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Allegheny College Professor Examines How SNAP Changes Might Affect Food Access in Greater Pittsburgh

Amelia Finaret, associate professor of business and economics and global health, recently authored a story for The Conversation U.S. that explores the knock-on effects of more stringent conditions to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

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Chemistry Professor Awarded National Curriculum Development Fellowship for 3D Data Visualization

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Samuel Shepard earned a prestigious fellowship earlier this year, enabling the creation of digitally manipulatable and physically printable 3D models of chemicals in his Physical Chemistry class.

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Prestigious Ornithology Fellowship Awarded to Biology Professor

The American Ornithological Society awarded Assistant Professor of Biology Jennifer Houtz a Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research on Monday, July 13.

Allegheny College President Ron Cole '87 speaks at a podium

Community stewardship as an educational — and institutional — goal

Project Pericles, a higher education consortium centered on community-engaged civic learning, recently published a story that chronicles the community stewardship of President Ron Cole ’87.

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Allegheny College Trustee Named President & CEO of Leadership Pittsburgh 

What started as a drive to connect and serve the Pittsburgh region became a calling for Jennifer Daurora ’99. Daurora was recently named the new president and chief executive officer of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.

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Former Allegheny College Trustee receives Baird’s Citizenship Award

Financial services firm Baird awarded former Allegheny College trustee and parent Kim Tillotson Fleming and her brother, Craig Tillotson, the 2026 Brenton H. Rupple Citizenship Award — the organization’s highest honor — which recognizes outstanding dedication to community service, leadership and suppor

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ALIC @ Bessemer Expanding Educational Access, Fostering Regional Partnerships, & Supporting innovation

Byron Rich, Executive Director of the Allegheny Lab for Innovation & Creativity, recently appeared on The WPSE Podcast to discuss how Allegheny College’s ALIC @ Bessemer branch campus is bridging the gap between higher education and manufacturing industry workforce development.

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U.S. Forest Service Research Cuts & Consolidations — Changes For Forest Ecology

Professor Rich Bowden shares in an article exploring how future cuts and consolidations to the U.S Forest Service could change research in the Allegheny National Forest.

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Wholesale Vegetable Price Spikes Might Not Show Up In Your Grocery Bill — Yet

Amelia Finaret, associate professor of global health and economics, was recently featured on Marketplace (an NPR show) alongside fellow experts from Cornell and Purdue Universities.

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Why The Co-Curriculum Is Key To Student Success In The 21st Century

Heather Moore Roberson posits that higher education should prepare students for purposeful lives, beyond just a career.