Apr 4, 2017
A Shield Bearer for the Commons
By Bill Landauer The shield for Alliance—one of the five Commons in Lafayette’s Connected Communities Program—looks like an expensive wooden relief…
Art
Jul 7, 2016
Ghosts of Oceans’ Future
With light reflected from the Plexiglas tank’s water playing on their cheeks, Jim Toia and Greg Biggiani ’16 stare into their cylinder and will the…
Apr 22, 2016
Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Seventeen students presented their findings at the 30th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 7-9 at University of North Carolina…
Mar 2, 2016
Ross Gay ’96 Wins $100,000 Tufts Poetry Award
Ross Gay ’96 has won the Claremont Graduate University’s $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. The Tufts…
Dec 3, 2015
The Science of Preserving Art
Through the IDEAL Center’s Cultural Conservation and Nanotechnology program, students learn to apply innovative methods to preserve art and cultural…
Oct 16, 2015
Ross Gay ’96 Nominated for National Book Award
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, the latest book by Ross Gay ’96, has been named to the shortlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Poetry. Gay is…
Oct 13, 2015
Award-winning Photographer Kira Stackhouse ’02 Goes Viral
Quick: how do you turn an unpaid invoice into Internet stardom for your cat? Kira Stackhouse ’02 is perhaps the only person in the history of the world…
Oct 6, 2015
Jim Toia’s Latest Exhibit Featured in New York Times
Whether it is oil-sprayed spider webs, mushroom spore drawings, or a pewter-cast ant colony, nature has always been at the heart of Jim Toia’s art. His…
Jul 22, 2015
Restoring Masterpieces in Venice
Kayla Metelenis ’15 gazed around the church of San Sebastiano in amazement. There were moments when she was in disbelief at the beauty surrounding her…
Jun 30, 2015
Meet Benjamin Moore’s Color Manager: Andrea LaConte-Magno ’00
If you selected Benjamin Moore paint in the last 10 years, chances are Andrea LaConte-Magno ’00 had a lot to do with your choice. As color and design…