Jan 14, 2020
Proteins Behaving Badly
When certain brain proteins misfold and twist together, it can result in brain damage. Prof. Justin Hines is working to untangle the clutter.
Chemistry
Nov 8, 2019
STEM Star: The Poet Scientist
How one student's love for poetry and creative writing enhances her work in the chemistry lab.
Jun 5, 2019
Identifying Molecules
By Katie Neitz The team: Matthew Adusei ’19, biology major, and James Dearworth, associate professor of biology and neuroscience The research: Detection…
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…
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…