Muhlenberg College

Marlee Siegel '21 is conducting research in chemistry at Muhlenberg College.

Rising senior Ryan Curtiss of the Muhlenberg football team was named to two preseason All-America teams.

Rising junior Ryan Curtiss of the Muhlenberg football team was named to two preseason All-America teams.

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.

Kenan Tolaymat '19 is studying the prevalance of ticks in the region and their infection rates.

Patrick Kantner '20, a neuroscience major, is conducting research this summer at Muhlenberg College on how people view and interpret abstract and representational art.

Katie Esbenshade '19 is conducting summer research on how bumble bees use their sensory abilities to locate food sources.

Abigail Edwards '19, a biology major, is conducting research on the olfactory responses of bumble bees.

Mike Gatazka '21 is researching how heavy metal pollutants in water can be detected using the visible light spectrum and gold nanoparticles.

Interest in molecular biology and molecular neuroscience led Julia Rocereta '19 to conduct research with Jeremy Alden Teissere, associate professor of biology and neuroscience.

Bree Booth '19 is conducting research to provide historical context for discussions of black queerness.

Dario Lewczyk '20, a chemistry major, is conducting summer research on synthesis of a lead trapping fluorescent coumarocryptand at Muhlenberg College.

Travis Edmond '19, a neuroscience major, is conducting a summer research on visual attention and college websites at Muhlenberg College.

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.

This summer, Lindsay Press '21, is conducting research on endangered plants in Pennsylvania at Muhlenberg College.

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.

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.

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.

This rising senior, Michaela Feinberg '19, looks into an under-researched facet of Central African history.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This summer Molly Plotkin '19 is conducting research on how verbal fluency may be enhanced with gesture from the embodied cognition perspective.

The Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre all-ages circus production runs June 27 - July 28, 2018.

The Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre all-ages circus production runs June 27 - July 28, 2018.

Students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for their academic achievement and named to Dean's List for Spring 2018.

This spring semester, 58 students were inducted into Muhlenberg's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in America.

Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre invites audiences to "be our guest" as it presents the modern Disney classic "Beauty and the Beast."