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A team of W&J students led by Professor of Biology Jason Kilgore, Ph.D. works in the Allegheny National Forest in northwest Pennsylvania to monitor the health of ash trees affected by emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive insect from Asia that already has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across the United States and Canada. Creative director Matt Michalko and graphic designer Cameron Haid pose with the crew after spending 2 days documenting their work.

Saving North American Ash: W&J research team studies effects of emerald ash borer in Allegheny National Forest

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WASHINGTON, PA (November 18, 2022)—In 2002, a hungry green beetle called the emerald ash borer (or EAB) made its way to North America, setting its sights and stomach on the continent’s ash trees. Insatiable and invasive, the southeast Asian insect seemed set to destroy all American ash, but a group of researchers at…

W&J junior John Rosario (J.R.) Mazza gaurds against Waynesburg opponent on basketball court.

Athlete brings basketball to business; gets personal in insurance internship

Updated: October 20, 2022 | Tagged: , , , , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (October 20, 2022)—Unconvinced by claims to the contrary, W&J junior John Rosario (J.R.) Mazza is proving just how personal business can be. 

W&J junior Renee Novak stands in reflective gear in wetlands.

Wading in wetlands: environmental science major gets acquainted with aquatic ecology

Updated: October 11, 2022 | Tagged: , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (October 11, 2022)—If water is necessary to sustain life, then W&J junior Renee Novak is an expert on living. 

Students and employers talk in Rossin Ballroom during 2022 Career & Internship Fair.

Employers, alumni and students turn out for Career & Internship Fair

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WASHINGTON, PA (October 3, 2022)—W&J Presidents of the past and present joined employers last month for W&J’s first-ever Career & Internship Fair.

W&J senior Kyleigh Jester stands in front of an evergreen tree and smiles.

Case closed: Maxwell scholar finds love of law through dual internships

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WASHINGTON, PA (September 20, 2022)—W&J senior Kyleigh Jester has seen her share of trials.

W&J junior Ryan Coughenour stands next to giant KPMG letters.

Accounting for student success: W&J junior completes summer internship at KPMG

Updated: September 16, 2022 | Tagged: , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (September 16, 2022)—W&J junior Ryan Coughenour may not be an acrobat, but after this summer, he knows how to balance the books.  

W&J junior Alyssa Pollice stands in front of while backdrop in red dress and smiles.

Internship gives women’s basketball guard a taste for tracking down talent

Updated: September 12, 2022 | Tagged: , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (September 12, 2022)—W&J junior and women’s basketball guard Alyssa Pollice knows what it takes to play on a team, but just recently learned how to build one.

W&J student Robert Kaiser stands in desert holding a mechanical device.

Biochemistry major challenges himself with medical writing internship

Updated: September 6, 2022 | Tagged: , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (September 6, 2022)—Rising junior Robert “Bucky” Kaiser may have transferred into W&J for a new experience, but it’s the work he’s done out of it that’s taken him to new frontiers.

Rising senior Holly Troesch stands in blue, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium shirt and holds a small owl.

Monkeying around: biology major makes animal encounters educational in zoo internship

Updated: August 12, 2022 | Tagged: , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (August 12, 2022)—Rising senior Holly Troesch works with a bunch of animals. And she wouldn’t have it any other way.

W&J rising senior Julia Hurwitz stands outside of the University of Michigan's Social Minds Lab and gives two thumbs up.

Taking Care of Injustice: Psychology major studies developmental decision-making in Social Minds Lab

Updated: August 10, 2022 | Tagged: , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (August 10, 2022)—For years, tattled-on kids have asked their tattlers, “Why did you tell on me?” and rising senior Julia Hurwitz might finally have an answer for them.