Academic News

Sep 24, 2019

Christian López Bencosme

Assistant professor of computer science Ph.D., industrial and manufacturing engineering, Penn State University

Sep 24, 2019

Eric Hupe

Assistant professor of art Ph.D., art history, criticism, and conservation, University of Virginia

Sep 22, 2019

Love Bug/Bug Love

A sculpture on the Karl Stirner Arts Trail attracts bugs to its iridescent glow while holding scorpions and eating ants attracts people to important insect…

Sep 21, 2019

Restoring Property Rights in Sierra Leone

Prof. Rex Ahene spent his summer finalizing the primary policy on land and natural resources in Sierra Leone.

Sep 19, 2019

Summer, Accelerated

Thanks to the Bergh Summer Accelerator, two student business teams turned their summer into a strategic investment.

Sep 18, 2019

Lafayette Helps Alter Price Perceptions with MyinTuition Cost Estimator

MyinTuition provides a reliable estimate of what a student will have to pay to attend Lafayette based on just six simple questions.

Sep 16, 2019

Expert Commentary: The Flip Side of a Recession

Prof. Julie Smith about her views on economic fundamentals in today’s economy on the popular public radio business program Marketplace.

Sep 15, 2019

Hands-On Research on House Sparrows

A student-faculty team is conducting research on how parasites affect growth and development in free-living house sparrows. (VIDEO)

Sep 13, 2019

Professors Debunk Link Between Medicaid Expansion and Opioid Deaths

Lafayette professors' research shows there is no evidence to support that Medicaid expansion is related to opioid deaths.  

Sep 8, 2019

Deepening a Strength

Lafayette has enhanced the development of globally relevant leaders through construction of Oechsle Center for Global Education and the Max Kade Haus for…