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Math and philosophy major sees future in national cybersecurity
PHOTO: Michael Carrion, center, toured SNO Lab, a physics laboratory that specializes in researching dark matter and neutrinos, while chairing the international conference “Cosmology between Deleuze and Science” in Sudbury, Canada.Michael Carrion ...
Theatre program founder proud of achievements, hungry for more
Nathan Thomas, Ph.D., knew he wanted to teach theater to college students as early as the fourth grade. And at the mere age of 7 when he and his brother convinced their mother to drop them off to see “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” Gene...
Alum helping to shape the future of higher education in Pennsylvania
Alvernia University alumnus Brandon Danz, Ph.D., is making significant strides in the world of higher education. Recently nominated by Governor Josh Shapiro and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate, Dr. Danz now serves on the Pen...
College of Innovation, Discovery and Enterprise dean wants students to feel valued
There’s a reason – perhaps many actually – why you’ll almost always find students waiting outside of David Shoup’s office door: He’s there for them and wants them to feel like they are cared about and a part of the Alvernia family.Shoup came to Al...