Jun 5, 2022
Whitehall grad turned Goldwater Scholar wants to use science for the greater good
Samantha Ganser ’23 is among this year’s 417 Goldwater Scholars, selected from a pool of 1,242 nominees from 433 colleges and universities from across…
Innovation and Research
May 20, 2022
Student-faculty research sheds light on collective motion in animals
How can a flock of birds or school of fish move together in synchronized patterns? Grace Tulevech ’22 and Prof. Daniel Strömbom's research furthers…
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 10, 2022
New robotics lab will support teaching and research across disciplines
Engineering's new robotics lab is being designed to attract not only integrative engineering majors, but also students studying other disciplines, including…
Mar 1, 2022
Video: Introducing Lafayette’s new on-campus solar array
Over its lifetime, the Kirby Sports Center solar array will offset 9,625 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or the equivalent of taking more than 2,000 cars…
Feb 23, 2022
Cutting-edge microscope inspires student scientists
WFMZ-TV covered Lafayette's acquisition of a new scanning-electron microscope, a tool that will unlock research opportunities for faculty and students…
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…
Nov 29, 2021
Super Smash: Spotted Lanternfly Edition
Cameron Cloud ’23 designs an interactive computer game that shows just how hard it is to stop spotted lanternflies from multiplying.
Nov 8, 2021
STEM Stars
Lafayette's 2021 STEM Stars have proven—through research, internships, hands-on work, and a can-do attitude—that nothing is impossible when they put…
Nov 8, 2021
STEM Star: The Brain
Harshil Bhavsar '23 dreams of working to find cures through impactful scientific research.