Jun 9, 2011
Interdisciplinary Team Works to Bring Mobile Banking System to Jamaica
Not far from the well-developed and modern city of Kingston, Jamaica’s rural areas lack basic infrastructure such as paved roads and even running water…
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jun 3, 2011
Engineering Work in Rural Honduras Gives Students Fresh Perspectives on Life on College Hill and Beyond
When he was a first-year student, Juan Hernandez ’13 (Vineland, N.J.) remembers receiving tons of emails soliciting new members for student clubs and…
May 14, 2011
Spotted on Campus With …Caitlin Mitchell ’13
Field hockey Second Team All-Patriot League defender Caitlin Mitchell ’13 (Plymouth, Vt.) discusses the challenges of chemistry and her secret plan to…
May 13, 2011
Students Lay Groundwork for Arsenic-Removal Project in Bangladesh Next Year
When Thafhim “Muna” Siddiqua ’13 (Silver Spring, Md.) and Taneesha Tate-Robinson ’13 (Bowie, Md.) learned about the devastating effects of arsenic…
May 5, 2011
Robert Elliott ’11, Melissa Gordon ’11 and Lauren Huyett ’11 Prepare for Advanced Degrees through NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Ever since he stepped foot on campus, it seems Robert Elliott ’11 (Dighton, Mass.) has been destined for graduate school. He has been researching sustainable…
May 2, 2011
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts…
Apr 28, 2011
Brian Carey ’11, Jessica Counihan ’10, Mildred Gonzalez ’11, and Susan Grunewald ’11 Receive Fulbright Scholarships
Three students have won Fulbright Scholarships that will allow them to live, work, and study in foreign countries this fall. Jessica Counihan ’10, Susan…
Apr 21, 2011
Lafayette Team Presents Food Loop Project at National Sustainable Design Expo
A team of students and professors presented the College’s food loop project at the seventh annual National Sustainable Design Expo held in conjunction…
Apr 21, 2011
José Punchin ’99 Combines Engineering Skill with Interest in Medicine
By Barbara Mulligan When structural engineer José Punchin-Marrero ’99 was a boy growing up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he spent much of his time drawing…
Apr 15, 2011
Professor Kristen Sanford Bernhardt Explores New Ideas through Collaborative Research with Students
Like many children who grow up to be civil engineers, Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and chair of…