Nov 13, 2009
New General Biology Approach Prepares Students for Independent Research
Interdisciplinary focus geared toward real-world applications Gone are the days when students completed weekly labs with predetermined outcomes designed…
Academic News
Academic News
Nov 12, 2009
Prof. Scott Hummel Receives Award from International Standards Development Organization
Honor from ASTM International establishes mechanical engineering professor as one of the world’s leading experts in area of galling wear ASTM International…
Nov 10, 2009
Students Help Capture World War II in High Definition
They worked with Lou Reda Productions on the History Channel’s 10-hour WWII in HD airing Nov. 15-19 When WWII in HD begins airing Nov. 15, nine Lafayette…
Nov 9, 2009
Students Will Study Engineering and Spanish Culture in New Faculty-led Semester in Madrid
James Ferri, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, will host the program’s first trip in spring 2010 This spring, James Ferri…
Nov 4, 2009
Mechanical Engineering Major Explores the World of Finance
Tiffany Patafio ’10 writes about her summer internship with Daniel Kilmurray ’75 at UBS Financial Services in New York City In the midst of a failing…
Nov 3, 2009
Computer Science Students Develop Software to Aid Peers Studying Engineering and Policy Studies
They are working under the guidance of Chun Wai Liew, associate professor and head of computer science Soon students taking Introduction to Engineering…
Nov 2, 2009
Team-Taught Course Will Merge Russian Art, Culture, and History
Students will learn from experts in two disciplines and free, weeklong trip to Russia A new team-taught course will provide students with a look at Russian…
Oct 29, 2009
Students Will Compete in Computing ‘Battle of the Brains’
International Collegiate Programming Contest will take place Nov. 7 By Meghan Cloonan ’10 Two teams of Lafayette students will be challenged to use their…
Oct 27, 2009
Professor Donald Miller Helps Bring WWII History to Big and Small Screens
The film Beyond all Boundaries will premiere Nov. 6-8 at the National World War II Museum, and the 10-hour series WWII in HD will air on the History Channel…
Oct 26, 2009
Students Will Visit the Far East in January Faculty-Led Course
The syllabus reads like a travel brochure: Visit the Imperial Palace and Nishiki Market–Make folding fan at Maisendo–Zen meditation at Kenninji temple…