Sep 12, 2014
Student Team Studies Neurodevelopmental Disorders
By Sean Grim ’14 Imagine yourself lying in bed, hearing and feeling sensations, but unable to move a muscle beyond blinking. This is a constant reality…
Academic News
Academic News
Sep 12, 2014
Prof. Andrea Smith’s Research Uncovers Lost Easton Neighborhood
Like the best discoveries, this one happened by chance. While conducting other research, Andrea Smith became curious about an old Easton community known…
Sep 12, 2014
Lafayette’s Food Loop: LaFarm Allows Students to Learn and Grow Together
On Sullivan Trail just south of the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex sits two acres of land where students work together spring through fall to grow healthy…
Sep 2, 2014
New Facilities, Courses, and Technology Upgrades Enhance Academic Experience
Thanks to new and upgraded facilities, technology upgrades, and a slate of new courses, the academic experience is richer and more diverse than ever on…
Aug 25, 2014
Geological Evolution: Students Excavate Fossils from Panama Canal
By Sean Grim ’14 Robyn Henderek ’15 (Titusville, N.J.) and Wesley Von Dassow ’14 spent their summer vacation waist deep in Panamanian rivers, armed…
Aug 19, 2014
Women’s Lacrosse Earns Academic Recognition
The Lafayette women’s lacrosse team was one of 84 schools to be recognized as a 2014 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division…
Aug 13, 2014
Students Teach Grade-Schoolers about Science, Technology, and Art
Last week, more than 60 fourth-sixth graders from throughout the Lehigh Valley were exposed to the various STEM (science, technology, engineering, and…
Aug 12, 2014
Neha Vora Explores Educational Paradox in Qatar
At the edge of Doha, Qatar’s capital city, lies a sprawling campus known as Education City. There you will find branch campuses of six American universities…
Aug 5, 2014
Rachel Pena ’14 Earns Division I All-Academic Status
Rachel Pena ’14 was named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2014 Division I All-Academic Track and Field Team…
Jul 25, 2014
Three Professors’ Books Reviewed in The New York Times
Three professors have had their books favorably reviewed recently in The New York Times. The Tao of Humiliation by Lee Upton, Professor of English and…