Dec 12, 2016
Discovering Our Geologic Past
Not everyone drilling the ocean floor is looking for fossil fuel. Some like Kira Lawrence, associate professor of geology, are looking to tell our planet’s…
Sustainability
Apr 14, 2016
Lafayette Celebrates the Environment during Earth Week
During this month’s Earth Day celebrations, students will explore issues of environmental justice, campus sustainability, and energy alternatives through…
Oct 30, 2015
Carving on the Quad
Students had some fall fun carving pumpkins on the Quad. The picnic was hosted by the Environmental Science and Studies programs and featured produce grown…
Mar 26, 2015
The Sixth Extinction
A powerful account of the current wave of mass extinctions ushered the Class of 2018 into the intellectual life of the campus. Last summer’s reading…
Mar 26, 2015
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Lauren Cesanek ’15 Channels Passion for Environment into Research
Childhood vacations to the beaches at Wildwood, N.J., created more than fond family memories for Lauren Cesanek ’15 (Whitehall, Pa.)—ocean and beach…
Mar 26, 2015
Alaskan Paleontologists
David Sunderlin has a special connection to Alaska, one that dates back 55 million years. The associate professor of geology studies fossil leaves and…
Mar 26, 2015
Home Base, Global Reach
By Robin Rogers Lafayette’s campus on College Hill overlooks the confluence of two major rivers, the mighty Delaware—longest undammed river east of…
Dec 8, 2014
Prof. Megan Rothenberger Coaches Students through Course-Based Research
For Megan Rothenberger, the best way to coach students as they put the scientific method into action is through course-based research. The students in…
Sep 12, 2014
Lafayette’s Food Loop: LaFarm Allows Students to Learn and Grow Together
On Sullivan Trail just south of the Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex sits two acres of land where students work together spring through fall to grow healthy…
Sep 10, 2014
Roethke Festival Examines Debate Over Fracking
The Roethke Festival will present a symposium Sept. 19 and 20 focused on the hot-button issue of hydraulic fracturing, more commonly referred to as fracking…