Allegheny Duo Tackles Data Problems in African Health Surveys With Online Tool
A new study published in 2025 is shining a light on a major issue in global health— at the core of the research team were two members of the Allegheny College community.
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Allegheny Graduate Makes Sustainability Her Mission
The career path for Rachel Willis '12 wouldn’t have been possible without her environmental science coursework and a valuable internship she served with Kelly Boulton ’02 in Allegheny’s Office of Sustainability.
Allegheny College Awarded $8,500 Grant from National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom
Allegheny College is proud to announce that it has been awarded an $8,500 grant from the National Wildlife Federation’s 2025 Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Grant Program.
Alumna Serves As International Conservationist At McDonald’s Corporation
Hillary Fenrich '14 has dedicated her life to safeguarding nature as an international conservationist. At McDonald’s Corporation, she leads the company's global nature and water strategy across borders and languages. To this day, she continues to tap into the network of experts at Allegheny College for the latest advancements in the field.
Sustainability Helps Institutions Get Ahead Of Their Peers
President Ron Cole '87 discussed the role of sustainability recently in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, highlighting how it strengthens the campus community.
Allegheny College Receives Grant to Enhance Its Watershed Conservation Research Center
Allegheny College’s Watershed Conservation Research Center (WCRC) will be able to expand and enhance programs that benefit students, faculty, and the College’s community partners in the French Creek corridor, thanks to a $934,877 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
Allegheny Student Turns Her Senior Project Idea Into a Savory Museum Exhibit
While many people spend hours in the spring and summer on their hands and knees eradicating dandelions and ground ivy from their suburban lawns, Katherine Hoehl ’25 can be found in the kitchen turning those plants and other “weeds” into tasty, nutritious meals.
Allegheny Graduate Selected For Congressional Hunger Center’s Alumni Council
Past president of the Food Recovery Network chapter on campus, London Dejarnette '24, was recently selected for the Congressional Hunger Center’s Alumni Council, a nonprofit at the forefront of innovative food policy. They say their connection to the organization as a student at Allegheny College was transformative.
Allegheny College Awarded Grant Through PPG Foundation to Support Creek Connections
The purpose of the grant is to help students increase their environmental literacy by studying a local waterway and become exposed to the scientific method and other science concepts by conducting the testing themselves.
Celebrating A Deacade Of 4th Graders as Scientists At Allegheny College
This year marks a decade of hosting "4th Graders As Scientists," which promotes careers in the sciences with local students! Listen to Kaitlyn Carlson '24, who says her experience as a past volunteer in the program set the foundation for her dream job at the French Creek Valley Conservancy.
