Nov 29, 2011
Anna Edlund Finds Surprising Ways to Get Students Excited about Biology
It’s hard not to get excited about science when in the company of Anna Edlund, assistant professor of biology, whose passion for the study of sperm,…
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Academic News
Nov 29, 2011
Alumni Arts Institute: Grads Show Students the Secret to Their Success
The career path of an artist is full of unknowns—and that’s as it should be, accomplished poet and painter Ross Gay ’96 told Lafayette art students…
Nov 29, 2011
The Neuroscience of Music: Course Explores How Songs Can Help Heal the Brain
ABC’s Primetime recently profiled Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically injured by a gunshot wound to the head in January. In discussing…
Nov 29, 2011
Professor D.C. Jackson Encourages Students to Think about Politics of Technology
D.C. Jackson likes to bring the unexpected into his classroom. Ask most people about their idea of technology, says the professor of history, and they’ll…
Nov 25, 2011
Matt Mezger ’13 Inspired by Visit to Gravesite of the Marquis de Lafayette in Paris
By Matt Mezger ’13 This past summer I spent six weeks studying in Paris, through a program sponsored by New York University and affiliated with Lafayette…
Nov 22, 2011
Spotted on Campus With … Fiorella Bellini ’13
Neuroscience major Fiorella Bellini ’13 (Vienna, Va.) discusses her role on the volleyball team and how the mind and body work together. What do you…
Nov 20, 2011
Fall Magazine Explores Global Education on Campus and Abroad
The fall edition of Lafayette Magazine explores the many programs and projects being integrated into the Lafayette experience and curriculum that focus…
Nov 18, 2011
Professor Donald L. Miller Helps Fill Historical Holes with HBO Documentary He Has Seen War
We think of them as the Greatest Generation: the World War II soldiers who fought the noble war and came home to usher in an economic boom and the idyllic…
Nov 16, 2011
Music Research Allows Tracy McFarlan ’13 to Cross Academic Boundaries
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Aside from some viola lessons in middle school, Tracy McFarlan ’13 (Yardley, Pa.) hasn’t had much experience with music—but…
Nov 16, 2011
Brandon Ellis ’12 Named to Capital One Academic All-District II Football Team
Brandon Ellis ’12 (Jeffersonville, Pa.) has earned placement on the Capital One Academic All-District II Football Team. A three-year starter in the defensive…