Apr 23, 2020
Art in the Desert Soil
Jim Toia’s research on cryptobiotic soil turns into art and architecture to help save the desert ecosystem.
Academic News
Academic News
Apr 21, 2020
Prof. Don Miller Earns Literary Prize
Don Miller earns the Fletcher Pratt Award, best nonfiction book on the Civil War, for Vicksburg.
Apr 17, 2020
Smart, Sustainable Design
Engineering students are continuing design work on a solar-powered charging station. The innovative prototype features a solar tracker that keeps solar…
Apr 9, 2020
‘They Get to Feel Like Scientists’
Prior to transition to remote instruction (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), 152 students were actively participating in the SEA-PHAGES lab.
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.