Nov 30, 2012
Building on Success: New Initiatives in Engineering are Under Way
Traditionally strong as problem-solvers, engineers are now also problem-finders. The increasingly interconnected, global world demands that engineers not…
News and Features
Nov 30, 2012
All That Jazz: Viktorija Gecyte ’08 Performs in U.S. and France
By Geoff Gehman ’80 Viktorija Gecyte ’08 is filling the already filled-to-the-gills Lafayette Bar with a dusky, roomy, easy voice that seems to come…
Nov 30, 2012
Kelsey Lantz ’13 Takes on Water Management in Uganda
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 As a sophomore EXCEL Scholar, Kelsey Lantz ’13 (Washington, Pa) wanted to find empirical raw data to plug into the computer model…
Nov 30, 2012
Student-Faculty Team Explores Effects of Video Chat on Toddlers
With online communication options such as Skype and FaceTime becoming increasingly popular, people can keep in touch all over the world through real-time…
Nov 30, 2012
Professor Mary Armstrong Receives NSF Grant to Study Underrepresented Minority Women in STEM Fields
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $100,000 grant to Mary Armstrong, associate professor of English and chair of women’s and gender…
Nov 30, 2012
Lafayette Community Helps Theater Director Michael O’Neill Prepare New Play
In the world of theater, growth equals success, says Michael O’Neill, associate professor of English and director of theater. That’s why he is always…
Nov 30, 2012
Student-Faculty Team Researches Effects of Gravitational Waves on Pulsars
David Nice, associate professor of physics, and a team of students are bringing the role of gravitational waves—ripples in space-time generated by very…
Nov 29, 2012
Lafayette a National Finalist in College Fed Challenge for Fourth Straight Year
Lafayette received honorable mention in the five-team national final round of the Ninth Annual College Fed Challenge, held Nov. 27 in the boardroom of…
Nov 21, 2012
Andrew Griffiths Named Division I Field Hockey Coach of the Year
Field hockey head coach Andrew Griffiths has been named the Division I Coach of the Year by Synapse Sports. In addition, co-captain Deanna DiCroce …
Nov 21, 2012
The Show Must Go On: College Theater Presents Noises Off
Due to the campus-wide power outage from Hurricane Sandy, it appeared as if College Theater might have to cancel its production of Noises Off, which was…