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Brandon Mitchell

  • 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…

  • 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 Center for STEM Inclusion has been awarded a $10.26-million federal GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • West Chester University campus
    Education

    $716,000 Grant Aids WCU in Mission to Support Young Students of Color in STEM Fields

    January 20, 2023

    Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) have secured an FY23 Community Project Funding (CPF) grant in the…

  • Brandon Mitchell, associate professor of physics.
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    West Chester University Celebrates New Research Status by Honoring Faculty

    May 4, 2022

    West Chester University, with more than 17,600 students, honored 34 of its professors for their research work at a Friday,…

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