Neuroscience students selected for national program

October 28, 2024

A team of neuroscience students has been selected to participate in a nationally competitive program that will teach them how to communicate the importance of their research to funding agencies, government officials and the media.

New SU-developed app makes water quality testing easy — and free

October 16, 2024

Testing the quality of your water just got easier and less expensive thanks to a first-of-its-kind application. The free, easy-to-use app, called Turbidivision, can measure the turbidity, or cloudiness, of water through user-uploaded images.

Matt Wilson, left, director of Susquehanna University's Freshwater Research Institute, assists in the building of a beaver dam analog.

Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation to support Freshwater Research Institute

October 2, 2024

Susquehanna University has received a nearly $600,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to help the Freshwater Research Institute expand environmental education, workforce development and tools for collaborative research.

Photograph shows a flag flown from an upper story window of the NAACP headquarters, New York City, announcing a man was lynched yesterday.

Research seeks to right American record on lynching

August 6, 2024

The historic record of lynching in the United States has been hampered in its accuracy by an unreasonably limited definition of the act and a previous refusal to give credence to historic Black news sources and the work of Ida B. Wells and the NAACP lynching investigative files. Aisha Upton-Azzam, assistant professor of sociology at Susquehanna University, is trying to amend this injustice.

Jack Holt, professor of biology, left, and Michael Rose '25, right, collect algae samples from a local lake.

Shedding the light on mixoplankton

July 25, 2024

In aquatic ecosystems, microscopic organisms like phytoplankton and mixoplankton form the backbone of the food web. Ecology major Michael Rose ’25 spent his summer investigating these organisms through a research collaboration with professors Sophie Charvet and Jack Holt, focusing on isolating and cultivating key mixoplankton from local water bodies.

Christina Vo '25 sits at a computer in a lab

Chemistry major interning through National Science Foundation program

July 16, 2024

Christina Vo ’25 is one of only eight undergraduate students nationwide selected to participate in a research project at the University of Puerto Rico’s Crystallization Design Institute. The program is funded through the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

A row of plastic containers containing spiders.

Could spiders solve the spotted lanternfly problem?

July 11, 2024

Researchers at Susquehanna University are trying to find out if spiders will prey upon spotted lanternflies by feeding the invasive and destructive insect to various species of arachnids.

Hualu Zheng, assistant professor of management and marketing in Susquehanna University's Sigmund Weis School of Business

Marketing literacy: How do shoppers react when they detect deception?

June 5, 2024

Hualu Zheng, assistant professor of management and marketing in Susquehanna University’s Sigmund Weis School of Business, studied sale price claims to see how customers reacted when they discovered they weren’t getting the full discount they may have expected.

Eric Hinton directs Susquehanna's orchestra.

Hinton presents model for the performance of African American music at predominantly white institutions

May 22, 2024

New research from Eric L. Hinton, director of bands and department head and associate professor of music at Susquehanna University, presents a model for the ethical scholarship and performance of African American music in predominantly white institutions.

Exploring MLK’s true beliefs on nonviolence

April 30, 2024

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is widely recognized as a prominent advocate for nonviolence. In a recent piece published in Dialog, A Journal of Theology, Jeffrey K. Mann posits that King’s view of nonviolence was not as absolute as we might think.

Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition

April 25, 2024

Nearly 130 students presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an event where students showcase the culmination of their years of study and honor the professors who acted as their mentors. The event continues a tradition spanning more than 50 years.

Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein professor of chemistry at Susquehanna University

Geneive Henry honored as 2024 CUR Fellow

April 24, 2024

Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein professor of chemistry at Susquehanna University, is the first to be appointed a CUR (Council on Undergraduate Research) Fellow under the newly branded CUR Fellows Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Leadership. The award annually recognizes a CUR member who is a leader and role model within the undergraduate research community.