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It is with great sadness we share the news of the loss of our Alumni, Alex Cunningham. May your laugh and smile bring joy to those in heaven with you.

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It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Mrs Barbara Punzi, wife of our beloved Vito “Doc” Punzi.

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We are so lucky to have great weather this week! dr Smith tool process modeling outside this morning and Dr Comolli had the freshman design class building card towers on Mendel field last night. One week down, and all students seem happy to be here and wear a mask 😷 to keep it that way. Villanova College of Engineering

First day of classes! Welcome back- Vs Up and Masks On!

Dr. Noelle Comolli, chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, shared this photo of the hybrid Computational Methods course.

Vs up, masks on! Let’s stay safe this weekend Nova Nation! 💙🤍💙🤍

We are excited to have students back on campus! Things look a little different, but we have spent the summer preparing to keep everyone safe! Remember- Community First! We are in this together Nova Nation! \V/s up and masks on. If we all do our part we can have a safe and healthy fall semester!

Students, faculty & staff- please read the email from Fr Peter today on testing.

“Each of us must be vigilant in wearing a mask, washing our hands and keeping social distance – both before returning to campus and once we are back on campus. This is our commitment: Community First. Only by acting together in one another’s best interests will the semester be a success. Vigilance and strong compliance with health and safety guidelines is essential – without this, the spread of COVID-19 on campus may necessitate that Villanova once again conduct our classes completely on-line and all on-campus services and operations cease on short notice.”

Today our department will be participating in . We hope you join us in this day of listening, learning and reflection on why STEM does not have more people of color and what we can do to change that. Here are some of the resources we will be using:

To take the Implicit Bias Test:
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

How much bias do you face in a day?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/racism-african-americans-quiz.html?smid=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR33TLcV2hwkjj9h4C43m_rv4nty3NTPwcCKJjwfhdsPebDUuuxK7KeKVi0

To read from the following lists: (I am currently reading White Fragility, I recommend it)
https://www.bustle.com/p/17-books-on-race-every-white-person-needs-to-read-76401

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABcpV3ngQ%2AtxgqJ6MrMGC8Jj6pCkW6TA&fbclid=IwAR3WotJAVb6xPm44qb6Fu0a15wZOUsPICI3nWfPtroO5v67txD2AczKnbuo

IF you have kids; to read from this list to help your discussion with your kids:
https://www.embracerace.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-childrens-books?fbclid=IwAR06K5MV822HKqSfB6XW8MKu6C84wrtlY_hA1mheodRsMTeCtvU-Xq1WpVY

Want something EVEN Easier? Watch these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGZniOuoREU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLgbw_A1mLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ey4jgoxeU

AS Always- we recommend you check in with the Villanova Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for more resources!

Project Implicit

Chemical and Biological Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Michael Smith will be the new North American Catalysis Society representative for the Catalysis Club of Philadelphia. As such he will serve on the NACS board. Congratulations!

Great news for Villanova !

Two Villanova University Professors Receive CAREER Grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) | Villanova University VILLANOVA, Pa. — Two faculty members from Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been named recipients of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards will allow Scott Dietrich, PhD, assistant professor of Ph...