Sep 17, 2024
Reintroducing water-cleansing mussels to Bushkill Creek
By Bryan Hay In hip waders and water shoes, Prof. Meg Rothenberger ’02 and Eurnett Christopher ’25 step gingerly into a morning chilled, 55-degree…
Environmental Science
Apr 29, 2022
Student researchers present at American Chemical Society conference
Trio of Lafayette students researching how to recover phosphorus from wastewater recently had a graduate-level experience presenting findings to faculty…
Apr 28, 2020
Rockwell Goes Platinum
Lafayette College's Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center has received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Apr 19, 2016
With a Little Help from Their Alumni Mentors
When Jacob Strock ’17 set foot on the docks of Wachapreague, Va., for his internship with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), he didn’t…
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…
Apr 12, 2016
Student Researchers Strike Goldwater
In March, Stavros Kariofillis ’17 checked the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program website practically every day. He kept…
Jan 12, 2016
Greening the Commons
One of the newest Lafayette plans to be more neighborly with nature doesn’t involve engineering or scientists peering at DNA strands through microscopes…
Jan 4, 2016
New Smart Geology Lab Reveals Minerals’ Mysteries
Tucked in Van Wickle Hall’s basement near a display of fossilized dinosaur bones and rock specimens, is Lafayette’s smartest new classroom—the Petrographic…
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…
Oct 26, 2015
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes eight new professors, bringing the College’s total to 215 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several…