May 20, 2011
Lafayette Sets Bar for Patriot League Academic Performance
A Patriot League-best 16 of Lafayette’s 23 sports have received 2010-11 NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program (APP) Public Recognition Awards. The…
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May 17, 2011
Scott Mellon ’12 Awarded Research Fellowship by American Society for Microbiology
For Scott Mellon ’12 (Bethlehem, Pa.) choosing to major in biology was an easy decision. “Biology has always interested me. Living organisms contain…
May 16, 2011
Art Students Say Goodbye to Oprah Winfrey with Limited-Edition Print
When Oprah Winfrey hosted her final show May 25, Lafayette art students played a small role in saying goodbye to the media giant. The students and Curlee…
May 13, 2011
Williams Center Is a Vital Part of Lafayette’s Vibrant Arts Scene
Since 1983, the Williams Center for the Arts has hosted the world’s finest performers in classical and world music, jazz, dance, theater, and more. It…
May 13, 2011
Students Lay Groundwork for Arsenic-Removal Project in Bangladesh Next Year
When Thafhim “Muna” Siddiqua ’13 (Silver Spring, Md.) and Taneesha Tate-Robinson ’13 (Bowie, Md.) learned about the devastating effects of arsenic…
May 13, 2011
Lauren Howland ’11 Is a Leader on Campus and in the Classroom
When a task comes easily, some say, “It’s not brain surgery.” Lauren Howland ’11 (Vestal, N.Y.) moves so effortlessly between activities, she makes…
May 13, 2011
Brendan Lawson ’11 Prepares for Optometry School through Service, Research, and Academic Presentations and Publications
For Brendan Lawson ’11 (Bernardsville, N.J.), his desire to become an optometrist was solidified during a service trip to Guatemala. “We provided over…
May 13, 2011
Professor David Nice’s Research Expands Knowledge of the Universe
For David Nice, associate professor of physics, passion for his field came naturally. “I’ve always been interested in how things work and physics is…
May 13, 2011
Music Professor Skip Wilkins Releases Two New Jazz Albums
As Skip Wilkins, associate professor of music, was preparing to leave for Brooklyn to record a new album, After, with bassist Scott Lee and drummer Jeff…
May 13, 2011
The Meyner Center’s Broad Impact Touches the Campus, Nation, and World
A Nobel Prize winner. A new police chief. Former residents of a low-income housing complex. Hundreds of academics and practitioners worldwide, committed…