
Widener鈥檚 Expanded AI Week Sparks Conversation Across Campus
Building on the success of last year鈥檚 AI Day, Widener expanded the 2026 program to a week-long concept, continuing the conversation around AI on campus and across the globe.

Building on the success of last year鈥檚 AI Day, Widener expanded the 2026 program to a week-long concept, continuing the conversation around AI on campus and across the globe.

Widener鈥檚 Honors Week gives students opportunities to present research publicly, build professional skills, gain confidence and open doors to future academic and career experiences.

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.

Winter in Pennsylvania is quickly approaching, and with it comes cold weather and icy roads that require plowing and salting. At Widener, the impending winter has created a learning opportunity.

In Widener鈥檚 occupational therapy program, Lydia Aruffo '25 leveraged innovative 3D printing technology and her health science education to deliver creative, adaptable and cost-effective solutions for clients living with a rare disease.

The trajectory of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease treatment stands to be altered thanks to an engineering faculty-student research team. For one student researcher, the discovery helped her find her calling.

Widener hosted the university鈥檚 first 鈥淎I Day鈥 to engage students, faculty and staff in meaningful conversation, exploration and education about artificial intelligence through hands-on workshops, a keynote address and more.

A corpse flower owned and nurtured by Professor Stephen Madigosky bloomed in Kirkbride hall.

Even during the summer Widener is bustling with student researchers as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) program.

Occupational therapy students are addressing healthcare and accessibility needs with innovative assistive devices made in the program's Maker's Lab.