Sep 14, 2023
Student-faculty research offers possibilities for improved human health
Since her junior year, Abigail Mack ’24 has been collaborating with Prof. James Dearworth Jr. in researching how turtle retina cells respond to glutamate…
EXCEL Scholars
Sep 6, 2022
Measuring and mapping microplastics
Olivia Najjar ’23 is measuring and mapping microplastics within beach sands across North American, hoping to raise awareness about microplastic distribution…
Jul 26, 2022
Studying the musical abilities of U.S. presidents
Research scholar Samantha Semsel '25 is researching the musical abilities of U.S. presidents, and how music played a part in social classes.
Jan 19, 2021
Expanding Opportunities for Women in Research
College receives grant to further support women in STEM, "an important step in supporting a collaborative and inclusive community.”
Sep 21, 2020
Homegrown Robots
Gabrielle Conard ’21 and Prof. Alex Brown overcame the obstacles of remote learning to bring to life several quadruped robots to boost robotics research…
Apr 23, 2020
Art in the Desert Soil
Jim Toia’s research on cryptobiotic soil turns into art and architecture to help save the desert ecosystem.
Dec 9, 2019
Plant-Based Plastic Research Earns NSF Grant
Lafayette College and Rowan University researchers are extracting chemical building blocks from biomass to produce a hard, durable plastic.
Sep 29, 2019
Glue Made of Plants
By Bryan Hay It’s a sticky challenge for Clark Addis ’20 to come up with a safer, more sustainable wood glue, but he looks to plants for a possible…
Sep 15, 2019
Hands-On Research on House Sparrows
A student-faculty team is conducting research on how parasites affect growth and development in free-living house sparrows. (VIDEO)
Jul 25, 2019
A Food Burst in Your Mouth
A student-faculty team is conducting food spherification research, transforming food into colorful, spherical globules, ready, after a quick rinse and…