From alumni successes to faculty research to student life, take a look at the latest stories from the community at Chatham University
Interview with Marc Nieson on Writing his New Memoir
“I try to help my students get past the presumption that this should be an easy thing. When you’re a visual artist, you know you’re going to have to do 8,000 sketches. Somehow in writing that idea isn’t so present; people think they can just jump in and do it. It’s all about building your facility and taking on the next challenge.”
Top 8 Things You Need to Know About Informatics
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 17 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Kathryn Polaski '17 Wins Business Simulation Competition
“More than anything, I was surprised at how much I knew. We learned a lot from each other. We probably learned as much from each other as we did from everyone else who spoke to us that day.”
Global Focus Program: 2016-2017 "Year of Canada"
The second largest country in the world by size, with a history of relatively peaceful relations between First Nations and Euro-descendants, Canada’s standing in the global arena will only grow as the economic and strategic stakes centered around the Northwest Passage become more urgent.
Inside the Aquaculture Lab
Aquaculture—the farming of marine organisms, including fish, shellfish, turtles, and plants—is responsible for more than half of all seafood eaten worldwide,[1] and getting bigger. Falk School Aquatic Lab Director Roy Weitzell, PhD is ready.
Course Spotlight: Community Research in Food and Health
Having worked for the federal aid program known as WIC, Mim Seidel knew that Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program checks often went unused.
Student Profile: Lynzy Groves ‘16
“I like being able to use my marketing skills to create events and promote them and unite people in the spirit of giving back.”
Interprofessional Education in the Health Sciences
The goal of interprofessional education at Chatham is to prepare students in nursing, psychology, physician assistant studies and occupational and physical therapy to learn from and about each other’s professions in order to practice as part of a collaborative, patient centered team.
“We Don’t Pick Out Pillows: the Science of Design”
Chatham students teach chemistry students at CUNY College of Technology about building design and its impact on the environment.
Undergraduate Student Christina Austin Awarded Research Fellowship
Austin's work may one day be used to help diagnose lupus, today an arduous process that often takes years.
Course Spotlight: Natural Resources Leadership
Pittsburgh is a city of three rivers, in a county of 263 abandoned mine sites. If you appreciate water as a recreational resource, this is cause for celebration. If you’re savvy about pollution, it’s cause for concern.