Sep 25, 2012
Prof. James Woolley Awarded Major NEH Grant to Edit Swift’s Poems
James Woolley, Frank Lee and Edna M. Smith Professor of English, has received a major three-year National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to edit…
Faculty Profiles
Sep 18, 2012
Prof. Chip Nataro Creates Meaningful Research Experiences for Students
Chip Nataro brings the idea of student-focused teaching and research to a whole new level. He often includes students in his organometallic chemistry research…
Sep 6, 2012
Professor Justin Corvino Receives $150,000 NSF Grant for Geometric Analysis Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Justin Corvino, associate professor of mathematics, a $149,052 grant to continue his research on geometric…
Aug 29, 2012
Professor Lee Upton Wins Prestigious Writing Prize
Lee Upton, writer-in-residence and professor of English, is winner of the second annual BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize for her collection The Tao of…
Aug 10, 2012
Prof. James Ferri Receives Prestigious Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
James Ferri, professor and head of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from the Camille & Henry Dreyfus…
Aug 10, 2012
Musicologist and Guitarist Prof. Jorge Torres Brings Early Music to Life
Audiences attending a concert by the Marquis Consort shouldn’t be surprised to hear music that may not have been performed for hundreds of years. The…
Aug 8, 2012
Professor Matthew E. Taylor Receives $400,000 Grant to Research Artificial Intelligence
Matthew E. Taylor, assistant professor of computer science, has been awarded a CAREER award from the Faculty Early Career Development Program of the National…
Jul 26, 2012
Prof. Rose Marie Bukics Named Outstanding Educator by PICPA
After 33 years at Lafayette, Rose Marie Bukics still loves coming to work each day, and it shows. The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants…
Jul 13, 2012
Prof. Ed Gamber Challenges Students to Become Producers, Not Consumers, of Knowledge
Passive note-takers, beware. Ed Gamber is having none of that in his classroom. He describes himself as “relentless when it comes to asking questions…
Jul 13, 2012
New Novel and Short Story Collection by Prof. Alix Ohlin Receive Critical Acclaim
Every day, or as close to every day as she can manage juggling a busy teaching schedule, Alix Ohlin sits down to write. For the last several years, she’s…