May 11, 2022
In the media: CNBC features Prof. Erin Cottle Hunt’s Social Security research
Assistant professor of economics featured in CNBC article about her recent research on shortcomings with Social Security benefits.
Faculty in the news
May 2, 2022
In the media: Prof. Julie Smith shares inflation index insights on Marketplace
Julie Smith offered her views on why the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge on NPR’s…
Apr 1, 2022
The peculiar physics of the Wiffle ball
Prof. Jenn Stroud Rossmann discusses the Whiffle ball on Short Wave, NPR's science-themed podcast.
Mar 21, 2022
In the media: Qatar’s popular sport isn’t what you think it is
Neha Vora, associate professor of anthropology and sociology, was quoted in a March 20 New York Times article about the social implications of cricket…
Nov 8, 2021
The Roots of Digital Racism Date Back to 19th-Century Railroads
Lafayette College Profs. Jenn Rossmann and Benjamin Cohen discuss how transcontinental railroad contributed to structural racism in Fast Company article
Oct 7, 2021
How Fear of Discrimination and Stigma Affects Mental Health Care
Prof. Adam Biener discusses mental health care in American Heart Association News article.
Sep 16, 2021
What Is Going on with Inflation?
Julie Smith, professor of economics at Lafayette College, discusses inflation on NPR's Marketplace.
Aug 17, 2021
New Book Explores How Modern Food Influenced Modern Society
Benjamin Cohen, chair of engineering studies and associate professor at Lafayette College, is one of the editors of the newly released Acquired Tastes:…
Jul 1, 2021
Prof. Julie Smith Joins National Survey on U.S. Monetary Policy
Professor of economics was surveyed by the Financial Times and the Global Markets Initiative about U.S. monetary policy.
Apr 5, 2021
Patients Pay Extra for Out-of-Network Emergency Care, New Study Reveals
New research by economics Prof. Adam Biener is the first of its kind to track how much patients paid toward surprise medical bills.