SPRING 2024 COVER STORY
From Division III to the DCU, Worcester’s own Nick Pennucci ’23 continues to impress
Former Lancer hockey player Nick Pennucci '23 is building his athletic career and inspiring the next generation as a youth hockey coach. He looks back on his time with his fellow Lancers as some of his most enjoyable moments playing the sport. “College hockey was the best playing experience of my life."
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Feature
Telescopes open up the universe for students, faculty
Worcester State students can now reach for the stars thanks to a recent long-term loan of modern and antique telescopes that promise to offer a stellar opportunity for learning and research.
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Research Feature
Physicist tackles air pollution in Nepal
Professor Nabin Malakar traveled to his native Nepal on a Fulbright grant last fall and is working with local scientists to improve air pollution.
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Alumni Feature
Building career relationships one internship at a time
Alumnus Patrick Sweeney and Worcester business McLaren & Associates are helping accounting students get a head start on their careers.
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Alumni Feature
5 Questions for Brittany Rheault '07
As Chief Operating Officer of United Fray, Brittany Rheault ’07 has made a career of bringing fun into other people’s lives.
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Faculty Feature
Q+ A with Dr. Rita Mookerjee’s on new poetry collection, False Offering
Dr. Rita Mookerjee talks “white space,” Eastern and Western religions, and Sailor Moon in a conversation about her first full-length book of poetry, False Offering.
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Student Feature
Graduate students inspired by Kenya’s culture, people, and enthusiasm for education
Education Department graduate students journeyed to Kenya last summer for a transformative experience filled with cultural connections, profound reflections, and, of course, lots of lions, zebras, and giraffes.
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ALUMNI News
Join us for Spring 2024 events
Your Alumni Association has a great line up of special events and reunions this spring. For 2024, we will celebrate alumni who graduated in 1974 or before.
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