Nov 6, 2017
A New Approach to STEM Education
By Katie Neitz How do you make a great thing greater? Make it more inclusive. Stats from the National Science Foundation show a dramatic disparity between…
Engineering
Nov 1, 2017
Using Brainwaves to Control a Wheelchair
Simone Khalifa '20 is using her interests in art and electrical & computer engineering in a research project to develop a brain-computer interface designed…
Oct 31, 2017
Senior Project
11 a.m. Wind-swept rain pounds the windows outside the computer lab in Acopian Engineering Center. Since 8 a.m., Geoff Watson ’18 (electrical and computer…
Oct 17, 2017
There’s No Place like Dome
By Bryan Hay and Bill Landauer During Homecoming Weekend teams of faculty and students will erect a 40-foot geodesic dome on the Quad to celebrate the…
Oct 10, 2017
On the Frontiers of Discovery
Undergraduates work alongside faculty on substantial research projects, like the effect of steroid hormones on male zebra finches or developing a solar…
Sep 26, 2017
Engineering Program Continues Climb in U.S. News Ranking
By Bryan Hay Lafayette’s engineering program moved up to 12th place in the nation among primarily undergraduate programs in the latest ranking by U.S…
Sep 5, 2017
Filling the Gap with International Experience
By Bryan Hay Barker Carlock ’17 wanted to be a medical anthropologist and worked alongside a triage nurse in Senegal thanks to Global Citizen Year. The…
Aug 29, 2017
First Day of Class
By Bryan Hay 7:45 a.m. You can almost feel the curiosity, maybe a little anxiety, in Room 115 at Hugel Science Center. It’s Aug. 28, the first day of…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…
Aug 14, 2017
Civil Engineering Majors Know How to Win
By Heather Morton Travis Shoemaker ’18 was confident that his research presentation went over well with the judges when they asked, “Are you a master’s…