Westminster College Professor of Computer Science and Alumnus Participated in Robot Competition
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Dr. David Shaffer, Westminster College associate professor of computer science, served as adviser to Mercer Area High School students during the Trinity College Firefighting Home Robot competition April 6-7 in Hartford, Conn. more |
Westminster College Students Presented Research at Regional Psychological ConferenceTuesday, May 28, 2013NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Six Westminster College seniors presented their research at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association May 2-4 in Chicago. Margaret Box presented "Effects of Hyperarousal on Perseverative Errors in Obsessive Compulsive Individuals." A 2x2 quasi-experimental design was used to examine the effects of hyperarousal on perseveration on executive functioning tasks in obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptomatic individuals. The findings suggest hyperarousal has a significant effect on executive functioning performance, but not in OC symptomatic individuals, providing a more complicated understanding of the etiology of OC disorder, and knowledge about the effectiveness of executive functioning tasks to measure perseveration. Dr. Kirk Lunnen, associate professor of psychology, advised the research. more |
First Book-Westminster Raised Funds, Distributed Free Books
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - First Book-Westminster will distribute 900 new, free books to three literacy programs that serve children in need in Lawrence and Mercer counties. Pr... more |
Westminster College Early Childhood Education Majors Participated in African American Read-In in Farrell
Monday, May 20, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Eighteen Westminster College early childhood education/special education majors participated in February in the 24th National African- American Read-In ... more |
Westminster College Language in Motion Serves 1,300 Area StudentsWednesday, May 15, 2013NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's Language in Motion (LIM) program reached more than 1,300 area students during its seventh year. Language in Motion is an innova... more |
Westminster College Preschool Lab to Host Summer Arts Camp
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College Preschool Lab and the Drinko Center for Experiential Learning will host its ninth annual summer arts camp for kids June 10-14. The hands... more |
Westminster College Chemistry Professor, Students, and Alumni Participated in Pittcon
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Eight Westminster students, Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, and Dr. Timothy Sherwood, associate professor of chemistry and department chair, participated in the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in March in Philadelphia. Pittcon is one of the largest analytical chemistry conferences in the world with more than 18,000 attendees, hundreds of technical presentations, and nearly 1,000 exhibitors. Senior chemistry major Scott Braden presented "Capsaicin and Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) Quantification of Peppers Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography." The research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Kennedy, assistant professor of chemistry. The goal of this study was to examine a variety of peppers and analyze the amount of capsaicin (an alkanoid that causes the strong flavor in peppers) in each type using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The conversion of the concentration of capsaicin to SHU is a linear relationship. The results from the HPLC were used to quantify the concentration of the capsaicin in each variety of pepper. Based on the concentration of capsaicin of each pepper, the SHU values were determined. more |
Westminster College English Majors and Faculty Participated in International ConventionFriday, April 26, 2013NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Seven Westminster College English majors participated in the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in March in Portland, Oregon. Rebecca Beers presented "The Moonstone: Detecting a Narrator's Reliability." Beers examined the use of narrative in what appears to be a mystery novel, but is really a novel that cleverly discusses controversial subjects of the time. The research was advised by Dr. Deborah Mitchell, professor of English. more |
Westminster College Named to President's Honor Roll for Seventh Consecutive Year
Thursday, April 25, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) honored Westminster College with a place on the 2013 President's Higher Educat... more |
Westminster College Biology and Molecular Biology Majors Participated, Placed at District Convention
Monday, April 22, 2013
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Four students from the Westminster College Department of Biology presented their research at the Tri-Beta district convention March 23 at the University ... more |
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