News at Adelphi

Collaboration leads to musical composition that tells a story without words.

With support from a two-part PhysTEC grant, Matthew Wright, PhD, associate professor and chair of physics, is leading Adelphi’s partnership role in the inaugural Cosmic Pathways conference, held in March at The City College of New York for high school and college students, as well as guiding physics students to network with area high school teachers and students.

Dancers make beautiful music through movement in this integrative approach to performance.

It all started in 2021—the (STEM)2 Network, funded by a $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation, set out to support faculty in transforming undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education from within.

Damian Stanley, PhD, assistant professor of psychology, has received a $388,026 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

From individual accomplishments to exciting events, here are our top stories from each month.

Adelphi professor Erik Swartz, PhD, has developed a program called “helmetless tackling training” to help players learn to protect their head and avoid injury when making tackles. His research shows that the program can significantly reduce head impacts.

Lessons learned from two high school band directors who said no to competition.

Tracing the long-term impact of daily arguments between spouses.

Adelphi neurolinguist looks at how healthy and impaired brains process words with multiple meanings.

Rethinking our approach to rooting out organizational corruption.

Socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods have fewer home hospice agencies, study shows.

New research illuminates the patterns that drive excessive digital usage.

Making the case that Shakespeare's works are celebrities in their own right.

Student-faculty collaboration uncovers the roles of proteins and hormones in flower development

How Adelphi's unique AI task force is preparing for the future of education.

New research explores how COVID-19 shaped our memory processes.

Longitudinal study shows a link between students' mental wellness and risk perception.

Two faculty members propose solutions to health inequality among underserved communities.

Mothers who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic share stories of unexpected isolation.

Why we cooked and ate as an antidote to fear and loneliness.

Levels of substance use reflect the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on our daily lives.

Taking a closer look at the playing field of pandemic education.

Patients reveal the emotional burden of treatment during lockdown.

How accountants navigated market unknowns.

Using predictive measures to assess familial tension during lockdown.

Laura E. Brumariu, PhD, professor and associate dean for professional programs and student advancement in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, knows that the transition from tween to teen is often fraught with apprehension and anxiety. Seldom are these worries more evident than in the transition from primary to middle school. 

An Adelphi University researcher says attitudes formed toward physical education by students as early as elementary school may have long-term implications for their health as adults.