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People & Places: April 2019

Along with his colleagues, Assistant Professor of Biology Matt Venesky recently published two research articles in peer-reviewed journals. The first article, titled “Impacts of thermal mismatches on disease prevalence are moderated by life stage, body size, elevation and latitude,” was published in the journal Ecology Letters and represents collaborative work done with researchers at the University of South Florida. […]

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Allegheny Senior Values Lifelong Skills and Friendships She Developed at College

Meghan Uht arrived at Allegheny College four years ago with her sights set on developing solid friendships and honing her athletic abilities and academic skills so that they would serve her well for the rest of her life. She believes she has met those objectives and then some. Uht, a graduating senior from Erie, Pennsylvania, […]

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GatorCon: Going Beyond the Classroom

Some people say food fuels the best ideas — and seniors Natali Salaytah and Julia Niemeier would concur, as they developed the idea of an Allegheny TEDx-inspired convention while eating at McKinley’s Food Court. “I wanted to give people an opportunity to speak about those things that get them excited about learning, even if they […]

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Video: Alum House in Meadville

Heather Fish ’15, Lee Scandinaro ’15, and Autumn Vogel ’15 are just a few of the many Allegheny alumni who have made their home in Meadville after graduation. This video shares their story of getting involved in a community that — as they discovered — also wanted to give back to them. Their involvements were […]

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Allegheny College Center for Business and Economics To Host Annual Zingale Big Idea Competition

The Center for Business and Economics at Allegheny College will hold its Annual Zingale Big Idea Competition April 26–27 in Quigley Hall on the Allegheny campus. The funding-request presentation contest emulates the experiences seen on the popular ABC and CNBC broadcast “Shark Tank.” The public is invited to attend the final round of presentations on […]

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Allegheny’s 2019 Scholars Symposium to Celebrate Student Research and Accomplishments

Allegheny College will welcome students, their families and friends, staff, faculty and the public to a celebration of student research and achievement on Tuesday, April 30. This will be the College’s third annual Richard J. Cook – Teresa M. Lahti Scholars Symposium, a campus-wide, all-day celebration that highlights innovative student projects completed during the past […]

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Allegheny Senior Bailey Pifer Prepares for Peace Corps Service

The tropical savannas and rainforests of Rwanda are a long way from the temperate rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, and Allegheny College senior Bailey Pifer is about to find that out. Pifer, who will graduate on May 11 from Allegheny, will soon thereafter board an airplane and fly to central Africa as part of a […]

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Century-old chimes system in college chapel restored

Allegheny student Jacob Sutter brings music to the entire campus by playing the recently restored, century-old tower chimes system in Ford Chapel. This article was distributed nationwide by the Associated Press.

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Robot offers a deeper dive into Lake Erie research

Allegheny sophomore Elisia Wright and Computer Science Professor Janyl Jumadinova programmed the sensors for an underwater robot that will collect water quality data at Presque Isle Bay. This story in the Erie Times-News was subsequently distributed by the Associated Press.

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Allegheny Students Prank Their Favorite Professor

Many professors have great relationships with their students, but Lowell Hepler, chair of the Allegheny Music Department, fosters healthy ties with students for their entire time at Allegheny. Many students look to “Doc” as they call him, as a mentor. Hepler also knows how to take a joke — something students have capitalized on lately […]