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…
Academic News
Academic News
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…
Nov 13, 2017
A Summer of Reality TV, Rap Music, and More
By Stephen Wilson Somali immigrants in Maine. Reality love television. Post-WW2 advertising. Jews welcomed to Islamic states. Jamaican dancehalls. A disappearing…
Nov 10, 2017
Positioning Students for Success
By Joseph McDermott As a West Coast native attending an East Coast college, Heidi Ludwick Hanson ’91 learned the challenges of being separated from family…
Nov 9, 2017
The Drowsy Chaperone
College Theater took Buck Hall audiences back to the 1920s last Thursday through Sunday with The Drowsy Chaperone, a play parodying Broadway musicals…
Nov 9, 2017
United Nations Taps Prof. Rex Ahene’s Expertise
By Katie Neitz Rexford Ahene has been running a marathon at a sprint pace. Fortunately, the finish line is nearly in sight. In June, the professor of economics…
Nov 8, 2017
The Ink of Kings
By Stephen Wilson A single sheet of yellowed onion-skin paper sits atop a table in the Special Collections reading room at Skillman Library. Dated June…
Nov 6, 2017
STEM Stars
Lafayette faculty members and students are actively working on innovative projects and research initiatives that demonstrate the College’s commitment…
Nov 6, 2017
A New Approach to STEM Education
By Katie Neitz How do you make a great thing greater? Make it more inclusive. Stats from the National Science Foundation show a dramatic disparity between…