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  • Audience members seated inside Barnaby’s Restaurant in West Chester listen to a West Chester University speaker during a Science on Tap presentation, with exposed brick walls and restaurant signage visible in the background.
    Education

    Warm Up This Winter with WCU’s Science on Tap Talks

    February 13, 2026

    West Chester University’s (WCU) free Science on Tap talks by WCU experts will continue this semester at Barnaby’s Restaurant (15 South High Street, second floor). Programs…

  • Dr. Brandon Mitchell, Professor of Physics and Engineering who helped establish and currently leads West Chester University’s Center for STEM Inclusion, is pictured working with high school students in a recent workshop held on campus to introduce the youth to career fields in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
    Education

    WCU Awarded $10.26M Federal GEAR UP Grant to Support STEM Students

    January 20, 2026

    West Chester University’s (WCU) Center for STEM Inclusion has been awarded a $10.26-million federal GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant…

  • Three men smiling and talking over drinks at Barnaby’s Restaurant during West Chester University’s Science on Tap program, which pairs engaging science presentations with a casual pub atmosphere.
    Education

    Quench Your Thirst for Knowledge with New Science on Tap Talks

    September 12, 2025

    Anyone with an appetite for scientific knowledge is sure to enjoy a new series of free monthly Science on Tap talks by WCU experts that will…

  • A male instructor demonstrates a science experiment to two attentive students at a lab table in a modern classroom. The students, one wearing glasses and the other in a white hoodie, observe as he uses a pipette over a worksheet. In the foreground, a test tube rack holds colorful liquids. Other students are seated in the background, working at computers and engaging in discussion. The setting is bright, organized, and designed for interactive STEM learning.
    Education

    WCU’s Center for STEM Inclusion Launches Sector Analysis Survey Throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania

    August 7, 2025

    As technology accelerates and industries rapidly transform, an alignment needs to occur between the skills today’s students are acquiring and the competencies tomorrow’s employers will…

  • Ninth- and 10th-graders from Oxford Area High School design sensors and cup towers in a physics lab at West Chester University.
    Education

    Hands-On Science at West Chester University Hopes to Spur STEM Career Interest for High Schoolers

    May 5, 2025

    A group of 9th and 10th graders from Oxford Area High School spent time on April 24 hooked up to sensors in a West Chester…

  • Image from "The Smart Factory @ Wichita | Empowering next-gen STEM talent."
    Education

    Empowering K-12 Students: WCU, Deloitte, and Heights Philadelphia Collaborate to Boost STEM Education

    April 4, 2025

    The West Chester University (WCU) Center for STEM Inclusion (CSI) is collaborating with Deloitte’s Smart Factory Believers program and Heights Philadelphia to empower Pennsylvania’s K-12…

  • A close up of a robot, indicating a STEM concept.
    Education

    WCU Center for STEM Inclusion Boosts Local STEM Education in Key Areas

    September 3, 2024

    Kicking off the new academic year with a spate of new programming is the WCU Center for STEM Inclusion, an academic enrichment center dedicated to empowering…

  • jazz musician playing the saxophone
    Music

    Jazz Comes Up Close and Personal at The Colonial Theatre

    January 4, 2024

    Phoenixville record store Forever Changes and The Colonial Theatre present the inaugural Intimate Concert in The Berry on Jan. 18. The smallest of the venue’s three…

  • WCU physics students Chris Barns and Rumana Alam are pictured aligning a quantum cryptography experiment.
    Education

    One-of-a-Kind Bachelor’s, Master’s Program Takes Quantum Leap at WCU

    March 9, 2023

    As the first and only bachelor’s/master’s program of its kind in the U.S., a new 3-2 dual degree program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE)…

  • Brandon Mitchell, associate professor of physics.
    Education

    West Chester University Celebrates New Research Status by Honoring Faculty

    May 5, 2022

    West Chester University, with more than 17,600 students, honored 34 of its professors for their research work at a Friday, April 29 event. The Spotlight…

  • Brandon Mitchell wcu physicist
    Technology & Innovation

    Although LED Lightbulbs Are More Efficient, They Hurt Our Sleep. This WCU Physicist May Have a Solution

    May 23, 2021

    While LED lightbulbs are more energy-efficient and can last dozens of times longer than their older incandescent cousins, the bluish light they produce feels much…

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