Jan 6, 2012
Technology Clinic Applies Interdisciplinary Approach to Local Fish Farming
A Technology Clinic class is using the wide-ranging expertise of its members to make a fish-farming operation more economically and environmentally efficient…
Engineering
Dec 16, 2011
Lafayette Allows John Paul Bisciotti ’15 to Follow His Passions in Music and Engineering
When he graduates from Lafayette in a few years, John Paul Bisciotti ’15 (Media, Pa.) plans to be an engineer—but he will surely be a more musically…
Dec 16, 2011
Curiosity and Wonder about the Natural World Go a Long Way for Professor Benjamin Cohen
In his office, Benjamin Cohen displays a quote by author A.S. Byatt: “The world is full of life and light, and the true crime is not to be interested…
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…
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…