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The students of Phi Alpha Delta at Commonwealth Law School have created a new professional community closet. This new resource will provide professional clothing free of charge for law students, and will be run on donations. 
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The students of Phi Alpha Delta at Commonwealth Law School have created a new professional community closet. This new resource will provide professional clothing free of charge for law students, and will be run on donations. Students Kira Meager and Ben McFadden are quoted in the written story about the initiative, and student Nick Kahler joins them in the audio version of the story. 

This article authored by John Culhane, associate dean for faculty development and professor at Delaware Law School, examines a new defamation lawsuit being brought against Donald Trump by the now-exonerated members of the Central Park Five. 

Nursing major Taylor Wise '25 authored this article about her experience serving as nursing clinic coordinator for the Community Nursing Clinic in Wollman Hall. 

This article provides updates on the proposed Bridge project in Delaware, which would create a higher education hub in a downtown Wilmington building. The project, which has just been awarded $10 million in funding assistance from the Wilmington City Council, could possibly include Delaware Law School.
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The Anna Mosco and Marietta Borinski ’80 Simulation Laboratory in Founders Hall is featured in this article covering innovations in nursing practice and education in Pennsylvania. 

Commonwealth Law School Professor Michael Dimino offers insight into Elon Musk's recent move to give $1 million to Pennsylvania voters who sign his political action committee’s petition.  

This article features an assistive device created by graduate occupational therapy students with support from robotics engineering. The student-faculty OT team developed an assistive robotic reacher for a local woman living with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.
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Wes Leckrone, professor and chair of political science, shares how close the presidential election race can become in Pennsylvania. 

Wes Leckrone, chair and professor of political science, discusses how voter turnout will play a pivotal role in the upcoming presidential race. 

Wes Leckrone, chair and professor of political science, is quoted in this article examining Philadelphia and area suburbs' roles in the upcoming presidential election. The story also includes comments from alumnus Christian Nascimento '96, a member of the Board of Trustees, in his capacity as chair of the Montgomery County GOP.

Writings by John Dernbach, Commonwealth Law School emeritus professor, are featured in this article about the constitutional right to clean water. 

On this episode, Richard Massi '97, vice president of DTC reliability and performance at Peacock, takes listeners behind the scenes of the global platform responsible for some of the biggest events in streaming. Massi discusses how leadership and teamwork ensure the reliability of some of the world's most viewed content, including the 2024 Olympic Games. He also shares how the Fight on Makenna Foundation, created in memory of his daughter, is making an impact of the lives of pediatric cancer patients. 

Wes Leckrone, chair and professor of political science, is featured in this article discussing how the Harris campaign can make gains with voters in the Philadelphia suburbs. Leckrone touches on some key issues in this election and how voters may react. 

Wes Leckrone, chair and professor of political science, is quoted discussing the state of the presidential election in Pennsylvania. Leckrone shares that there have been shifts in different regions of the state as well as within certain groups of voters.

This clip features an assistive device created by graduate occupational therapy students with support from robotics engineering. The student-faculty OT team developed an assistive robotic reacher for a local woman living with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

Robotics engineering graduate student Matthew Madeira '26 is recognized as a member of a team of Widener engineering students who competed in the international RoboSub 2024 competition in Irvine, California.

Widener University Commonwealth Law School served as a backdrop for footage in this segment that focused on Pennsylvania's election policy, election security, and plans for counting 2024 presidential election ballots. The program included interviews with former Gov. Tom Corbett, which was conducted at the law school, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, and others, as well as footage from a panel discussion held recently in the Harrisburg campus administration building. 

Social Work Professor Brent Satterly is quoted in this article about National Coming Out Day which is recognized annually on October 11. 

Joe Viscuso, adjunct faculty in the School of Engineering, is quoted in this article about new developments in AI that will help civil engineers in the field. Viscuso is one of a group of engineering professionals who is advising Bentley Systems on the development of the software.