News at Adelphi
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Center for Student Involvement Plans a Global Impact for Adelphi Gives Back Month, March 2021
CategoriesPublished:Throughout the month of March, the Adelphi community will come together to pay it forward from wherever they may be. Participating in community service initiatives can be an extremely rewarding experience.
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Published:On Thursday, March 4, Adelphi University welcomes Ellen Pollock, business editor of The New York Times, for a discussion about the pressing issues of today. The event, “Keeping Up With the Times,” from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., is part of Adelphi’s Great Minds, Great Conversation series. The discussion will be moderated by Steve Jones ’89,…
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Published:This op-ed appeared in the February 1 issue of the publication Academic Leader and is used here with permission. 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…
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Published:As society inches toward greater equality for women and sexual minorities, psychologists continue to report links between prejudices against these groups and religion.
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Published:Pharmaceuticals save human and animal lives, but when they end up in our waterways, they present a dangerous form of pollution.
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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, 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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Published:More than 252 million of the world's entrepreneurs are women, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's (GEM) 2018/2019 Women's Entrepreneurship Report. Perhaps inspired by these women who have taken on the business world, an average of almost 18 percent of women globally said they too aspired to start a new business within the next three years.
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Published:Since the January reopening of Adelphi University's newly renovated Ruth S. Harley University Center (UC), several local and state government officials and community members have stopped by to visit. In early February, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Evlyn Tsimis, JD, deputy county executive for economic development, took a tour of the completely reimagined building and hub of the University's Garden City campus.
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Published:For Adelphi University, the civil rights movement began not in the 1960s but in the '40s—in 1945, when Helen Holmes Taylor enrolled as the University's first undergraduate student of color.
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Published:Students, have you experienced more stress and anxiety in the past year? You're not alone. COVID-19, working remotely and spending more hours at home have taken their toll on the mental and emotional health of many students.
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Zachary Johnson, PhD, associate professor of marketing, shares his expertise in a CreditDonkey article about purchasing an engagement ring.
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Dr. Amy Blansit of the Drew Lewis Foundation: “Most people start a nonprofit out of passion”
CategoriesPublished:Adelphi alum Amy Blansit, MA ’02, DHS, is interviewed by Thrive Global.
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Stephen Shore, EdD, clinical assistant professor of education, is quoted in an Entrepreneur Fund story on improving education.
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Adelphi’s upcoming virtual improv series is featured by The Garden City News.
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Research by Professor Anagnostis Agelarakis, PhD, is featured in Pocket, rerunning a story from Smithsonian Magazine published originally in 2018.
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Expertise from K.C. Rondello, MD, clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health, is featured in a Tallahassee Reports story.
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Published: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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Published:Last fall, Schanica Pickens, director of the Master of Social Work program and director of student engagement and academic affairs, moderated Media Perceptions of Black (MEN)tal Health Practitioners.
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Published: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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MaryAnne Hyland, PhD, associate dean for undergraduate programs and student success in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, is quoted in a LegalZoom.com story.
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LI Nursing Home Staff Keeps Spirits Up During COVID-19 Crisis Using Creativity and Kindness
CategoriesPublished:Brianna Paino, an Adelphi student, talks with LONGISLAND.com about her volunteer work at an area nursing home.
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10 Fun Exercise Ideas for Kids
CategoriesPublished:Stephen Virgilio, MA ’75, PhD, author and professor of health and sport sciences, shares his expertise in a Parents magazine story about physical activities for children.
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'I can make a difference': Nursing, medical school applications are rising amid the pandemic
CategoriesPublished:Elaine Smith ’78, MS ’88, EdD, dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health; Kristen Capezza, MBA ’12, vice president of enrollment management and University communications; and two nursing students, Giuseppe Saggio and Shantel Stewart, are quoted in a Newsday feature about the increasing interest in health professions.
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Dear Adelphi Community, I want to take this opportunity to provide an update on the University’s actions regarding recent reports of alleged unacceptable conduct and racist and threatening behavior on social media made anonymously against members of our community. As we stated unequivocally in our previous communications, the University takes any threat to the safety…