Apr 8, 2019
Students Share Work at Prominent Math Conference
By Katie Neitz Lafayette mathematics majors recently had the opportunity to present their research at a prestigious international conference. Several students…
Mathematics
Apr 6, 2019
Small Print. Big Impact.
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The students in Mrs. Hunt’s fifth-grade classroom are shuffling to their lockers, dropping off books from one subject…
Jan 8, 2019
Laura Wong Hon Chan ’12 Makes Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ List
By Bryan Hay At first, Laura Wong Hon Chan ’12 could barely believe she had made Forbes’ annual “30 Under 30” list, which presents “the brashest…
Dec 23, 2018
Claire Grunewald ’20 Earns Prestigious Boren Scholarship
Grunewald, a double major in international affairs and mathematics, is the second Lafayette College student to receive this highly competitive scholarship…
Dec 12, 2018
The Classes: “Baseball: The One Constant through All the Years” and “Baseball”
By Mark Eyerly What’s the focus? Both courses provide a historical perspective on baseball, through which students explore economics, statistics, racism…
Dec 8, 2018
Sweet Tooth Squared
Photos and story by Stephen Wilson Cheston Elementary first-graders joined mathematics students and Trent Gaugler, assistant professor of mathematics,…
Dec 6, 2018
Hidden Figures Week
Hidden Figures Week explored issues related to women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) through a roundtable faculty discussion, a lecture…
Dec 6, 2018
True Grit: Women in STEM
As part of Hidden Figures Week, organized by Lafayette’s student Women in Computing group, four female scholars in STEM fields discussed their professional…
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 5, 2018
What Can I Do With a Math Degree?
By Katie Neitz The mathematics department recently hosted a career panel, featuring four alumni who were in students’ shoes just a short time ago. The…