Jun 5, 2019
Student Scholars
In April, 20 Lafayette students presented research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Kennesaw State University in Georgia…
Interdisciplinary
Jun 5, 2019
Identifying Molecules
By Katie Neitz The team: Matthew Adusei ’19, biology major, and James Dearworth, associate professor of biology and neuroscience The research: Detection…
May 22, 2019
When Teachers Teach Each Other
By Katie Neitz A mathematician, an engineer, and a neuroscientist walk into a French class taught entirely in French. They don’t speak the language.…
May 3, 2019
Lights. Camera. Policy Action
By Stephen Wilson A final project in a senior seminar for policy studies majors. Can’t you just picture the stacks of 100-page papers? Yawn. Luckily…
May 1, 2019
Lafayette Wins Regional Innovation Contest
By Stephen Wilson Turn any container into a measuring tool. That’s the basic concept that helped Alexander Homsi ’19 and Rebecca Adelman ’19 win…
Apr 4, 2019
Where Art and Biology Intersect
By Heather Mayer Irvine Megan Mauriello ’19 was a biology major when she took Beginning Painting with Ed Kerns, Clapp Professor of Art. Although Mauriello…
Mar 27, 2019
When the World Is Your Classroom
During winter and summer breaks, Lafayette students have the opportunity to enroll in an intensive study-abroad academic course that immerses them in an…
Mar 27, 2019
The Influence of China
From the gnarled limestone hills of Guilin to the bustling seafood markets and stilt houses on Lantau Island in Hong Kong, 24 students immersed themselves…
Mar 27, 2019
The Artifacts of Italy
A train ride from Germany to Italy through snow-covered Alps. The Pope’s blessing in St. Peter’s Square. Gazing clear blue sky through the oculus of…
Mar 27, 2019
The History of Cuba
Rum, cigars, and sugar cane. Or revolution, missile crisis, and communism. Or education, health care, and art. Cuba is a name that elicits many thoughts…