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…
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Mar 22, 2022
Menu designs may lead to food waste, new study reveals
Economics professors Joaquín Gómez-Miñambres and Hongxing Liu shows that more limited menus can lower food waste, boost healthier eating.
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…
Mar 8, 2022
Student research aims to reduce campus greenhouse gas emissions
Gabriella Cinquini ’22, a policy studies and environmental studies major, is collecting data that could help the College reduce emissions and support…
Feb 2, 2022
Chemical engineering students get grad-level experience
Jimmy Hastie '22 and Abby Devlin '22 have been able to make meaningful contributions to a faculty mentor's research while gaining valuable skills.
Jan 4, 2022
Economics Research Project Offers Graduate-Level Experience
Wenxin (Cyndia) Chen '22 used her skills in data collection and analysis to make significant contributions to economics professor's research.
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 17, 2021
Upcoming Lecture: Railroads, Internet, and Structural Racism
An Oct. 22 talk by Lafayette Profs. Jenn Rossmann and Benjamin Cohen will explore the resemblance, resonance, and racism that connect the internet to railroads…
Oct 8, 2021
New Book Brings Historical Context to Modern Food
Prof. Benjamin Cohen provides compelling look at the social and industrial forces behind our modern way of eating..