Feb 13, 2018
French Films Cross Boundaries
By Bill Landauer The Tournées Francophone Festival might be a French import, but it touches more than language. That’s why the French Cultural Services-funded…
Academic News
Academic News
Feb 11, 2018
Exploring the Land of Fire and Ice
By Katie Neitz Features that make Iceland a geologist’s paradise—volcanoes, glaciers, igneous rock—also make it a powerful learning environment.…
Feb 8, 2018
A Breakthrough on Shakespeare
The New York Times reports that June Schlueter, former provost and English professor, helped identify a new source of 11 of the Bard's plays.
Feb 7, 2018
What Happens in a Government Shutdown?
By Kathleen Parrish If Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill by midnight Thursday, the U.S. government will shut down for the second time in three weeks…
Feb 7, 2018
The Future Is Now
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson What you see may vary as you walk along the shoulder of Bushkill Drive where it traces the creek near Cemetery Curve…
Feb 7, 2018
Deconstructing the Model Minority Myth
By Bryan Hay Students in Neha Vora’s Asian America class spent last semester dismantling the model minority myth, examining how it relates to themes…
Feb 7, 2018
Saturday Morning Math
By Katie Neitz You don’t have to be a mathematician to know that free doughnuts + free pizza + cash prizes = a strong incentive package. Indeed, 17 students…
Jan 29, 2018
Educating Young Brains
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Ask kindergartners where their brains are, and they will point to their heads. Ask them what it looks like, and they…
Jan 25, 2018
Globally Grounded
By Katie Neitz When you spend your childhood living in three different countries, adapting to three different cultures, and learning the history of three…
Jan 25, 2018
Fake Food
By Bryan Hay “If it tastes like butter, but it’s not …” Since the rise of processed foods in the 19th century, Americans have been on the lookout…