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Allegheny Alumnus Develops Software Engineering Innovations At Adobe

You’ve probably used an Adobe product alongside billions of other users. Dibyo Mukherjee ’14, a lead software engineer at Adobe, is one of the faces behind the giant technology company. After graduating from Allegheny College with a dual degree in applied computing and environmental studies, Mukherjee interned and later became a full-time employee at the […]

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Commencement Ceremony at Allegheny College Celebrates the Class of 2024 and Two Distinguished Leaders

Today, Allegheny College honored 300 graduating students and presented honorary degrees to two distinguished leaders at Commencement ceremonies held inside the David V. Wise Center. Elisabeth Smith, CEO at Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc. in Meadville, PA delivered the commencement address. In her remarks, Elisabeth highlighted the power of a strong community and the difference a […]

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Liberal Arts Microcredentials on the Rise

Professor Byron Rich says the goal of the College’s microcredentials program is to make sure “our students have the tools to be able to best tell their academic story.”

Allegheny College Announces New Accelerated Masters Degree in Healthcare Management

Allegheny College Announces New Accelerated Masters Degree in Healthcare Management

Building on the recent announcement of a Healthcare Management major, Allegheny College is pleased to announce a new accelerated Master of Science program in that same area. The program (either 3+1 or 4+1) offers the opportunity for students to earn their BS and MS degrees in an accelerated timeline while continuing to study the field […]

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People & Places: December 2023 – April 2024

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability Delia Byrnes contributed an essay titled “Ecocriticism: From the Wilderness Idea to Just Multispecies Futures” to the edited collection The Routledge Companion to Literature and Social Justice, which was published on November 20, 2023.  Her essay traces the theoretical field of ecocriticism from its origins in European and […]

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Allegheny College Celebrates Transformation of Reis Hall With Groundbreaking Ceremony

While the day started out rainy, the celebration moved inside as key leaders dug in to mark the groundbreaking ceremony held in Schultz Banquet Hall. The celebration marked the start of renovations to Reis Hall, which will transform the building into the Phil St. Moritz ‘61 Center for Innovation.  The St. Moritz Center for Innovation […]

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2024 Zingale Big Idea Competition Crowns Seven Winners And Awards $32,000 In Prizes

This year the 2024 Zingale Big Idea Competition (ZBIC) at Allegheny College crowned seven student investor new-business pitch teams from four Western Pennsylvania colleges and awarded $32,000 in prizes. The ZBIC is one of many co-curricular activities offered by the Bruce R. Thompson Center For Business & Economics (CBE) at Allegheny College. Held at Allegheny College’s […]

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Alumni-Led Marketing Firm Recognized for Nonprofit Work

TrailBlaze Creative, an Allegheny College alumni-led Pittsburgh marketing and communications agency, has clinched four prestigious awards at the 19th Annual Davey Awards, as well as two Public Relations Society of America awards for their work with affordable homeownership, creative advocacy, and residential development media relations. Founded in 2015 by Tim Hindes ‘00, who later recruited […]

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Becky Dawson featured in MedPage Today

Becky Smullin Dawson, MPH, Ph.D., spoke with MedPage Today about COVID-19 facts and how a recent study demonstrates the enormous scope of misinformation online. “I think the authors are pointing out an opportunity — notes are a way to get accurate and credible information onto X. It is a band-aid solution to the wicked problem […]

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2024 Margaret Morse Nice Medal Recipient: Ron Mumme

Dr. Ron Mumme, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at Allegheny College, is this year’s Margaret Morse Nice Medal recipient from the Wilson Ornithological Society. Dr. Mumme’s major research interests are animal behavior and avian behavioral ecology, and since 2010, his research has focused on the the relationship between plumage pattern and foraging performance in the […]