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Aug 5, 2011

Initiative to Grow the Faculty Will Position Lafayette as a Premier Liberal Arts Institution

When President Daniel H. Weiss unveiled the College’s strategic plan in the fall of 2007, he said it was designed “to secure a place for Lafayette…

Jun 7, 2011

Holly Shackman ’00 Helps Develop Medicines that Save Lives

By Matt Sinclair ’90 Ixempra, a medicine used to treat breast cancer, and Baraclude, used to combat chronic hepatitis B infection, were developed by…

May 26, 2011

Medical Pioneer Gerald Bodey ’56 Played Role in Battle Against Cancer

By Kate Helm In the 1960s, Gerald P. Bodey ’56 almost became a medical missionary. At that time the draft was still in place for doctors, so his physician…

May 17, 2011

Elizabeth Lathers ’01 Finds Ways to Serve in Every Aspect of Her Life

By Kate Helm Since she was a student, Elizabeth Westgate Lathers ’01 has been active in community service. At Lafayette, she tutored inmates at Northampton…

May 2, 2011

Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence

Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts…

Apr 29, 2011

Team Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Work with High School Students

Three Lafayette students are taking on a new challenge: fostering peace and prosperity in the violence-ridden city of Plainfield, N.J. Chemistry major…

Mar 18, 2011

Professor Steve Mylon Helps Students Explore New Terrain in Chemistry

You could say Steve Mylon, assistant professor of chemistry, enjoys testing his mettle on the road of life. Take for example the time he pedaled his bike…

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…

Feb 11, 2011

Hugel Science Center Provides the Facilities for Chemistry and Physics Students to Excel

Hugel Science Center, which opened in January 2001 after an extensive renovation of the former Olin Hall, houses Lafayette’s chemistry and physics departments…

Feb 4, 2011

Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist Martin Chalfie Will Speak and Meet with the Campus Community Feb. 8

Martin Chalfie, who received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will present the talk, “GFP:  Lighting Up Life,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, in Oechsle Hall…

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