In the Media

Associate Professor Bretton Alvaré received Widener’s Faculty Award for Civic Engagement for his contributions to Widener’s civic engagement mission through his teaching and research.

Delaware Law School Professor Thomas Reed is quoted questioning if a New Castle County ordinance limiting the height of landfills targets Waste Management’s Delaware Recyclable Products, Inc.

As four candidates battle for two seats on the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Michael Dimino discusses the role of judicial candidate ratings created by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

This article outlining lawsuits against Bayer by people alleging that its weedkiller, Roundup, causes cancer quotes Jean Eggen, professor emerita at Delaware Law School.

Po-Yen Wang, an assistant teaching professor in engineering, worked alongside a University of Delaware professor to patent a novel membrane that can selectively filter perchlorate, a natural and man-made chemical, from drinking water.

Widener graduate Warren Anderson has been named vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and student affairs at The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Erin Hipple, a doctoral candidate in the Center for Social Work Education, provides expert insight into research that she co-authored, which examined the relationship between gender stereotypes and Halloween costumes. This article also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

A team of engineering students recently competed against local universities and high schools in the annual Pumpkin Chunkin’ contest.

Nicole Lipkin, a graduate of Widener's clinical psychology program, contributes this article about the detrimental effect of discussing politics in the workplace.

Associate Professor and Chair of Widener's Communication Studies department Angie Corbo is quoted extensively in this article about bringing a partner of different religious beliefs home for the holidays.

Article mentions Chester Eastside's partnership with St. Paul’s and Widener to open a free medical clinic.

Eva Kraus, a student at The Academy of Notre Dame, received the High School Leadership Award.

Markevis Gideon, a Widener alumnus, appeared on Shark Tank with business partners to pitch investors on his mobile device repair service startup, NERDiT Now. This news was also published in Monsters and Critics, and Buzz Unites.

Post-game coverage of Widener's win again Albright which set a new program record for touchdown passes in a game, by quarterback and senior mechanical engineering major Sean McGaughey.

Coverage of the annual Strut Your Mutt dog costume event hosted by student members of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) to support the Providence Animal Shelter in Media.

Lawrence Hamermesh, professor emeritus at Delaware Law School, provides commentary on Delaware Gov. John Carney’s nomination of Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. to lead the Delaware Supreme Court,and Vice Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to fill Seitz’s seat.

In the final day of Widener University Week on The Academic Minute, Shana Maier, professor and director of the graduate in criminal justice program, discusses perceptions of rape victim advocates in the context of the #MeToo movement.

Commonwealth Law Professor Michael Dimino is quoted in this article outlining an upcoming ballot question seeking to add crime victims' rights to the state constitution.

In today's Widener University Week segment on The Academic Minute, Mary Francis, assistant professor of nursing, shares insights from recent research about the impact of gun violence on the victim and on the community.

We're halfway through Widener University Week on The Academic Minute and today's segment features Yufeng Mao, associate professor of history, who discusses why Muslims are often an overlooked population in China.