'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers have received a $1.1 million NSF grant to develop powerful transgenic tools and gene-editing technologies in the blind Mexican cavefish to significantly advance it as a research model system.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Attracts Record Number of National Merit Scholars
×ó°®ÊÓƵ has welcomed a record number of National Merit Scholars for the fall 2019 semester.
Gregg B. Fields Named Executive Director of ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's I-HEALTH
Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., has been named as executive director of ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), one of the university's four research pillars.
Life-Metrics Mobile App Wins ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Business Plan Competition
Life-Metrics, an activity tracking mobile app created by Wilkes Honors College student David Gorski, won first place and $12,000 in prize money at the annual ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Business Plan Competition.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Inducted as Chapter of Association for Women in Science
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Association for Women in Science chapter will be dedicated to promoting diversity as well as supporting women in scientific careers.
Do Mussels Reveal the Fate of the Oceans?
A first-of-its-kind study has identified the connection between microplastics, marine aggregates and marine animals, which has important implications for the fate of plastic particles in marine environments.
Harriet L.Wilkes Honors College Receives Top National Rating
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College (WHC) of ×ó°®ÊÓƵ recently received a top rating in the fall 2018 edition of Inside Honors.
Wilkes Honors College of ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Joins The Common Application
Students applying to the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of ×ó°®ÊÓƵ (×ó°®ÊÓƵ) for 2018-2019 will have the ability to do so through The Common Application.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ and Max Planck Team Up on First Joint Position
As of May 1, Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., will be newly appointed to the role of associate vice president for strategic initiatives and head of institutional partnerships for ×ó°®ÊÓƵ and Max Planck.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Hosts 49th Annual Honors Convocation
×ó°®ÊÓƵ President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry will host the University's 49th annual Honors Convocation.