Allegheny in the News

Highlights from Media Coverage of the College, its People and Programs

Biotech Business Week
March 17, 2008
"Reports from Allegheny College, Biology Department Describe Recent Advances in Life Sciences"

Biotech Business Week covered news of genetic research recently published by Associate Professor of Biology Ann Kleinschmidt and colleagues in their article "Sequences in intron 51 of the von Willebrand factor gene target promoter activation to a subset of lung endothelial cells in transgenic mice," in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Lake Erie LifeStyle Magazine
May 2008
"Stretch Yourself: Find It at Allegheny College"

The cover story about James Reedy, a dance and movement studies instructor at Allegheny, focuses on the transformational nature of his yoga classes. Photos by Bill Owen '74 ac- company the story, titled "The Path to Bliss: Allegheny's Yoga Guru."

BioCycle Magazine
May 2008
"Composting Helps Anchor College's Climate Commitment"

Allegheny's use of in-vessel composting, begun by the College's Center for Economic and Environmental Development in 2001 to turn dining hall food scraps into organic fertilizer, was showcased through interviews with Richard Cook, Professor of Art and CEED director Amara Geffen, and Director of Physical Plant Ken Hanna. Bob Spencer '76, a contributing editor to BioCycle, wrote the story.

US News & World Report
May 19, 2008
"Birthday Booze: Students Report Drinking Heavily"

Associate Professor of Psychology Patricia Rutledge's research about 21st birthday binge drinking was the subject of articles in US News & World Report, the Washington Post, Forbes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and dozens of other news media.

Los Angeles Times
June 30, 2008
"The Man Who Gave These Two Their Beeps"

Stories about Oscar winner Ben Burtt '70, the man behind the voice of Wall-E in Pixar's futuristic blockbuster, started in Los Angeles and became news in papers across the country.

Edge Magazine
July/August 2008
"Sports and Politics Is Not a Winning Mix"

Director of Athletics and Recreation and three-time Olympic medal winner Betsy Mitchell was featured in this cover story. Mitchell was interviewed for her perspective on political issues related to this year's Olympic games in Beijing.

Erie Times-News
August 3, 2008
"President Aims to Connect to Campus"

Local media, including the Erie Times-News, the Meadville Tribune, and WICU 12 News, wasted no time in talking with President James H. Mullen, Jr., each sending a reporter to interview him on his first official day on the job. In addition to publishing a printed report, the Times-News posted an audio file on the Internet of the complete interview.

US News & World Report
August 18, 2008
"Picking the Right College for You Might Help You Get In"

Words of reassurance from Vice President for Enrollment and Communications Scott Friedhoff to families who are stressed by the college search process were featured as the top education story in US News & World Report's August 18th issue.