Oct 9, 2013
Student-Faculty Team Publishes Discovery about Eye Movement in Turtles
James Dearworth, associate professor of biology, has a long history with turtles. He studied the functional anatomy of the turtle retina as a grad student…
Neuroscience
Aug 29, 2013
First Class of Students Earns Health and Life Sciences Minor
“It may sound cliché, but I believe the health and life sciences minor chose me and not the other way around,” says Alec Eidelman ’13 (B.S. biochemistry)…
Aug 20, 2013
Students and Faculty Harness the Power of the Mind
A group of students and faculty is working to give some control back to those who have lost the ability to move. In research that brings together neuroscience…
Jul 12, 2013
Tiffany Phuong ’16 and Kofi Boateng ’16 Combine Biology and Computer Science in Cancer Research
Research by Tiffany Phuong ’16 (Aldan, Pa.) and Kofi Boateng ’16 (Bronx, N.Y.) this summer is contributing to their goals of becoming doctors and…
May 9, 2013
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 85 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 5 in Colton Chapel. Awards and prizes…
May 6, 2013
Alec Bernstein ’11, Erin D’Amelio ’13, Nicole Dieterich ’13, and Chris Kelly ’13 Receive Fulbright Awards
Alec Bernstein ’11, Erin D’Amelio ’13 (Mount Bethel, Pa.), Nicole Dieterich ’13 (Hewitt, N.J.), and Chris Kelly ’13 (Boyertown, Pa.) are recipients…
Apr 22, 2013
NSF Research Fellowships Help Lafayette Graduates Pursue Goals
“Every moment, the brain integrates diverse inputs from a complex and dynamic visual environment in order to resolve perceptual ambiguities and guide…
Apr 3, 2013
Students Will Present Research at Annual Meeting of Pa. Academy of Science
Twenty-seven students will present research papers with their faculty mentors at the 89th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science April 5-7…
Feb 26, 2013
Taylor Brown ’15 and Barbara Olivier ’16 Dive into the World of Medicine with Steven Shankman ’77
Over winter break, Taylor Brown ’15 (Warren, N.J.) and Barbara Olivier ’16 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) got a taste of what day-to-day life is like in the medical…
Sep 24, 2012
Lauren Smedley ’13 Selected as Senior CLASS Award Candidate
Lauren Smedley ’13 (Hamilton, N.J.) has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer. To be eligible for…