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.
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.
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.
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.
Alumna Selected As Finalist For Presitigious 2024 Early Career Einstein Foundation Award For Promoting Research Quality
Emily Ricotta '09 was selected as a finalist for the highly competitive 2024 Early Career Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Research Quality, which recognizes outstanding contributions from researchers. She credits her time at Allegheny College for preparing her with lifelong skills.
People & Places: January–February 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.
Allegheny College Student Receives Research Grant & Featured In The Astrophysical Journal
Charles Gibson ’25 says he chose Allegheny College because it allowed him to pursue his unusual combination— physics and music performance.
Three-Decade Soil Study Receives National Recognition By Soil Science Society of America
A rare, three-decade long study of forest soil, held at the Bousson Environmental Research Reserve was recently highlighted by Soil Society of America, a leading publication in the field.
Allegheny College Launches Community Impact Hub to Benefit Meadville and the Region with New $15 Million Grant
Allegheny College announces the creation of the Community Impact Hub (the Hub) with a generous $15 million grant from a source that wishes to remain anonymous.
