Mar 15, 2018
Finding a Home Here
By Bill Landauer Two of the best-regarded novels of a Central American nation were at least partially written in and around Lafayette’s campus. Daniel…
Faculty Profiles
Mar 10, 2018
Predicting Prosperity
By Katie Neitz A key factor economists study to better understand the economy and make forecasts about the future is the unemployment rate. When there…
Jan 25, 2018
Globally Grounded
By Katie Neitz When you spend your childhood living in three different countries, adapting to three different cultures, and learning the history of three…
Jan 19, 2018
Conserve and Protect
By Katie Neitz Growing up, Megan Rothenberger ’02 never thought creepy-crawlies were creepy at all. She spent every minute she could outdoors, playing…
Jan 14, 2018
Rebellious Parents
By Katie Neitz Parental activism is on the rise in Central-Eastern Europe and Russia, where it often sparks political and societal debate. Despite the…
Jan 8, 2018
Prof. Gary Gordon Receives Prestigious Mathematics Award
By Katie Neitz The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is honoring Gary Gordon, Marshall R. Metzgar Professor and head of mathematics, for excellence…
Jan 5, 2018
Outside Thinking
By Stephen Wilson Sitting below the main roadside along Little Bushkill Creek near Newhart Park in Stockertown, Pa., is an old mill. The three-story limestone…
Dec 18, 2017
Proteins Need Chaperones—and Other Insights of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Research
By Katie Neitz A global health epidemic is looming. There are currently no effective measures to reverse, significantly slow, or prevent neurodegenerative…
May 12, 2017
College Honors Outstanding Teaching, Research, and Service
Members of the Lafayette community were honored for distinguished teaching, scholarly research, and service to the College at the annual pre-Commencement…
Feb 16, 2017
Video: Prof. Kira Lawrence Discusses Climate Change
The work that Prof. Kira Lawrence is doing today may help predict our planet’s climate in the near future. Lawrence, associate professor of geology, uses…