Apr 10, 2018
RISC on the Rise
By Bryan Hay On schedule and soon to take shape, Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center is entering a new phase with the arrival of a massive crane and the…
Computer Science
Mar 7, 2018
Confronting Fake News
It distorts the truth, sways opinions, and has the power to impact elections. Fake news is in the news and on the minds of people concerned about its influence…
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 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 6, 2017
STEM Stars
Lafayette faculty members and students are actively working on innovative projects and research initiatives that demonstrate the College’s commitment…
Oct 4, 2017
Keeping Up with Fast-Moving Field of Data Science
By Katie Neitz Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are produced. And the volume and speed at which that is happening will only grow. This has fueled…
May 12, 2017
Breaking Ground on the Future
Lafayette took a bold step into the future yesterday, breaking ground for the $75 million Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, the largest capital project…
May 9, 2017
Lafayette Begins Largest Capital Project in its History
Lafayette breaks ground on Thursday, May 11, for the $75 million Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, the largest capital project in the school’s history…
Jan 17, 2017
Virus Hunters
Phages – viruses that infect bacteria – are the most abundant organisms on earth, numbering approximately 1031 (“…that’s 10 with 31 zeros after…
Jan 5, 2017
Integrating the Sciences
A pillar of Lafayette’s grand future, an energy-efficient, cutting-edge Integrated Sciences Center will break ground this May on the edge of the campus’…