Oct 12, 2012
Spotted on Campus With…Rose Willey ’14
Cross country runner Rose Willey ’14 (Brookfield, Conn.) discusses traveling to Turkey, her interest in art history, and finding connections between…
Mathematics
Oct 4, 2012
Professor Gary Gordon and Dorde Rakic ’15 Explore How Social Media Affects People’s Choices
In the world of Facebook and Twitter, rumors fly quickly. Gary Gordon, professor and associate head of mathematics, and Dorde Rakic ’15 (Belgrade,…
Sep 6, 2012
Professor Justin Corvino Receives $150,000 NSF Grant for Geometric Analysis Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Justin Corvino, associate professor of mathematics, a $149,052 grant to continue his research on geometric…
May 23, 2012
NSF Research Fellowships Help Four Alumni Pursue Graduate Degrees
To call Brian Carey ’11 motivated is an understatement. The civil engineering and economics graduate is living in Trinidad and Tobago on a Fulbright…
May 1, 2012
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation April 29 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes…
Apr 9, 2012
Professor Jeff Liebner Uses Statistics to Expose Truth in the World
As a second-grader, Jeff Liebner wanted to teach first grade. When he was in third grade, he was ready to teach second. So it’s no surprise that the…
Apr 9, 2012
Interdisciplinary Team Studies the Implications of Environmental Policymaking
By Michele Tallarita ’12 As an electrical and computer engineering major, Nick Orzol ’13 (Mercerville, N.J.) is used to toying with circuits, computers…
Mar 21, 2012
Lafayette Places in Top 10 Percent in National Putnam Math Competition
Lafayette’s three-student team finished in the top 10 percent of schools participating nationally in the 2011-12 William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition…
Mar 19, 2012
The Music of the Cosmos: Michael Pinkard ’14 is an Aspiring Physicist and Jazz Musician
Here on Earth, Michael Pinkard ’14 (Puyallup, Wash.) is part student physicist and part jazz musician. With his tenor sax in hand, Pinkard—a Creative…
Mar 19, 2012
Opening New Avenues of Research: Lafayette’s REU Program is One of the Oldest in the Nation
For students whose idea of a fun summer involves working on unsolved problems in mathematics, Lafayette’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)…