News at Adelphi

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.

English major Brienna (Ennie) Conner is exploring the historical significance of the “Tar Baby” story to uncover the lived experiences of enslaved Africans and their descendants in early America.

Heather Gittelson, a cognitive neuroscience major, investigates whether taking the perspective of future generations can motivate people to take climate action today.

At Adelphi, research is highly valued for undergrads as well as graduate students. This summer, six undergraduates are making new discoveries—inside and out of the lab.

Meet two students who dived into research and successfully presented on their topics: Chinese “comfort women” of World War II and the depiction of the melancholy Portuguese “saudade” in Spanish literature.

Under the guidance of Kevin Liang, PhD, assistant professor of physics, six computer science majors developed a device and a business plan to “do good while making a profit.”

The 54th annual festival showcased 16 films of various genres, all directed by Adelphi undergraduate students.

A study involving Adelphi anthropology faculty members has helped tell the life story of a female woolly mammoth who died 14,000 years ago. Their research is shedding light on the intertwined lives of humans and mammoths as the mammoths became extinct after the last Ice Age.

There are so many ways to dance, and a vast diversity of genres, techniques, styles and interpretations.