Jun 18, 2014
Vivid Memories Aren’t Necessarily Reliable
Professor Jennifer Talarico disproves misconceptions about “flashbulb” recollections Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001? Chances are your memories are extremely…
Faculty Profiles
Jun 18, 2014
Supreme City, Supreme History: Donald L. Miller’s Monumental Book about Manhattan in the ’20s
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Donald L. Miller believes that cities can be read like books. The historian thinks that histories of cities should read like novels…
May 22, 2014
Retiring Faculty Elected To Emeritus Status
Retiring faculty members Robert Cohn, Philip and Muriel Berman Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies and chair of the Jewish…
Apr 17, 2014
Professor Rebekah Pite Receives Gourmand Cookbook Award
Professor Rebekah Pite‘s latest book has won the 2013 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for best Latin American Cuisine Book published in the United States…
Mar 3, 2014
Pard Tracks: What Mutant Fruit Flies Have to Teach Us
You could say Elaine Reynolds, associate professor of biology, and Blaine Caslin ’13 are really fly. So were their research subjects. The pair used…
Mar 3, 2014
Prof. Anne Raich Seeks to Minimize Damage Caused by Natural Disasters
How can a building have a fighting chance against a natural disaster? Anne Raich is seeking ways that active control systems can minimize the structural…
Jan 24, 2014
Prof. Skip Wilkins Finds ‘It’ on Critically Acclaimed New Jazz Album
In the liner notes for his latest jazz release, Czech Dreams, Skip Wilkins writes: “And so, this recording is in many ways a love story, a dedication…
Jan 24, 2014
Prof. Suzanne Westfall Provides Great Opportunities in the Arts
When Suzanne Westfall steps into the classroom, she’s driven to develop students’ appreciation of theater and the arts. “I try to explore with them…
Jan 21, 2014
Lafayette Expands Resources and Opportunities in Computational Biology
The Biology Department welcomed Lafayette’s first computational biologist this semester, Eric Ho. Having a dedicated faculty member is a sign of the…
Dec 5, 2013
Prof. Markus Dubischar Bridges Ancient Civilization and the Modern World
When Markus Dubischar discusses teaching about classical civilizations, he uses exclamation points—lots of them. For him, ancient Greece and Rome are…