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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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Reading the Bite: Lisa Whitenack Advances Shark Science at Allegheny College

Ask Lisa Whitenack what she studies, and you’ll get an answer that’s part biology, part detective work, and just a little daring. Whitenack built her career around a deceptively simple question: What can a bite tell us about the shark that made it?

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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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Center for Research and Teaching Excellence Cuts Ribbon in Joyous Celebration

The official ribbon cutting for Allegheny’s new Center for Research and Teaching Excellence (CREATE) was celebrated with faculty, trustees, students and staff on Thursday, Oct. 16. CREATE lab is a new state-of-the-art presentation and research space designed to facilitate connections between faculty, librarians, and students.

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People & Places: September 2025

People & Places, emailed during the academic year to the campus community, reports on the professional activities of members of the college community and highlights student achievements.

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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People & Places: April-June 2025 

People & Places, emailed monthly during the academic year to the campus community, reports on the professional activities of members of the college community and highlights student achievements.

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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.

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Allegheny Students Time Travel With Walt Whitman

The work of noted American poet Walt Whitman garnered great attention across the literary world in the mid-19th Century, and his words are still being read with exhilaration and enthusiasm on the Allegheny College campus more than 130 years after his death.

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Allegheny College Professor’s Ornithology Studies Draw National Attention

Dr. Jennifer Houtz has had a passion for ornithology since she started college, and it is taking flight now as her research makes its way into national publications, including the New York Times, Newsweek, and Nature Research Highlights.