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WCSU announces winner of  2021 Environmental Stewardship Competition
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WCSU announces winner of 2021 Environmental Stewardship Competition

September 24, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — Western Connecticut State University Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Chairperson Dr. Theodora Pinou announced that the winner of the 2021 WCSU […]

WCSU welcomes alumni ‘back home’ for Homecoming
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WCSU welcomes alumni ‘back home’ for Homecoming

September 16, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — After a pause in 2020 due to the coronavirus, the Western Connecticut State University Homecoming Committee is hard at work preparing for […]

Giamanco receives Provost’s Award for Teaching
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Giamanco receives Provost’s Award for Teaching

September 15, 2021April 20, 2022 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut —Western Connecticut State University Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Kristin Giamanco recently received the Provost’s Award for Teaching during the […]

WCSU library receives grant
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WCSU library receives grant

September 9, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — The Western Connecticut State University library was awarded a $6,000 grant by the Jane T. Muhlethaler Foundation Inc., a private independent foundation […]

Alumna gifts great-great-grandfather’s Civil War letters to WCSU
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Alumna gifts great-great-grandfather’s Civil War letters to WCSU

August 31, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — Western Connecticut State University recently received a donation of about 130 letters written as correspondence during the American Civil War. WCSU alumna Carol […]

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WCSU cited for Praxis success

August 16, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — A recently released report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) pointed to Western Connecticut State University as a “Standout Institution” […]

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WCSU launches Social Justice Institute

July 28, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — Western Connecticut State University has launched the Social Justice Institute (SJI), a fun and interactive pre-college experience for high school students and […]

WCSU Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences unveils new Microscopy Lab
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WCSU Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences unveils new Microscopy Lab

July 15, 2021March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Western Connecticut State University has unveiled a new Microscopy Lab in the Science Building […]

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WCSU Spring 2021 Dean’s List

July 2, 2021March 5, 2024 Elly Griffin

DANBURY, CONN. — The following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2021 semester at Western Connecticut State University:   Full-Time […]

Permaculture Garden receives multiple grants
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Permaculture Garden receives multiple grants

July 1, 2021April 20, 2022 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — The Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies (JGC) Permaculture Garden at Western Connecticut State University has again been the beneficiary of […]

  WCSU’s Department of Art among just three Connecticut institutions to earn NEA awards: NEA grant supports Syrian-American artist’s ‘Home Project’ at WCSU
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WCSU’s Department of Art among just three Connecticut institutions to earn NEA awards: NEA grant supports Syrian-American artist’s ‘Home Project’ at WCSU

June 24, 2021April 20, 2022 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — Connecticut artist and architect Mohamad Hafez will bring his acclaimed skills in sculpture, assemblage and installation to Western Connecticut State University this […]

Griggs’ work and research in the field of biodiversity earns  a fellowship award from the National Science Foundation: NSF Research Fellowship awarded to WCSU graduate student
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Griggs’ work and research in the field of biodiversity earns a fellowship award from the National Science Foundation: NSF Research Fellowship awarded to WCSU graduate student

June 8, 2021April 20, 2022 hills

DANBURY, Connecticut — Ericka Griggs, a graduate student at Western Connecticut State University, has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for […]

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