the table: the farmworker.
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Published:Adelphi鈥檚 Class of 2023 celebrated their accomplishments with family and friends at the University鈥檚 127th Commencement ceremony on May 23 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
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Published:Just three years after earning a master's degree in creative writing, Robin Gow, MFA 鈥20, has sold three books to major publishers.
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Published:Faculty member Nicole Rudolph, PhD, gave an impressive showing on the beloved game show.
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Published:Sauropods鈥攊ncluding iconic long-necked dinosaurs like聽Brachiosaurus聽and聽Apatosaurus聽鈥攚ere the largest animals ever to walk the Earth. No other dinosaur or land mammal even comes close. Now, a new 茄子视频 study provides insights into how these supergiants achieved their record-breaking sizes over time. 鈥淚t was previously thought that sauropods evolved their exceptional sizes independently a few times in…
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Published:Philosophy may be seen as an area of academic speculation, but Shawn Kaplan, PhD, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Ethics and Public Policy program, researches how moral concerns affect current real-world issues.
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Published:Zahin Ritee is a physics scholar, a leader, a high achiever鈥攁nd an award-winning singer. Now she's been named a Barry Goldwater Scholar for excellence in STEM.
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Published:Ryan Wallace, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, has received a federal grant to tackle the threats acidification and harmful algal blooms pose to Long Island Sound ecosystems and organisms.
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Published:The poet William Blake may have decried how the muses鈥攖he "Fair Nine"鈥攈ave forsaken poetry, but the art form continues to thrive at Adelphi.
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Published:When Shana Caro, PhD, joined the Adelphi faculty in Fall 2022 as an assistant professor of biology, she had a pressing priority. 鈥淚 wanted to locate a place where I could do fieldwork that was close to campus so that I could easily bring students from campus to help with my research.鈥
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Paying It Forward: Polina Minchuk Macklin '12 Loves Mentoring Because She Loved Being Mentored
CategoriesPublished:Polina Minchuk Macklin '12 is sharing her technical theater expertise with Adelphi students and alumni.
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Published:How do you get to Sesame Street? Design your own major in puppetry and take it to your dream career in Broadway鈥檚 Winnie the Pooh, on Sesame Workshop鈥攁nd even on a Super Bowl commercial featuring Cookie Monster.
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Published:I have been slowly sharing the news of Nick Petron, MA ’70’s retirement after 50 years at Adelphi, the first 10 as professor and director and approximately 30 as chair of the Department of Theatre. Once they get over their surprise, many acknowledged that “it’s the end of an era.” Nick was my instructor and…
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Published:To study theater at 茄子视频 is to find accomplished working professors, friends-for-life classmates, the proximity of New York City and a legacy of successful, supportive alumni. Adelphi trains 鈥減eople of the theater,” said Maggie Lally ’82, associate dean of faculty programs and associate professor of theater. 鈥淭he professional experience of our faculty and their…
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Published:茄子视频 is a welcoming choice for its more than 1,000 international students from 72 countries. Lately, a number of Mongolian students have chosen to pursue their educations at Adelphi. 鈥淏y coming to Adelphi, our Mongolian students have entrusted their futures with us,” said Vincent Wang, PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.…
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Students to Expand Their Knowledge and Connections Under New First-Year Seminar Offerings
CategoriesPublished:Students new to Adelphi will have expanded First-Year Seminar (FYS) options this fall, when a pilot program of interdisciplinary offerings launches. Designed to enhance opportunities for community building and provide a multifaceted approach to subject matter, each course follows a cohort model with classes led by two to four professors from different academic disciplines. Students…
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Poetry for the Senses
CategoriesPublished:Jan-Henry Gray, assistant professor of English and director of Adelphi’s MFA in Creative Writing program, sat in on Professor Emerita Judy Baumel’s Forms of Poetry graduate course in Spring 2021 as a way to revisit and rediscover poetic forms. It was during this 鈥渞efresher” course that he wrote the earliest draft of 鈥淕hazal of Oranges,”…
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Published:March 2023 is an exceptional month to view fine art from our community. Faculty and alumni artwork鈥攊n oil, sculptures, sketches and watercolor鈥攅xplore diverse topics and facets of the human experience. Here is your guide to inspiring works of art around the Adelphi campus鈥攁s well as online.
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Published:Christopher Storm, PhD, provost and executive vice president, has announced the honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker for Adelphi’s 2023 Commencement ceremony: entrepreneur and humanitarian Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani. A leader in the food manufacturing industry, Ulukaya built Chobani on the foundation that it would do well by doing good. He was raised in…
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Published:Two Adelphi students have been selected to represent the University as United Nations youth delegates. This year’s representatives are Sarah Delannoy, a graduate student majoring in social work, and Nino Burjanadze, an undergraduate student majoring in political science. They will join over 550 young people from 100 countries across the globe benefiting from the program,…