Mar 9, 2019
Why Gender Matters So Much in Policy Making
Susan Averett, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics, recently contributed to a blog hosted by Oxford University Press about how gender makes a difference…
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Academic News
Mar 8, 2019
Science of Fun
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson A soda can dipped in ice water instantly crumples. Fifth-graders observing the demonstration gasp with shock. The student…
Mar 3, 2019
What a Painting Can Be
By Stephen Wilson Every day clouds wander by, whether noticed or not. Some days they’re as lurid as a smokehouse while on others they’re as sheer as…
Feb 27, 2019
Prof. Bob Mattison Helps Resurrect Groundbreaking Dance
By Heather Mayer Irvine An influential piece of art almost died with its last performance more than 50 years ago. But thanks to a collaborative effort…
Feb 26, 2019
Expert Commentary: India’s Occupation of Kashmir
Hafsa Kanjwal, assistant professor of history, recently wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post about how India’s occupation of Kashmir is being…
Feb 26, 2019
The Most Sinful States
Prof. John Kincaid was quoted in WalletHub’s recent piece about the most and least sinful states. In its 2019 Most Sinful States in America, the personal…
Feb 24, 2019
Racial Receptions of Anime
Uche Anomnachi '19 talks about his digital humanities research on the differences in how blacks and whites in the United States have responded to anime…
Feb 23, 2019
Vegetables in the Community
Running through the summer and early fall, Vegetables in the Community (ViC) is a food distribution stand in Easton's West Ward. Students and faculty work…
Feb 21, 2019
Working Closely with Diplomats in D.C.
By Heather Mayer Irvine Mila Temnyalova ’19 spent the 2018 spring semester in Washington, D.C., as part of Lafayette’s Washington Semester program…
Feb 15, 2019
Developing New Ways to Make Molecules
By Katie Neitz The American Chemical Society has awarded Dan Griffith, assistant professor of chemistry, a two-year Undergraduate New Investigator Grant…