Worcester State University English Professor Sharon Yang
October 14, 2008
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Yang to Publish Book on Goddesses, Mages, and Wise Women

Sharon Yang (English) knows full well the joy that comes from persistence in academic research. She's been studying the female pastoral figure in literature since she examined the figure in . . .

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October 14, 2008
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Tsongas Scholarship Recipients Honored at Statehouse

Worcester State College President Dr. Janelle Ashley and Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Sibyl Brownlee accompanied WSC students Franklin Rosenberg and Kaitlyn Brady to the Statehouse, Monday, . . .

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October 6, 2008
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Students Experiment with Environment Friendly Alternatives in Chemistry Labs

John Goodchild (Chemistry) has spent the past five years working to solve a straightforward problem in chemistry: How to create a new way to form nucleosides, chemical compounds that are present in . . .

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October 6, 2008
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Over 250 Students Learn About Green Jobs at Sustainability Fair

Over 250 students learned about green career opportunities and practices at the WSC Sustainability Fair last Thursday. The next Bill Gates is going to be someone who can figure out how to combine . . .

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September 29, 2008
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Students Build Cardboard Village: A Glimpse into Homelessness

More than 550 pounds of food was donated to the Worcester County Food bank, over $200 in cash/gift cards will be donated to Central Mass Housing Alliance "Homeless Prevention Fund", Abby's House and . . .

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September 29, 2008
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High Performance Computer Cluster to Aid Faculty and Student Researchers

Eihab Jaber spent his summer refurbishing 18 computers that AstraZeneca donated to the chemistry department. These computers, plus two servers that IBM donated, have enabled the department to have a . . .

Margaret Kerr and Erika Kubota in a Worcester State College chemistry lab
September 29, 2008
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Thai Student and WSC Chemistry Professor Work on Biodiesel Project

Erika Kubota, a senior in industrial management at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, is the first student from that institution to accept Worcester State's invitation for an academic exchange. . . .

Jennifer Pozner, founder of Women in Media and News
September 24, 2008
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Journalist Discusses Gender, Race and Media in the 2008 Elections

Jennifer L. Pozner, founder of Women in Media and News, discussed gender, race and media in the 2008 elections at Worcester State College at a free public lecture at Worcester State College at . . .

Lisa Boehm
September 15, 2008
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Boehm's Research Featured at Harvard and in Companion Book

When she was about 11, Lisa Krissoff Boehm (Urban Studies) sat down with her great grandparents, who had emigrated from Russia, and asked them questions about their lives. The tape recorder was . . .

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September 15, 2008
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Speaker to Discuss Teaching for the Liberal Arts at Faculty Workshop

Dr. Andrew G. De Rocco will lead a two part faculty workshop series focused on teaching for the liberal arts.  He will speak directly to the challenges and rewards for the college, its faculty and . . .

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