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.
Faculty Research
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…
Feb 2, 2022
Chemical engineering students get grad-level experience
Jimmy Hastie '22 and Abby Devlin '22 have been able to make meaningful contributions to a faculty mentor's research while gaining valuable skills.
Jan 5, 2022
Prof. Melissa Gordon Wins NSF Award Supporting Polymer Research
Engineering professor Melissa Gordon ’11, receives prestigious National Science Foundation award honoring her work as an outstanding teacher-scholar…
Jan 4, 2022
Economics Research Project Offers Graduate-Level Experience
Wenxin (Cyndia) Chen '22 used her skills in data collection and analysis to make significant contributions to economics professor's research.