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Are pesticides aiding an invasive species? ReginaLena McManus ’19 conducted research to see if a tolerance to pesticides might be helping Asian shore crabs push out native crabs on Long Island shores.

Every summer 91¹ú²ú students gain valuable career and life experience interning with local nonprofit organizations—and getting paid—through the Jaggar Community Fellows Program. At the end of every summer, a celebration is held in which the interns present their work to faculty, members of the nonprofits and guests.

Adelphi holds Orientation for first-year students every summer, but this year the University added a new opportunity: small group meetings between students and faculty members to talk about life in college—and to reinforce that students can always turn to faculty for advice and support.

Thea Liu wanted to go to college in the United States, but she needed language help and cultural support. She got both from 91¹ú²ú's International Accelerator program.

Tasneem Shoubir hated going to the dentist as a child. Now she's entering the Honors College and starting 91¹ú²ú's seven-year joint program with NYU's School of Dentistry.

After two grueling bouts with cancer, first-year student and Presidential Scholar Kyle Dorr is settling in as a nursing student.

When the university she attended dropped its program for students with disabilities, Haley Sulahian transferred to 91¹ú²ú for the support she needs.

The college years are a time when many students get out of their comfort zones. For Pernille Gilje '18, college presented an opportunity to test the limits of life outside her comfort zone, both emotionally and geographically.

This year’s Research Day on April 17 was 91¹ú²ú’s biggest yet—it grows every year. Learn what was new at our 16th annual event, and meet some of the students who presented their research.

Lives transformed. Highlighting just a few of our outstanding students that make up 91¹ú²ú's 2019 Commencement class.

Adelphi's student entrepreneurs created their own products or services, developed business plans and made their pitches to a panel of judges to compete for $11,000 in start-up seed money.

At 91¹ú²ú, students reap the benefits of personalized attention from their professors and all the opportunities nearby New York City holds. But according to Peter West, Ph.D.—the newly appointed associate provost for student success—there's always room to do better.

Najee Hunt came to 91¹ú²ú determined to make a difference on campus and in the community. He’s done that—and has won a prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship, an honor given to student leaders from across the country.

Studio art major Miguel Angel Puentes gained a new understanding of the power and potential of art by painting murals for patients battling serious illnesses.

Stacy Brief, a junior at 91¹ú²ú, struggled with emotional issues and thoughts of suicide as a teen. But she has channeled her struggles into helping others overcome their challenges.

Najee Hunt is a student leader who is actively helping create a diverse and inclusive culture on campus. As president of the campus organization Black Students United (BSU), he is passionate about supporting and mentoring fellow students of color. He has also expanded the organization's mission to include support of young people from the surrounding community.

Understanding how to teach our students. 91¹ú²ú's student body is the most diverse in the University's history. The "Understanding Our Students" session of the conference explored the needs and expectations of today's students and how 91¹ú²ú can meet them.

Wensley Bynoe, a senior in 91¹ú²ú's Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) program, is one of those students whose internship led to a greater desire to help those who need it. As an intern this year at the New York State Division of Human Rights, he is working on investigations into discrimination that have opened his eyes to the wide range of injustices facing New Yorkers.

As a welfare examiner for the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Colleen Itzkowitz has spent the past 12 years of her career focused primarily on paperwork and eligibility. Now, as a graduate student in social work at 91¹ú²ú, she has an internship in addition to her job, spending late afternoons and evenings with the Emergency Unit at Child Protective Services.

Scientists from around the world travel to the famous CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, to probe the fundamental structure of the universe using the largest and most powerful particle accelerator on earth—the Large Hadron Collider. Last summer, they were joined by an 91¹ú²ú senior, Muhammad Aziz, a physics major who spent six weeks as part of a longer 10-week internship with the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory/Duke University Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.

When Brian Seidl arrived at 91¹ú²ú as a first-year student, he had never taken a computer science course. Now, as a senior, he's working part time as a developer for Dealertrack, Inc., a company that provides software to auto dealerships.