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…
Sustainability
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…
Jul 8, 2014
Prof. Lindsay Soh Receives NSF Grant for Biodiesel Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Lindsay Soh a three-year, $100,710 grant as part of a collaboration with Yale University and University…
Jun 18, 2014
Serious Environmental Stewardship: Campus Community is Committed to Sustainability
At Lafayette, green is the new maroon. The only school in the Lehigh Valley that signed the Presidents Climate Commitment – a 2008 initiative that saw…