Apr 1, 2022
A conversation with Alan Pesky ’56
Lafayette College Trustee Emeritus Alan Pesky '56 will discuss his recently published memoir, More to Life than More: A Memoir of Misunderstanding, Loss…
Faculty Research
Apr 1, 2022
The peculiar physics of the Wiffle ball
Prof. Jenn Stroud Rossmann discusses the Whiffle ball on Short Wave, NPR's science-themed podcast.
Mar 30, 2022
Upcoming lecture: Why you should love magnets
On April 14, Prof. Zoe Boekelheide will share the surprising properties of magnetism that arise in her research and their applications in modern technology…
Mar 28, 2022
Social Security spousal benefits not useful, new study reveals
New research from Prof. Erin Cottle Hunt reveals that the current system could be reconfigured to help couples by increasing survivor benefits.
Mar 22, 2022
Menu designs may lead to food waste, new study reveals
Economics professors Joaquín Gómez-Miñambres and Hongxing Liu shows that more limited menus can lower food waste, boost healthier eating.
Mar 19, 2022
Creating solutions for community challenges
New fellowship enables students to apply entrepreneurial skills, energy, and ideas to help the city of Easton implement its Climate Action Plan.
Mar 14, 2022
Faculty hosting first-ever conference on the study of nighttime in Africa
Scholars from around the world are expected to join Profs. Robert Blunt and Christopher Lee to explore the study of nighttime in Africa at a conference…
Mar 7, 2022
Women in the workforce
A chat with economics professor Susan Averett about her latest book, which explains obstacles women face in claiming equal economic status.
Feb 24, 2022
Cultivating happiness—even in times of stress
Coming off of two years in which the world has been experiencing a myriad of emotional effects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of resilience—and…
Feb 16, 2022
Prof. Mike Bertucci brings new opportunities to Lafayette with NSF award
Since last year, Prof. Michael Bertucci has been hard at work utilizing his nearly $500,000 NSF CAREER grant to study bacterial communication, provide…