Margaret Kerr
October 13, 2020
Achievers

Prof. Margaret Kerr, Ph.D., Receives Deans' Lecture Award

Chemistry Professor Margaret Kerr, Ph.D., received the second annual Deans’ Lecture Award this fall in recognition of her extensive research, scholarship, and curriculum development in the field of . . .

Worcester State students Farah Aubin Lauryn Mulcahy operating a drone
August 2, 2018
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Students Use a Drone to Explore Historic Estate

Two Earth, Environment, and Physics students are using a drone to record and analyze the topography of a historic conservation property in Boylston, Mass. Their work will pave the way for other . . .

Sarah Cross holds her mother's college yearbook.
April 17, 2018
Achievers

Junior Follows in Mother’s Footsteps to Lead TriBeta

Junior Sarah Cross shares more than just DNA with her mother. She’s also an aspiring biologist and president of Worcester State’s chapter of Beta Beta Beta, one of the few chapters of the biology . . .

Worcester State biotech major Will Rodriguez holds Antarctica soil samples.
April 2, 2018
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Biotech Major Studies Ancient Soil from Antarctica

It’s rare for undergraduate science students to be involved in lengthy, robust research projects under the guidance of experienced faculty. It’s even rarer for an undergraduate to research the . . .

Portrait of Elizabeth Bishop from the Vassar College Library archives
November 2, 2016
Achievers

Poet Elizabeth Bishop’s Influence Deepens at WSU

Six years after a strong box of private letters by acclaimed 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop was discovered serendipitously, two Worcester State English majors were able to study them meticulously . . .

Soldier on the Worcester, MA Civil War Monument by Tristan Hixon
July 7, 2016
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Students Uncover Stories of Lost Civil War Soldiers

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial honors 398 Worcester residents who perished in the U.S. Civil War with just their names. Thanks to Worcester State history students and a few volunteers, each of . . .

An example of how a group of Worcester State University students will educate the public about how the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi can lead to gallbladder cancer.
April 27, 2016
Achievers

Scholarship and Creativity Competition Winners Announced

The ninth annual Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity proved to be yet another resounding success as students from a variety of disciplines presented their academic and creative projects to . . .

Storage of hydrogen fuel one of the WSU student projects on display at state research event.
April 25, 2016
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Over 50 WSU Students Display Projects at State Research Event

Over 1,000 Massachusetts undergraduate students—including 54 from Worcester State University—presented distinguished academic innovations and endeavors at the annual Statewide Undergraduate . . .

Worcester State University student meeting Cuban residents
March 3, 2016
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Students Travel to Cuba to Study Special Education

One year after restoration of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba was announced, Assistant Professor Kara Medeiros took a small group of Worcester State students there to study . . .

Worcester State University Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity image
April 15, 2015
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Student Scholarship and Creativity Shine at Event

Preventing falls among the elderly, teaching financial literacy in the community, and studying invasive plants in area lakes are some topics featured in posters, panel discussions, and exhibitions at . . .

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