2012

April

Times Higher Education UK - Jim Breckenridge, Institute for Intelligence Studies

An article in the United Kingdom's Times Higher Education features Mercyhurst's intelligence studies department and the growth of its certificate programming, particularly in Europe through the university's new centre in Dungarvan, IE. Jim Breckenridge, executive director of the Institute for Intelligence Studies, is quoted. Read: Market forces turn one-trick ponies into one-stop shops.

The Salt Lake Tribune - Dr. James Adovasio, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute

Dr. James Adovasio, director of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute and a leading expert on ancient North American basketry, is helping authenticate an artifact believed to be the long-lost Fremont figurine from the famed Pilling collection. Read more in this Salt Lake Tribune story: Has Utah State University found long-lost prehistoric figurine?

The Philadelphia Inquirer - Dr. Michael Federici, Dept. of Political Science

Political science professor Dr. Michael Federici weighs in on Rick Santorum's political future in this Philadelphia Inquirer story, What Lies Ahead for Santorum?

Time Magazine (Time.com) - Jim Breckenridge, Institute for Intelligence Studies

Jim Breckenridge, executive director of the Institute for Intelligence Studies, and Reggie Herndon, a student of intel's counterintelligence graduate certificate program, are interviewed for this Time.com story:
The 'Cash Cow' of U.S. Universities: Professional certificates instead of degrees.

NPR - Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics

A poll on the Pennsylvania Primary conducted by the Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics is noted statewide, including this NPR report: Will Pennsylvania Dash Santorum's Political Dreams (Again)?

February

The Sacramento Bee - Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, Applied Forensic Sciences

Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, chair of the applied forensic sciences department, discusses the science of recovering human remains from a crime scene in this Sacramento Bee report: Hunt for Human Bones in wake of 'Speed Freak Killers' to resume at Linden Well.

January

The Patriot-News, Dr. Joseph Morris, MCAP

Dr. Joseph Morris, director of the Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics (MCAP), is quoted in a Patriot-News (Harrisburg) story titled: Newt Gingrich's ex-wife shakes up campaign with talk of open-marriage request.