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W&J Campus Arboretum Celebrated With Esteemed ArbNet Accreditation

Updated: March 15, 2016 | Tagged: ,

The W&J Campus Arboretum has been awarded a Level I Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum.

Presidents Shine at OurCS Workshop

Updated: March 15, 2016 | Tagged:

W&J students Rebecca Wilkes ’16 and Kadie Clancy ’17 participated in the OurCS workshop at Carnegie Mellon University.

Family Heritage Becomes Unexpected Focus of Magellan Travel

Updated: March 10, 2016 | Tagged:

A strong sense of curiosity about her family history and a desire to learn about Catholicism in a foreign country led Megan DeMartino ’16 to Puerto Rico.

Biology Major Pursues Cultural Passion through Magellan Project

Updated: August 27, 2015 | Tagged:

A sense personal agency, adventure and cultural appreciation led W&J’s Tina Lee ’16 to spend her summer traveling through China.

W&J Faculty, Students Share Nature Photography Lesson with Local Students

Updated: July 14, 2015 | Tagged: ,

W&J Biology Professor Jamie March, Ph.D. is using photography to teach young students to see nature from a different angle.

Record Number of Magellan Students Embark on Summer Journeys

Updated: June 10, 2015 | Tagged:

A group of 68 Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) students will complete Magellan Projects this summer in 35 countries and in a variety of unique areas of study.

W&J Alumna to Present Lecture on Truth, Rumors About Ebola Virus

Updated: November 12, 2014 | Tagged: ,

Amy L. Hartman, Ph.D. ’98 will present “Ebola 101: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask” on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Allen Ballroom of Rossin Campus Center.

Senior Puts Bio Major on Fast-track to Veterinary Career

Updated: April 16, 2014 |

Senior Katelyn Vannoy was accepted to six veterinary schools.

New Intersession Course Moves Classroom into the Kitchen

Updated: April 10, 2014 | Tagged:

WASHINGTON, Pa. (January 21, 2014)—Spending the day experimenting, creating, testing, adapting—in the classroom and in the laboratory—is nothing new to a college student.
But in the kitchen?
Eight Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) students are putting their scientific research skills to use in a different way during…

Photography Course Looks Through Lens to Tell Nature’s Stories

Updated: April 10, 2014 | Tagged:

WASHINGTON, PA (Feb. 11 2014)—How do you explain the complexities, the nuances of natural sciences, to an audience that likely never studied the field?
Leslie Kollar, a senior biology major at Washington & Jefferson College (W&J), spent Intersession learning to convey that message with photography. Kollar studied Conservation Photography, and said…