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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.

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Community-Engaged Courses: Meeting Demands of Students & Employers

Richard Bowden, professor of environmental science and sustainability, discussed integrating collaborative, hands-on learning to meet workforce needs with the Academic Leader. Bowden notes that engaging in community projects allows students to develop agency over their learning in meaningful ways and build transferable skills after graduation.

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How To Help Students Navigate Technology’s Power Dynamics

Janyl Jumadinova, an associate professor of computer science, discussed the shift students face in navigating the digital landscape, where unchecked information or deepfakes can influence their worldview, with University Business.

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Alternative Food Movements and Religious Life in the United States

Adrienne Krone, associate professor of environmental science and sustainability, recently wrote Free-Range Religion: Alternative Food Movements and Religious Life in the United States.

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Building Homes For Bats On Campus

The project to build bat boxes is funded by the National Wildlife Federation Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Grant. Its primary mission is to lure bats away from undesirable locations and to more desirable locations to enhance the population.

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The Pittsburgh Business Times: “Allegheny Punches Well Above its Weight”

The Pittsburgh Business Times featured Allegheny College in a conversation with President Ron Cole. Cole spoke with reporter Ethan Lott about a healthy endowment, and a range of impact that Allegheny College has on area alumni and on generations of students from the Pittsburgh area.

Why liberal arts schools are now hopping on skills-based microcredentials

Allegheny College is meeting the need to elevate workforce readiness by launching 28 tailored microcredentials, spanning from artificial intelligence to content creation to cybersecurity.