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.
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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.
People & Places: October 2024
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.
Studying The Effects Of Climate Change On Tree Swallows & Eastern Blue Birds
How does climate change affect birds? Student and faculty collaboration are tackling that answer by investigating Tree Swallows and Eastern Blue Birds. Featured are: Jennifer Houtz, professor of biology Sunny Stout ’26, an environmental major with an Arabic minor Nelly Stafford ’25, a biology major with a psychology minor
The Benefits of Unusual Major-Minor Combinations
One of the hallmarks of Allegheny College is the requirement for students to select majors and minors that push exploration of their interests. We are a campus of students who combine passions for their learning journey, preparing them for much more than one thing to do in life. The outcomes are exceptional, both in the […]
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 […]
Allegheny College Receives $299,925 Grant to Support Student Summer Research in the Sciences
Allegheny College received a $299,925 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to support student summer research in the sciences. Dr. Matt Venesky, associate professor of biology and director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (URSCA), is the project director. During each year of the three-year grant, funding will cover stipends for […]
Allegheny Student Studies Away At Duke University Marine Lab
One experience changed the trajectory of Samantha Dzierba ‘25— leading her to dedicate herself and her career toward the stewardship of ocean life. During the fall of 2023, Dzierba was surrounded by sea life while studying away at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina. The experience allowed her unique access to various […]
