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Retail Dive

The business of normalizing taboo topics

Ross Steinman, professor and co-chair of the psychology department, comments on ways in which brands are changing their advertising and marketing messages to promote products that have historically been considered taboo. 

See also: Marketing Dive

Aramark

Turning the Tide on Single-Use Plastics

Aramark, the university's dining service partner, launched a comprehensive strategy to significantly reduce single-use plastics across their operations, including an Earth Day 2021 campaign at Widener that eliminated the use of 2,000 plastic bags.

I'll Have What She's Having Podcast

Episode 1 with Dr. Jane Fleishman

Sex educator and researcher Jane Fleishman, a graduate of the Center for Human Sexuality Studies, is a guest on the podcast.

Tribune Content Agency

Tips to help employees return to the office

Anthony Wheeler, professor and dean of the School of Business Administration, shares best practices for businesses as they begin to transition employees back into the office as pandemic closures subside.

See also: MSN

Anton Community Newspaper

Father Daughter Duo Walks Commencement Together

This special commencement issue spotlights father and daughter Gary and Stephanie Pollino who received bachelor of science in nursing degrees together this May. 

The Spirit

Actively Engaged in Community Health, Therapy Student Invites Outreach

Ijjae Hill, a sophomore visual and performing arts major enrolled in the pre-physical therapy program, writes about a grant she secured from the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation’s Racial Justice Community Fund, and her drive to address health disparities in Chester.

Herald Standard

Penn State Fayette names outstanding alumnus, fellow

Norma Thomas, an adjunct professor of social work and former baccalaureate program director in the Center for Social Work Education, was named the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Fellow award by the Advisory Board of Penn State Lafayette, The Eberly Campus. The award honors a community leader whose support of the campus has been so exemplary as to warrant special recognition.

Law360

A Special Ceremony For Del. Law School Grad, Scrubs And All

This feature article highlights a special impromptu commencement held at Delaware Law School last week for Daniel S. Timmerman, a recent law graduate and general surgeon who was caught in surgery and missed his scheduled ceremony.

The EdUp Experience Podcast

Empowering Learners to Create Better Futures

President Julie E. Wollman is guest on the podcast discussing the university's mission, the distinct Widener student experience and specific initiatives taking place across campus related to common ground and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Fox 43

Birth of a militia: The colonial connection to gun rights

Michael Dimino, professor of law at Widener Law Commonwealth, explains the language in the Second Amendment in relation to militia groups, which this news segment reports have been on the rise in the past year.