College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Research and Creative Activity Marissa Walker Awarded $200K NSF Grant Brian McGuire, 09 September, 2021 COVID-19, Student Research and Creative Activity Economics Major Researching COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives Jane Heeter, 04 August, 2021 Student Research and Creative Activity Summer Scholar Explores Gravitational Waves Jane Heeter, 13 July, 2021 News Senior Awarded Prestigious Scholarship Jim Hanchett, 16 June, 2021 Alumni Math Alum Named Teacher of the Year Jane Heeter, 27 May, 2021 Service, Internships In Their Own Words: Advancing Justice Jim Hanchett, 04 May, 2021 Academics, News Biology Program is Top Ranked in Virginia Jim Hanchett, 03 May, 2021 News, Academics Dr. Tarek Abdel-Fattah: an ’Outstanding Mentor’ Jim Hanchett, 27 April, 2021 COVID-19, Student Research and Creative Activity, Faculty Research and Creative Activity Confirming What We Feared: COVID is Tough on Teachers Jim Hanchett, 13 April, 2021 Student Research and Creative Activity Students Earn Prestigious Physics Fellowships Jim Hanchett, 07 April, 2021 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Ryan Fisher Earns Top NSF Award Jim Hanchett, 09 March, 2021 COVID-19, Faculty Research and Creative Activity Professor Contributes to New Hospice Book on Pandemic Jim Hanchett, 22 February, 2021 Academics Customized College Jim Hanchett, 08 February, 2021 News Meet Christopher Newport’s Puzzlemaster Jane Heeter, 20 January, 2021 Alumni Art Alum Sees With Eyes of Hope Jane Heeter, 20 January, 2021 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, News, COVID-19 As Seen on CNN: Meet CNU’s Handwashing Expert Jane Heeter, 15 January, 2021 Academics, News CNU students get fast path to Virginia Tech graduate degree Jane Heeter, 08 January, 2021 Internships, Student Research and Creative Activity Honors Profile: Eric Speeney Brian McGuire, 07 January, 2021 News, Faculty Research and Creative Activity, COVID-19 Preventing the Second Pandemic Jim Hanchett, 06 January, 2021 Student Research and Creative Activity Chemistry Major Awarded Grant for Cancer Research Brian McGuire, 17 December, 2020 News, Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity CNU Oyster Project Will Protect Military Installation Jim Hanchett, 07 December, 2020 Internships, Academics Honors Profile: Catherine Hall Jane Heeter, 01 December, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity A Sunny Day for Children’s Literacy Jim Hanchett, 01 December, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity Biology Student Wins Research Fellowship Brian McGuire, 01 December, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity, Internships Honors Profile: Nii-Boi Quartey Jane Heeter, 23 November, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity Chemistry Students to Join in Important Fire Protection Research Brian McGuire, 11 November, 2020 Alumni Carly Wever ’20 Wins JLab Capstone Award Brian McGuire, 20 October, 2020 Academics, News New ranking: Psychology Department among Nation’s Top 3 Jim Hanchett, 09 October, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity, Faculty Research and Creative Activity Biologists Receive Funding to Study Climate Change Impacts on Native Fish Brian McGuire, 14 September, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity CNU Team Contributes to Discovery of Most Massive Black Hole Merger Yet Jim Hanchett, 04 September, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity, Academics, Student Life Excitement as a New Semester is Underway Jane Heeter, 02 September, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Heddle Named Nuclear Femtography Fellow Jim Hanchett, 14 August, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity Physics Professor and Students Use Advanced Detectors to Observe Gravitational Waves Brian McGuire, 22 July, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity Recognizing Faces, Recognizing Bias Jim Hanchett, 15 July, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity, Faculty Research and Creative Activity David Heddle Awarded Grant to Study Mechanical Properties of Protons Brian McGuire, 30 June, 2020 Academics Psychology Program Climbs in Rankings Jim Hanchett, 16 June, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Academics Math Faculty Design Free Materials for Statistics Course Brian McGuire, 09 June, 2020 Alumni MAT Grad Named Powhatan Teacher of the Year Brian McGuire, 20 May, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity, COVID-19 ’Coronaphobia’ Tests Developed at CNU Now Used Worldwide Jim Hanchett, 30 April, 2020 Alumni Alumna Leading Craft Brewery to Success Jane Heeter, 16 April, 2020 Academics, News Standout Student Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Jim Hanchett, 01 April, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity, Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Study Abroad Christopher Newport Team Uncovers Treasures in Lithuanian Excavation Jane Heeter, 27 March, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity, Academics Cadavers Teach Lessons About Life Jane Heeter, 10 February, 2020 Student Research and Creative Activity A Grandfather’s Struggle Leads a Student to Neuroscience Jim Hanchett, 30 January, 2020 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Chemistry Professor Awarded Grant That Will Increase Student Research Opportunities Brian McGuire, 25 November, 2019 Alumni Alumni Spotlight: Ussama Ghumman Brian McGuire, 18 November, 2019 Alumni Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Vencill Brian McGuire, 18 November, 2019 Academics, Alumni Working at Amazon: Students Get Tips from Three Alumni Jim Hanchett, 05 November, 2019 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Professor Kelly Cartwright Awarded Grant to Study Effects of Elementary Language Programs Jane Heeter, 01 November, 2019 Student Research and Creative Activity, Student Life Women in Christopher Newport STEM Programs Paired With Mentors Jim Hanchett, 07 October, 2019 Academics, News Electrical Engineering Students Benefit as Christopher Newport’s Program Gets ABET Accreditation Jim Hanchett, 09 September, 2019 Student Research and Creative Activity Research Spotlight: Michael Buontempo Brian McGuire, 29 July, 2019 News Annual STEM Community Day Jane Heeter, 18 June, 2019 Academics Three in One: Brothers Share More Than a Name Jim Hanchett, 09 May, 2019 Academics, Student Research and Creative Activity Math Students Search for Answers to Help Newport News Partners Jim Hanchett, 08 March, 2019 News Women in STEM Exploration Day Opens Doors for Middle, High School Students Clare Maliniak, 18 February, 2019 Academics, News Alumni and Others Share Tips on the Art and Science of Getting a Science Job Jim Hanchett, 31 January, 2019 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity Dr. Ryan Fisher Awarded $10.8 Million Grant to Develop Advanced Space Exploration Infrastructure Jim Hanchett, 12 December, 2018 News PCSE Department Hosts Professional Etiquette Dinner Brian McGuire, 26 November, 2018 News, Service A Labor of Love F.T. Moulton '17, 08 October, 2018 Alumni Alumni Spotlight: Mitchell Kerver F.T. Moulton '17, 04 September, 2018 Alumni Cracking the Code F.T. Moulton '17, 09 August, 2018 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Todd Gruber Awarded Virginia Academy of Science Grant Brian McGuire, 09 July, 2018 News Steven Harris Awarded Project SEED Grant Brian McGuire, 22 June, 2018 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Student Research and Creative Activity Jessica Kelly Awarded Mathematical Association of America Grant Brian McGuire, 30 May, 2018 Academics, Internships Anheuser-Busch hosts PCSE Mentorship Program Closing Reception Brian McGuire, 10 May, 2018 Student Research and Creative Activity Making Strides With a ’Social Machine’ Cassidy Mechalske '19, 01 May, 2018 Student Research and Creative Activity Research Spotlight: Spirit Karcher Brian McGuire, 18 April, 2018 Student Research and Creative Activity Research Spotlight: Casey O'Neil Brian McGuire, 18 April, 2018 News PCSE Holds Women in Science and Engineering Panel Discussions Brian McGuire, 30 March, 2018 Alumni Alumni Profile: Ambre Delpopolo F.T. Moulton '17, 06 February, 2018 Alumni Alumni Profile: Courtney Duquette FT Moulton '17, 29 January, 2018 Student Research and Creative Activity, Academics Student Awarded Virginia Academy of Science Research Grant Brian McGuire, 19 December, 2017 Academics PCSE Students Visit Pioneering Tech Companies Brian McGuire, 26 October, 2017 Alumni Alumna Takes On An Island of Natural Resource Management Brian McGuire, 26 October, 2017 Academics, Internships PCSE Department Offers Professional Development Program for Female Students Brian McGuire, 23 October, 2017 News Faculty Excellence Awards for 2017 Announced Brian McGuire, 28 August, 2017 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Darlene Mitrano Awarded Five-Year, $300K NIH Grant Brian McGuire, 04 August, 2017 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Joshua Patterson Awarded $239K from National Science Foundation Brian McGuire, 31 July, 2017 News, Academics Pre-Med and Pre-Health Adviser Named Cassidy Mechalske '19, 18 July, 2017 Alumni Heart of a Healer FT Moulton '17, 17 July, 2017 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, News Kathryn Cole Awarded Funding for Anticancer Drug Design Brian McGuire, 05 July, 2017 Student Research and Creative Activity Chemistry Major Wins American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Fellowship Brian McGuire, 12 June, 2017 Student Research and Creative Activity, Study Abroad Alaskan Adventures Ann Eckmann '16, 05 June, 2017 Student Research and Creative Activity Graduate Student Awarded Grant From Virginia Water Resources Center Brian McGuire, 31 May, 2017 Academics, News CNU Students Earn National Alpha Chi Scholarships Lauren Reed '18, 30 May, 2017 Student Research and Creative Activity Cutting Edge FT Moulton '16, 23 May, 2017 Student Research and Creative Activity, Study Abroad Island Biology Matthew Hutchins '18, 16 May, 2017 Academics, News Lynn Lambert Honored as Open Source Software Leader Brian McGuire, 31 March, 2017 Alumni, News Alumna Wins Teaching Excellence Award Brian McGuire, 29 March, 2017 PCSE Students Visit Northrop Grumman Clare Maliniak, 20 March, 2017 Alumni, Internships Collin Davis '16 Gets Feet Wet at Bahamas Shark Lab Collin Davis '16, 20 February, 2017 News, Student Life Society of Women Engineers Hosts Panel at CNU Clare Maliniak, 02 February, 2017 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Steven Awarded Grant for Fern DNA Research Brian McGuire, 04 January, 2017 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Biology Professor Co-Authors Study on Fish Populations in West Africa Brian McGuire, 06 December, 2016 Student Life CNU's National Alliance on Mental Illness Chapter Hosts Panel Cassidy Mechalske, 30 November, 2016 Student Research and Creative Activity, Faculty Research and Creative Activity Joining the Quest for a Cure Brian McGuire, 15 November, 2016 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Chemistry Professor Awarded $70,000 American Chemical Society Grant Brian McGuire, 11 November, 2016 Faculty Research and Creative Activity, Academics Happier Students are More Engaged Students Dr. Susan Antaramian, 20 October, 2016 Alumni Coding Coast to Coast Brian McGuire, 19 October, 2016 Academics A Captain's Viewpoint: On Internships Shannon Fluharty '16, 19 October, 2016 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Dr. Kelly Cartwright Awarded $270,000 Grant for Reading Comprehension Project Brian McGuire, 26 August, 2016 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Computer Science Lecturer Awarded National Institute of Aerospace Grant Brian McGuire, 26 August, 2016 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Dr. Anna DeJong Wins $150K From National Science Foundation Brian McGuire, 25 August, 2016 Faculty Research and Creative Activity Steven to Use Virginia Academy of Sciences Grant to Study Plant Diversity Brian McGuire, 13 June, 2016 Academics, News, Student Research and Creative Activity Brook Byrd Named Goldwater Scholar Brian McGuire, 05 April, 2016