Muhlenberg opens doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and opportunities. Through attention to each student, we open doors to self-understanding, to knowledge and deep learning and to a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.
(see more)Muhlenberg opens doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and opportunities. Through attention to each student, we open doors to self-understanding, to knowledge and deep learning and to a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.
Emily Davis Named Muhlenberg Field Hockey Captain
Senior Emily Davis was named a co-captain of the 2018 Muhlenberg College field hockey team.
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2018 Aug 16
Stephi Rydgren Named Muhlenberg Field Hockey Captain
Senior Stephi Rydgren was named a co-captain of the 2018 Muhlenberg College field hockey team.
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2018 Aug 16
Jordan Segrave Named Muhlenberg Field Hockey Captain
Junior Jordan Segrave was named a co-captain of the 2018 Muhlenberg College field hockey team.
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2018 Aug 16
Allen Named Field Hockey Captain
Junior Courtney Allen was named a co-captain of the 2018 Muhlenberg College field hockey team.
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2018 Aug 16
Student Summer Research: Studying Chemical Modifications that Improve the Efficacy of Medicines
Brandon Eden '19 (L), Olivia Toner '20 and Troy Lovett '19 are conducting research this summer with Professor Sherri Young (R) at Muhlenberg College.
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2018 Aug 10
Student Summer Research: Studying how Pollutants Bind to Soil and Water
Marlee Siegel '21 is conducting research in chemistry at Muhlenberg College.
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2018 Aug 9
Curtiss Named to Preseason All-America Teams
Rising junior Ryan Curtiss of the Muhlenberg football team was named to two preseason All-America teams.
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2018 Aug 8
Student Summer Research: Flavonoid Compounds and their Potential Role in Combating Anxiety
Lucas Blecker '19, a neuroscience major, is looking at both how and where flavonoid compounds bind, or 'attach', to the GABA-A receptor. The goal is to study possible alternatives to synthetic anxiety medications.
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2018 Aug 7
Corvil Named to Preseason All-America Teams
Rising senior Ryan Curtiss of the Muhlenberg football team was named to two preseason All-America teams.
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2018 Aug 8
Student Summer Research: Studying Ticks to Reduce Tick-Borne Illnesses
Kenan Tolaymat '19 is studying the prevalance of ticks in the region and their infection rates.
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2018 Aug 7
Student Summer Research: The Visual Perception of Abstract and Representation Art
Patrick Kantner '20, a neuroscience major, is conducting research this summer at Muhlenberg College on how people view and interpret abstract and representational art.
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2018 Aug 1
Student Summer Research: Studying Heavy Metal Pollutants in Water
Mike Gatazka '21 is researching how heavy metal pollutants in water can be detected using the visible light spectrum and gold nanoparticles.
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2018 Aug 1
Student Summer Research: Studying the Sensory Abilities of Bumble Bees
Katie Esbenshade '19 is conducting summer research on how bumble bees use their sensory abilities to locate food sources.
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2018 Jul 31
Student Summer Research: Studying how Bumble Bees Respond to Scents
Abigail Edwards '19, a biology major, is conducting research on the olfactory responses of bumble bees.
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2018 Jul 30
Student Summer Research: Studying a Possible Alternative to Synthetic Anxiety Medications
Interest in molecular biology and molecular neuroscience led Julia Rocereta '19 to conduct research with Jeremy Alden Teissere, associate professor of biology and neuroscience.
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2018 Jul 26
Student Summer Research: Studying Homophobia within Black Communities Through a Historical Lens
Bree Booth '19 is conducting research to provide historical context for discussions of black queerness.
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2018 Jul 24
Muhlenberg Student Summer Research: Chemistry Edition
Dario Lewczyk '20, a chemistry major, is conducting summer research on synthesis of a lead trapping fluorescent coumarocryptand at Muhlenberg College.
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2018 Jul 19
Summer Student Research: Performance and Perception: The Effectiveness of Visual Attention on a Website
Travis Edmond '19, a neuroscience major, is conducting a summer research on visual attention and college websites at Muhlenberg College.
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2018 Jul 18
Student Summer Research: Plant Organizing and Plant Finding
This summer, Lindsay Press '21, is conducting research on endangered plants in Pennsylvania at Muhlenberg College.
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2018 Jul 18
Student Summer Research: Softball and the Trampoline Effect
Kristina Qualben '19, a mathematics major, has combined her love for physics and softball by researching with professor Brett Fadem on the trampoline effect this summer at Muhlenberg College. In her research, she focuses on which bat brands will perform the best trampoline effect.
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2018 Jul 18
Student Summer Research: The Impact of Mental Health Descriptions on Implicit Bias Against Mentally Ill
Sophia Gordon '20, a psychology major, is conducting research this summer about the language used when describing mental health illnesses and potential biases that might come with it.
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2018 Jul 18
Examination of Radon Communication Channels in Allentown, PA
Rashida Haye '20, a public health major, is conducting research this summer with professor Chrysan Cronin, examining the health information of radon communication channels in Allentown, PA for residents. Rashida's research focuses on Non-Hispanic and Hispanic populations in regard to their health information they receive on radon and overall knowledge of the health risk of radon.
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2018 Jul 18
Make Visible The Tree: Patricia Burke Brogan and the Magdalen Laundries
This summer, Emily Casey '19, a double major in Theater and English, is conducting research for her English honors thesis with Professor David Rosenwasser at Muhlenberg College. Her research focuses on Irish playwright Patricia Burke Brogan and her interest on the Magdalen laundries, which were an institution of the Church and state that punished women who did not follow social norms.
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2018 Jul 18
Analytical Characterization of Passionflower Extracts Toward Understanding the GABA-A Receptor
This summer, Vivian Ha '20, who is mentored by the head of the chemistry department Dr. Christine Ingersoll, is continuing her research on analytical characterization of passionflower extracts to better understand the GABA-A receptor at Muhlenberg College.
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2018 Jul 18
A New Perspective on a Long-Ago Event
This rising senior, Michaela Feinberg '19, looks into an under-researched facet of Central African history.
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2018 Jul 18
SEA Semester Research to Protect Rare Coral Wilderness
Muhlenberg College student Kerry Rogers '19 is currently sailing with SEA Semester on a scientific research voyage to the remote Pheonix Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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2018 Jul 18
A Global Education, Abroad and at Home
Muhlenberg College alumna Kaci Gregory '18, had spent two semesters off campus-one in France and one in D.C.-which has nurtured her passion for the French language.
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2018 Jul 18
Students Researches Muhlenberg College's Distinguished Guests
Muhlenberg College alumnus Maddux Pearson '18, dug into the College's archives to create an interactive timeline of the most significant visitors to come to campus in the 20th century.
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2018 Jul 18
Five Muhlenberg Students Make their Manhattan Theater Debut
Muhlenberg College alumnus Jason Boies '87, debuts "Spangler's Spring," a 10-minute Civil War play at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, which includes five current Muhlenberg Students: Patrick Daly '20, Jacob Wahba '20, Itai Rembaum '20, Tommy Gedrich '21, and Thomas Riley '21.
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2018 Jul 18
Fluency, Gesturing, and Language from an Embodied Cognition Perspective
This summer Molly Plotkin '19 is conducting research on how verbal fluency may be enhanced with gesture from the embodied cognition perspective.
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2018 Jul 18