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Chemistry Professor to Speak on Mercury Issues

Dr. Helen Boylan

Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, is scheduled to be a guest speaker at two events in October.

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Field Station Hosts Environmental Workshop for Wal-Mart Employees

The Westminster College Field Station hosted 46 Wal-Mart employees for a May 6 workshop focused on the environment.

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Elementary Education Majors Participated in Read-In at Farrell School

Nineteen Westminster College elementary education majors participated in the 20th National African American Read-In Feb. 18 at Farrell Elementary School.

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Senior Chemistry Major Received Undergraduate Research Grant

Monica Hall, a Westminster College senior chemistry major, received an Undergraduate Research Grant from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

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Psychology Professor Presented at National Conference

Dr. Sandra Webster

Dr. Sandra Webster, Westminster College professor of psychology, presented two posters at the American Psychological Association convention Aug. 12-15 in San Diego.

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Senior Chemistry Majors and Professor Participated in Conference

(L-r) Nathan Barefoot, Ryan Konik, Dr. Helen Boylan, Emily Landis

Dr. Helen Boylan, Westminster College associate professor of chemistry, and three chemistry majors participated in the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) March 13-18 in Atlanta.

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Notes from the Field Station: Christmas Tree Tradition

Christmas tree market in New Wilmington
Stand of white pine trees at the Field Station not for sale
Norway spruce as a balled tree in 1992
Norway spruce now 28 feet tall

Conifers of several sorts have been symbols of Christmas for centuries in nearly all Western countries.  At the Field Station we grow conifers - pines, firs, spruces, larches and hemlocks - not to be decorated just once a year, but to be everyday representatives of an ecological indicator of our region.

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Westminster College Get Real! Series Opens with Budgeting and Managing Debt Session

David Smith, associate professor of accounting

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - David Smith, Westminster College associate professor of accounting, will present "Budgeting and Managing Debt" Tuesday, Sept. 18, as the fall semester's first session of the "Get Real!" life preparation series. 

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Westminster College Fraternities and Sororities Raised More Than $19,000 and Collected Nearly 5,000 Items During Greek Week

Sing `n Swing
Sing `n Swing

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College's fraternities and sororities raised more than $19,000 in money and Student Government Association (SGA) collected nearly 5,000 food, clothing, toys, and other items during Greek Week 2013.

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Computer Science Major Earned Honors at Firefighting Home Robot Contest

(L-r) Benjamin Shaffer, Rebecca Shaffer, Anna Garner, Chris Micsky, and Anthony Groves

Westminster College first-year computer science major Anthony Groves earned third place among U.S. teams in his division at the Trinity College Firefighting Home Robot Competition in Hartford, Conn., this spring.

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