Jun 18, 2014
Skiing on Pavement?
An interdisciplinary team works to develop skis that could be used year round Wouldn’t it be fun to ski when there’s no snow outside? A team of economics…
Academic News
Academic News
Jun 18, 2014
Supreme City, Supreme History: Donald L. Miller’s Monumental Book about Manhattan in the ’20s
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Donald L. Miller believes that cities can be read like books. The historian thinks that histories of cities should read like novels…
Jun 18, 2014
State-of-the-Art Distillation Plant Bridges Classroom and Industry
Seth Gottlund ’14 has accepted a position with Air Products & Chemicals in Texas, thanks in part to his experience at Lafayette with the type of distillation…
Jun 17, 2014
Pedal to the Metal: Engineering Students Compete in Drag Race
Student teams from the Manufacturing and Design course competed in a year-end drag race. The project challenges mechanical engineering students to design…
Jun 16, 2014
Christopher Kelly ’13 Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Christopher Kelly ’13 is well on his way to becoming a paleoclimatologist. He has studied ancient algae preserved in deep sediment of the south Atlantic…
Jun 1, 2014
Discovering the World of PR in New York City
Mimi Connell ’15 (Paoli, Pa.) and Carolyn DeMeo ’15 (Short Hills, N.J.) got a firsthand look at marketing and ad campaigns for Oreo and the 2014 Winter…
May 30, 2014
Tyler Fruneaux ’14 Has Top Research Paper at Chemical Engineering Conference
Tyler Fruneaux ’14 conducted experiments involving a special kind of plastic that can be used to grow new cells without damaging them. Such technology…
May 25, 2014
Five Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards
Joel Vargas ’14 wants to be a “filmmaker of conscience” who entertains his audience in an ethical and meaningful way. He has a great opportunity…
May 25, 2014
Photo Gallery: Learning the Art of Dance
Students in the Introduction to Dance as an Art Form class gave their final recital in the Kirby Sports Center dance room, as well as on the stairs of…
May 25, 2014
Student-Athletes Earn National Academic Recognition
Seventeen of Lafayette’s 23 Division I sports have received 2014 NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards. These awards are…