Aug 11, 2020
Expert Commentary: How the Pandemic Impacts Senior Women
Jamila Bookwala discusses how the pandemic has impacted older women.
Aging Studies
Jan 28, 2019
The Class: “Understanding Happiness”
What’s it about? Why does the smell of chocolate chip cookies, the arrival of a loved one, or the sight of a puppy scampering across the Quad make you…
Nov 14, 2018
The Art of Memory and Memory Lost
By Bill Landauer Remember your first kiss? What about the time you noticed no one was helping, and you were thrilled to feel your legs pumping and your…
Jan 19, 2018
A Life Story
By Stephen Wilson Russell wraps his hands around a warm Wawa coffee. Wracked with arthritis, the knuckles on each finger splay in different directions…
Jan 27, 2014
College Launches Interdisciplinary Minor Program in Aging Studies
Data from the latest census shows that between 2000 and 2010 the population of older adults (age 65 and older) in the United States increased faster than…
Apr 19, 2013
Stephanie Bateman ’13 Documents the Creation of On Aging Production through Film
“Did you know that our hands are actually the part of the body that shows age the most?” asks Stephanie Bateman ’13 (Neshanic Station, N.J.) excitedly…
Jan 25, 2011
Peiyuan Mao ’11 Studies Stellar Flares at Space Telescope Science Institute
It’s not often an undergraduate finds an opportunity to conduct research that has never been done before, but that’s exactly what Peiyuan Mao ’11…
Apr 1, 2009
Multidisciplinary Workshop on Managing Water Conflicts April 22-24
Faculty from the College’s four academic divisions will participate. The president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will deliver a keynote talk A talk…
Jan 7, 2009
Laura Bochner ’10 Studies the Earth’s Changing Temperature
Geology major writes about her EXCEL research with Kira Lawrence, assistant professor of geology and environmental geosciences Geology major Laura Bochner…
Aug 8, 2008
Engaging the Earth’s Natural Processes
My experience working with Lafayette’s composting initiative. By Jennifer Bell ’11 This summer, Jennifer Bell ’11 (Purcellville, Va.), a double major…