Dec 5, 2011
Students Make Contributions to Heart Surgery Technology
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Bridget Hentz ’12 (Ambler, Pa.) thought it was cool when some of her own ideas became part of the design of cutting-edge heart…
Engineering
Dec 2, 2011
Alexandra Brannick ’12 and Michael Thompson ’12 Named 2011-12 Maroon Club Scholar-Athletes
The Lafayette College Maroon Club named Alexandra Brannick ’12 (Point Pleasant, N.J.) and Michael Thompson ’12 (Shokan, N.Y.) the 2011-12 Maroon Club…
Nov 15, 2011
Brain Bowl: Engineering Students Teach Sustainability to Fourth- and Fifth-Graders
Students in the Environmental Engineering course hosted the Lafayette College Engineering Brain Bowl in Acopian Engineering Center last weekend. To teach…
Nov 4, 2011
Computer Science Students Produce Software that Could Change the Way Geologists Work in the Field
During last year’s trip to Wyoming for a geology class, students carefully recorded longitude and latitude, angles of sediment beds, rock types, and…
Nov 4, 2011
Community-Based Learning and Research Helps Students Apply Classroom Knowledge in Real-World Settings
Professors are always looking for ways to make classroom lessons more relevant to life beyond College Hill. Through Lafayette’s Community-Based Learning…
Nov 4, 2011
Michael Klemens ’12 and Luna Yuan ’12 Learn Entrepreneurship While Working in Egypt
This summer, Michael Klemens ’12 and Yue “Luna” Yuan ’12 got a taste of what it takes to create their own business through LearnServe Egypt, an exchange…
Nov 4, 2011
Students Design Portable Hydroelectric Power System for Severe Floods and Storms
When severe floods and storms knock out the electricity, the effects can range from a mild nuisance to the devastating inability to help victims reach…
Oct 28, 2011
Spotted on Campus With … Sarah Welsh-Huggins ’12
Civil engineering major and cross country team captain Sarah Welsh-Huggins ’12 (Columbus, Ohio) discusses studying in Spain, her research on earthquake…
Oct 14, 2011
Engineers Without Borders Pays It Forward through Latest Trip to Honduras to Install Water-Delivery System
A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Juan Puerta ’12 is acutely aware of the problems rural communities face in Latin America, particularly the lack of potable…
Oct 14, 2011
Grand Challenges: Yue Yuan ’12 and Felix Hutchison ’12 Build Electrical Models to Mimic the Human Brain
What if the breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer’s disease isn’t in a pill but in a computer? What if a paralysis victim could operate an electronic…