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Mar 16, 2011

Elizabeth Ponder ’04 Works to Turn Disease Research into Death-Preventing Reality

By Barbara Mulligan When Elizabeth Ponder ’04 arrived in Kenya’s North Eastern Province last May, she encountered a world far removed from the often-predictable…

Mar 9, 2011

Course Will Provide One-of-a-Kind Learning Experience in China, North Korea, and South Korea

This summer, a group of Lafayette students will explore the diverse and interconnected cultures of Northeast Asia through a new, faculty-led course to…

Feb 11, 2011

Anna Eisenstein ’13 and Kelsey Boyd ’11 Re-Create Lost Easton Neighborhood with Professor Andrea Smith

When an unexpected tip from the local historical society led Andrea Smith to research an old Easton community known locally as “Syrian Town,” she thought…

Dec 17, 2010

Technology Clinic Brings Students Together to Solve Real-World Problems

After he graduates, Chris Kelly ’13 (Boyertown, Pa.) plans to work in the field of environmental politics.  A double major in geology and international…

Nov 12, 2010

The World Is Their Lab: Five Anthropologists Journey to Peru, St. John, France, Japan, and India

Why is a classical Indian dance dating from the 2nd century B.C. popular again? Why is the donkey, a non-native species, allowed to remain in the park…

Oct 1, 2010

History’s Sandbox: Jared Katz ’12 Works at Archaeological Dig Sites in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico

In high school, Jared Katz ’12 (Stoneham, Mass.) quickly discovered a passion for history and was even more interested in how past people lived day to…

May 11, 2010

Spurring Entrepreneurship in the Slate Belt

Technology Clinic strives to create jobs through manufacturing solar golf carts With the economy slowly rebounding from a downward spiral, job creation…

Apr 29, 2010

Heather Werner ’02 Drives Traffic on the Web

Exactly how do Google and Yahoo generate millions of dollars each year, especially when many of their services are free? Ask people behind the scenes like…

Mar 31, 2010

Island Leopards

Justin Symington ’97 and Dave Philipp ’70 offer high school students hands-on research opportunities in the Bahamas Forget the corner office. Justin Symington…

Mar 29, 2010

Instilling a Passion for Change

Stefanie Mircovich ’10 writes about her experiences on Alternative School Break Club’s Civil Rights Tour Stefanie Mircovich ’10 (Wyckoff, N.J.), a double…

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