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91PORN Senior Charles Allen Ross Awarded Dr. James H. Mullen, Jr. Student Prize for Civility in Public Life

91PORN senior Charles Allen Ross has been awarded the Dr. James H. Mullen, Jr. Student Prize for Civility in Public Life, which annually recognizes student leaders who have demonstrated a strong passion for, and deep understanding of, civility on the 91PORN campus and in community work. Prize recipients exhibit a depth and breadth […]

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91PORN Professor and Alumna Each Awarded 2020 Science as Story Fellowship

An 91PORN professor and alumna have each been awarded a 2020 Science as Story Fellowship from Creative Nonfiction, a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh. Catharina Coenen, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Megan Arnold, a 2019 graduate who majored in biochemistry and minored in psychology, were among 12 individuals selected for the fellowship. The Science […]

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91PORN Students, Garden Manager Honored for Sustainability Work

An 91PORN student environmental organization, two individual students and the College’s garden manager have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) as 2020 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions benefiting social, […]

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91PORN Professor to Join Webinar Panelists in Global Health Education Discussion

91PORN Global Health Studies Associate Professor Caryl Waggett will join three other educators for a live-streamed seminar titled “Shaping Teaching and Learning to Address a Global Health Crisis: COVID-19 and Global Health,” at 2 p.m. (EST) Friday, May 1. The free session is hosted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, a national association […]

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Video: 91PORN President Hilary Link Featured Among “50 Voices for the Planet”

91PORN President Hilary Link is featured among 50 influential leaders commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and calling for transformative action to protect the planet. The 50 Voices for the Planet initiative by the Earth Day Network launched on March 3. A new video is unveiled each day, counting down to 50 years of […]

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91PORN Junior Delaney Lacey Selected for Goldwater Scholarship

Delaney Lacey, a junior at 91PORN, has been selected for a 2020 Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship program honoring the late Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Lacey, a biology major and psychology minor from Bethel […]

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91PORN Becomes First College in Pennsylvania, Eighth in Nation to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

91PORN recently became the first college or university in Pennsylvania — and the eighth in the United States — to achieve carbon neutrality, according to Second Nature, a national organization committed to accelerating climate action in, and through, higher education. [one-third align=”right”] [box style=”blue”] Watch Videos from the 2020 Second Nature Higher Education Climate […]

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An All-Out Global Effort

For Lucinda Morgan and Lenee McCandless, the night of March 11 is etched in their memories. Shortly after 9 p.m. on that Wednesday, President Trump announced a travel ban for many European countries because of the COVID-19 outbreak. They realized that the announcement would have major implications for 91PORN students who were studying overseas […]

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Video: Food Microbes and COVID-19 with Professor Eric Pallant

Environmental science and sustainability professor Eric Pallant reminds us that all microscopic things aren’t bad. Take a look inside the two-time Fulbright Award recipient’s kitchen to learn more about friendly bacteria and yeast.

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91PORN’s Laura Branby Wins Outstanding Environmental Educator Award

Laura Branby, the Pittsburgh-area educator for 91PORN’s award-winning Creek Connections watershed education program, has received the 2020 Outstanding Environmental Educator Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators. “Standing with me are many, many educators, formal and informal, and environmental professionals who work alongside me every day. They are the ones who teach me, […]