Feb 5, 2019
Student Research in the Spotlight
Lafayette’s EXCEL Scholars’ program gives students hands-on experience and the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors. Below is a sampling of…
Innovation and Research
Jan 26, 2019
Destination: Weatherly, Pa.
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The borough of Weatherly knows what time it is. The borough changed its name in 1848 to honor clockmaker David Weatherly…
Nov 5, 2018
STEM Stars
The future of STEM is here: Meet Lafayette’s innovators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. They are creative thinkers and persistent…
Oct 25, 2018
Project Catches Deer in Headlights of Driverless Cars
By Bryan Hay Alex Brown encountered deer almost every night driving along rural roads of central Pennsylvania during his graduate and postdoctorate work…
Oct 16, 2018
Expansion Tube Project Takes Flight
By Bryan Hay Alyssa Devin ’19 and Andrew Schmid ’20 spend about a half hour gripping and turning socket wrenches with both hands as they tighten 12…
Sep 12, 2018
At the Forefront of Genetics
Learn why Andrea Killian '19 is "forever grateful."
Sep 5, 2018
Economic Empowerment in Appalachia
Students in Economic Empowerment and Global Learning Project, or EEGLP, traveled to Whitesburg, Ky., to help residents develop ways to use their cultural…
Aug 30, 2018
NPR Reports on Prof. Sue Wenze’s Research
NPR recently reported on the research of Sue Wenze, assistant professor of psychology, who is working to better understand the mental-health needs of new…
Aug 27, 2018
Coming Soon to Your Home
Story by Bryan Hay, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Not too long from now, 3D printers will likely take their place among other common household appliances…
Aug 15, 2018
Biofilm Project Takes Aim at Erosion Control
By Bryan Hay An interdisciplinary group of students is tending to a bacteria nursery as part of an innovative research project aimed at controlling the…