Christian Johnson, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, is a guest on this podcast discussing a new seminar designed to study the pandemic's impact on legal institutions including the U.S. Constitution, federal, state, and local statutes.
Michael Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, comments on two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings tied to the pandemic. The first blocked OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate on private businesses with more than 100 employees, while the second allowed vaccine mandates for workers at federally funded health-care facilities.
This article takes a close look at President Biden's policies that stand to impact Delaware residents and companies, including corporate tax proposals, and quotes Larry Hamermesh, emeritus professor at Delaware Law School.
Nursing major Hunter Boney was among a group of alumni who returned to Oakcrest High School to discuss how its Biomedical Magnet Program impacted their college experiences and future careers.
Undergraduate student Kaitlyn Lathrop has been selected by the Philadelphia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America to receive the Anne Sceia Klien Award for Professional Promise recognizing her dedication to advancing herself in the field of public relations.
Two bills recently filed in the Pennsylvania Legislature aim to end cross-filing for school board elections and certain judicial positions, which allows voters from either party to choose from the same candidates. Political Science Professor Wes Leckrone comments on the history of cross-filing and its impact on current elections.
This article examining the joys and challenges of sex while aging quotes Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, associate professor at the Center for Human Sexuality Studies.
See also: DNYUZ
Hal Shorey, director of the PsyD/MBA dual program and the Organizational Development Services program, writes about why the mind can get stuck in a negative state. This article also notes research findings from clinical psychology doctoral students David Albert, Amanda Blazkiewicz, Ariful Karim, and Ariana Swenson.
Zora Wolfe, associate professor and director of K-12 Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, provides expert commentary explaining the difficulties that middle school and high school students are having adjusting to the flux between in-person and remote schooling.
Lorena Olvera Moreno, a graduate of the human sexuality doctoral program, answers this Q&A that addresses myths about the female anatomy.
This article examines how local colleges and universities, including Widener, are adjusting the start of the spring semester out of precaution for the Omicron variant.
Kevin Brobson, a Widener Law Commonwealth graduate, was sworn in as the newest justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Michael Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on a new mandate from the the Biden administration and U.S. Labor Department that would require private-sector firms to vaccinate or test employees for COVID-19.
Commonwealth Law School Professor Michael Dimino discusses the significance of Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Physical Therapy Professor Dawn Gulick is a guest on this podcast hosted by Michael Quintans, a physical therapy alumnus. Gulick discusses the mission of Widener's physical therapy doctoral program, the application process, her experiences in the field of sports medicine, and the development of her mobile app called iOrtho+.
This article outlines the spread of misinformation of COVID-19 vaccination and treatments among Idaho residents and quotes John Culhane, professor and co-director of the Family Health Law and Policy Institute at Delaware Law School, on the First Amendment and limitations to intentionally distributing false information.
This news item recalls an article published on December 23, 1996 in which Harry Augensen, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, explained what most likely caused the night sky event known as the "Star of Bethlehem" in the Bible.
Richard Cooper, professor and co-director of the African American Studies program, was featured in a Verify segment on the origin and purpose of Kwanzaa.
See also: WNCN Charlette, WTHU-13 (NBC)
This article promotes the winners of the annual Faculty Awards which recognizes faculty in the areas of teaching innovation, research, civic engagement, and institutional leadership. This year's winners include Professor Yvonne Antonucci, Professor Shirlee Drayton-Brooks, Professor J. Wesley Leckrone, Associate Professor Jayne Thompson, Associate Professor Dipendu Saha, Associate Professor Katherine Goodrich, Professor Mark Nicosia, and Professor Nadine McHenry.
This print and radio segment (starting at 00:18) features John Culhane, professor and the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Delaware Law School, who weighs in on legal challenges filed against the city of Seaford for its new ordinance that requires the cremation or internment of fetal remains from any surgical abortion or miscarriage.