Academic News

Apr 7, 2020

Engineering Creates Medical Equipment with 3D Printers

Lafayette engineering is supplying equipment to local medical professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Apr 7, 2020

Expert Commentary: Economic effects of COVID-19

Economics professors are featured in a PBS39 report about how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the labor market and economy.

Apr 6, 2020

Prof. Ryan Van Horn Receives $260,000 NSF Grant

Van Horn is excited that his students are being acknowledged for the contributions they make, and that more students will be able to follow in their footsteps…

Apr 2, 2020

Spring Break Percussion Challenge

Prof. Larry Stockton issued a percussion challenge over Spring Break.

Apr 2, 2020

The Original Hipster Lit

Steven Belletto, professor of English, released a new book that focuses squarely on the literature, both familiar and lesser known, that defined the Beat…

Mar 31, 2020

New Studies Show Higher Costs of Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity leads to even higher costs than previously thought, according to two newly published studies by a Lafayette economics professor.

Mar 29, 2020

Research Aims to Advance Foam Glass in U.S.

For her senior honors thesis, Rebecca Blocker ’20 (civil engineering) is conducting strength and density testing on foam glass to better understand how…

Mar 26, 2020

ITS and CITLS Tackle Challenges with Creativity

Instructional support and design teams are working around the clock to make the shift to remote instruction.

Mar 25, 2020

Scholarship Stories

Lafayette students share how scholarships opened up new, meaningful educational journeys.

Mar 25, 2020

Scholarship Story: Zachary Martin ’21

Zachary Martin ’21 shares his experience as a recipient of Department of Defense SMART Scholarship.