Dec 4, 2017
Helping Moms of Multiples
By Katie Neitz Sue Wenze, assistant professor of psychology, has received a fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to research…
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Dec 1, 2017
Traveling in Geology’s Time Machine
By Katie Neitz The razor-thin nearly transparent slide that’s under Justine Perrotti’s microscope lens used to be a hunk of rock. That used to be a…
Nov 30, 2017
Ending the Entrepreneurial Stigma
By Stephen Wilson It’s a common sight on a campus: a mentor with a whiteboard marker jotting down discussion ideas as students sit around a table with…
Nov 29, 2017
Shorter is Better
By Bill Landauer In a letter written in the mid 17th century, the French writer and physicist Blaise Pascal said, “I’m sorry I wrote you such a long…
Nov 25, 2017
A Tale of Two Countries
By Katie Neitz Continuing debates over health care reform in the U.S. and National Health Service funding in the U.K. made the focus of a short-term study…
Nov 24, 2017
Lessons of the Russian Revolution: 100 Years Later
By Katie Neitz Nov. 7 marked the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. And Lafayette did something the Kremlin did not: We commemorated it. Josh…
Nov 20, 2017
A Summer on the Town
By Stephen Wilson On conference tables in municipal offices throughout Pennsylvania at some point in 2017 is an outline for a Pollutant Reduction Plan…
Nov 16, 2017
The Next Wave of Wireless
By Bryan Hay With coffee makers, pet collars, and other wirelessly connected stuff plugging into the Internet these days, research on wave signal behavior…
Nov 16, 2017
An Award-Winning Model for Learning
By Bill Landauer A photo atop one page in the ePortfolio of Matthew Grandon ’12 shows him speaking with Mikhail Gorbachev during the former Soviet premier’s…
Nov 15, 2017
We Are Scientists!
By Stephen Wilson Sitting in the center of a table is a gallon-sized Ziploc bag filled with Rice Krispies, Cocoa Puffs, and Fruit Loops. Your task is to…