May 9, 2013
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 85 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 5 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes…
Engineering Studies
Mar 15, 2013
Engineers Without Borders Receives National Honor for Honduras Water Project
Lafayette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is one of three in the nation to be named a 2013 Premier Project by EWB-USA, the organization’s…
Jan 2, 2013
Three Students Receive Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Three Lafayette students are recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which will help fund their study-abroad…
Nov 30, 2012
Kelsey Lantz ’13 Takes on Water Management in Uganda
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 As a sophomore EXCEL Scholar, Kelsey Lantz ’13 (Washington, Pa) wanted to find empirical raw data to plug into the computer model…
Sep 26, 2012
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes seven new professors, bringing the College’s total to 215 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several…
Sep 18, 2012
Rijan Maharjan ’14 Works with Prof. Julia Nicodemus to Explore Solar Energy’s Role in Fuel Production
Ask Rijan Maharjan ’14 why he chose to major in mechanical engineering, and he will tell you, quite simply, “I like to do stuff. Real stuff.” Maharjan…
Jul 13, 2012
Grand Challenges: Students Take on Water Issues in Haiti, Uganda, and Pakistan
The challenges facing society in this century are large, but not insurmountable, as three teams of Lafayette students are learning firsthand this summer…
Jun 27, 2012
Christa Martinez ’13 Receives National Scholarship for Photography
When Christa Martinez ’13 (Houston, Texas) took a break from art, art found its way back to her. Martinez’s interest in art began in childhood, when…
Jun 22, 2012
Scott Hummel Appointed Interim Jeffers Director of Engineering
Scott R. Hummel, professor of mechanical engineering, has been named the Interim William Jeffers Director of the Engineering Division for a term of two…
Jun 14, 2012
Interdisciplinary Technology Course Blends Engineering and Policy Studies
In the course “Engineering and Public Policy: The Governance of Technology,” engineering studies and policy studies students see how their two fields…