Academic News
The Journal of the American Chemical Society, the pre-eminent journal for chemistry research, has published a paper coauthored by Yvonne Gindt and Tina…
Neuroscience major Betsy Rezner ’07 (Gardnerville, Nev.) is exploring career options in biotechnology by characterizing the bacterial activity of drug-eluting…
Winter break will be unforgettable for more than 170 students taking special Lafayette courses in Thailand and Myanmar; Turkey; Greece and Italy; Austria…
Tyler Cohn ’06 (Wantagh, N.Y.) is devoting much of his senior year to finding out how three actors can cram 37 Shakespeare plays into an hour-and-a-half-long…
Marquis Scholar Judith Hirx ’06 (Milford, Mass.) is delving into the background and current state of the national debate about same-sex marriage. A double…
Research on siblings conducted by Susan Averett, professor and head of economics and business, has provided breakthroughs on the understanding of adolescent…
When Brent Utter ’06 (Concord, N.H.) first considered working on a senior honors thesis, his goal was simple. “I wanted to research anything I could get…
Conducting independent research on cancer is a privilege that biology major Benjamin Goldstein ’07 (Maple Glen, Pa.) does not take lightly. As he worked…
Last year, Marquis Scholar and biology major Colleen Walsh ’06 (Manasquan, N.J.) conducted independent research guided by Laurie Caslake, assistant professor…
After completing a class project on biodegradable materials, Bonnie Hoy ’07 (Smithville, N.J.) became fascinated with the subject. The chemical engineering…