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…
Chemistry
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…
Dec 12, 2018
The Classes: “Baseball: The One Constant through All the Years” and “Baseball”
By Mark Eyerly What’s the focus? Both courses provide a historical perspective on baseball, through which students explore economics, statistics, racism…
Nov 5, 2018
STEM Stars
The future of STEM is here: Meet Lafayette’s innovators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. They are creative thinkers and persistent…
Sep 12, 2018
At the Forefront of Genetics
Learn why Andrea Killian '19 is "forever grateful."
Aug 6, 2018
More Funding to Investigate Neurodegenerative Diseases
By Katie Neitz Justin Hines, associate professor of chemistry, is the recipient of a prestigious Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award from the Camille and…
Jul 2, 2018
Jessica Ackendorf ’19 Wins Prestigious Scholarship
By Kathleen Parrish If Jessica Ackendorf ’19 ends up finding a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, the movie Love and Other Drugs deserves a sliver…
Dec 18, 2017
Proteins Need Chaperones—and Other Insights of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Research
By Katie Neitz A global health epidemic is looming. There are currently no effective measures to reverse, significantly slow, or prevent neurodegenerative…
Dec 7, 2017
What Turtles Can Teach Us About the Winter Blues
By Katie Neitz If the dark days of winter make you feel blue, low-level signaling by melanopsin may be to blame. Melanopsin, a light-sensitive protein…
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…
