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Villanova Professor Adapts Course on Campus Physical Environments to an Online Format
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, college and university classes across the country have been forced to move online. For Dr. Seth Matthew Fishman’s Campus Physical Environments course, there is quite a bit of irony in that. Fishman’s class is part of a series of 1-credit special topics courses designed for graduate students pursuing future careers in higher education and education leadership. read more
Villanova Faculty Using Creative Approaches to Online Teaching During Coronavirus Pandemic
At Villanova, the University announced in March that classes would be conducted online for the remainder of the spring semester. Despite the challenges created by moving all classes online, faculty are finding creative ways to teach and connect with students during this unprecedented time. As part of an ongoing feature, we will be sharing some of these innovative teaching methods and ideas. read more
Villanova Professor’s New Book Examines Effects of Literary Genre on White Supremacy in the Post-emancipation US
At a time when white supremacy is front and center in US headlines, a Villanova professor is tackling the topic from a fresh perspective in a new book. Travis M. Foster, PhD, offers an important new study of popular literature’s role in refashioning and resisting white supremacy in an emergent post-emancipation climate. read more
Villanova Engineer Investigating Potential Blood Substitute To Help Save Soldiers and Others Who’ve Been Badly Wounded
When soldiers get shot they need blood right away but often medics on the scene don’t carry blood because it needs to be refrigerated, and it’s therefore not available on the front lines. Jacob Elmer, PhD, an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Villanova University, is researching the potential of earthworm hemoglobin as a blood substitute. read more
Philly Has an Air Pollution Problem. These Researchers Think Its Neighborhoods May Hold a Solution
An Environmental Science research team at Villanova University is analyzing almost every possible urban configuration in Philadelphia neighborhoods to figure out the city's air pollution problems. read more
How Children Reason About Disagreements Shaped by School Curriculum
Research from Deena Weisberg, PhD, and her colleagues found the type of curriculum first graders received influenced how children evaluated decisions. The study was recently published in the Journal of Cognition and Development. read more
Villanova Research Shows Nurses Can Be Front Line for Gun Safety of Children
Across the United States almost five million children live in homes where at least one firearm is stored unlocked and loaded. And unintentional shootings involving toddlers are on the rise: There were 58 reported cases in 2015, and 62 cases reported in 2016. Many of these cases involved a toddler who picked up an unlocked gun and then shot themselves or someone else. read more
New Research Shows More People Blame Video Games on School Shootings by White Perpetrators
Research from Psychological and Brain Sciences professor Patrick Markey, PhD, and associate professor Erica Slotter, PhD, shows that people are likely to erroneously blame violent video games for school shootings when the perpetrator was White than when the shooter was Black. read more
Villanova Researchers Examining the Impact of Hurricane Maria on Streamwater in Puerto Rico
Now nearly two years since the deadly hurricane, Puerto Rico is still feeling the impacts of Maria. Steven Goldsmith and Lisa Rodrigues, associate professors of Environmental Science at Villanova, and a team of graduate students, are doing research in Puerto Rico on water quality and evaluating how stream chemistry has changed post-Maria. read more
Campus Collaboration: Newly Completed Residence Hall Community also a Living Laboratory for Stormwater Management Research
One doesn't typically associate the opening of a new residence hall community with academic research. But The Commons at Villanova is different. In addition to increasing the percentage of students that can live on campus from 70 to 85 percent, The Commons are also serving as a living laboratory for stormwater management research for faculty and students in the College of Engineering. read more