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…
Faculty Profiles
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…
Feb 13, 2017
Prof. Bruce Murphy Featured in “Fortune”
Op-Ed by Supreme Court expert focuses on nominee Neil Gorsuch.
Jan 24, 2017
Going with the Flow
In a room on the bottom floor of Acopian Engineering Center, students cluster in the slim space around what looks like a mammoth fish tank draped in electronics…
Jan 17, 2017
A Taste of South America
Prof. Rebekah Pite uses Fulbright Grant to study food culture in Argentina.
Dec 12, 2016
Prof. Ian Smith Discusses Othello‘s Political Relevance
William Shakespeare wrote the play four centuries ago, but never has Othello seemed so current. According to Professor Ian Smith, recent tensions across…
Dec 12, 2016
Discovering Our Geologic Past
Not everyone drilling the ocean floor is looking for fossil fuel. Some like Kira Lawrence, associate professor of geology, are looking to tell our planet’s…