Nearly $550,000 in grant funding to School of Engineering delivers industry-level technology to a reimagined makerspace and machine shop, and positions Widener as a regional hub for rapid manufacturing, applied research and workforce development.
Jack 鈥78 and Nancy Dwyer鈥檚 gift -- the biggest in Widener鈥檚 history -- will rename the nursing program and advance its mission of graduating nurse leaders.
Six people were recognized in five categories during the university鈥檚 2025 Alumni Awards in April.
Taylor Easter is the 2025 President's Award winner. One of the university's highest honors, the President's Award recognizes a graduating senior who has contributed the most to Chester campus life through scholarship and participation in extracurricular activities.
Occupational therapy students are addressing healthcare and accessibility needs with innovative assistive devices made in the program's Maker's Lab.
Leo-Paul Wahl, a biomedical engineering student, received this year鈥檚 President鈥檚 Award for his academic excellence and service-centered leadership in student organizations across campus.
Nearly half of a million dollars in grants will fund undergraduate and graduate research to advance innovations from self-driving sensing technologies to sustainable low-carbon construction materials.
Widener University, in partnership with NBC10 and Telemundo62, honored the winners of the 13th annual Widener University High School Leadership Awards during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Widener University has earned 2023 "Great College to Work For" recognition in four categories by The Chronicle of Higher Education, highlighting faculty and staff satisfaction and university leadership quality.
Occupational therapy and robotics engineering students partnered together to produce 3D printed assistive devices as part of the Make:able Challenge, putting student-led collaboration and innovation on an international stage.