Dec 6, 2018
Hidden Figures Week
Hidden Figures Week explored issues related to women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) through a roundtable faculty discussion, a lecture…
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Dec 6, 2018
You’re Not the First
By Kathleen Parrish In December 2010, Margot Lee Shetterly and her husband were paying a holiday visit to her parents’ home in Hampton, Va., when her…
Dec 6, 2018
True Grit: Women in STEM
As part of Hidden Figures Week, organized by Lafayette’s student Women in Computing group, four female scholars in STEM fields discussed their professional…
Jul 11, 2018
Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center Reaches Milestone
Story by Bryan Hay; photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center (RISC) reached another milestone July 5 as the construction crew placed…
Mar 12, 2018
Consider the Octopus
By Bryan Hay Ed Kerns has been exploring levels of consciousness for years and using layers of paint to create an abstract understanding of awareness.…
Nov 10, 2017
Positioning Students for Success
By Joseph McDermott As a West Coast native attending an East Coast college, Heidi Ludwick Hanson ’91 learned the challenges of being separated from family…
Nov 6, 2017
STEM Stars
Lafayette faculty members and students are actively working on innovative projects and research initiatives that demonstrate the College’s commitment…
Nov 6, 2017
A New Approach to STEM Education
By Katie Neitz How do you make a great thing greater? Make it more inclusive. Stats from the National Science Foundation show a dramatic disparity between…
May 30, 2017
Teaching Girls That They Can Do Anything
The BBC honored Erin McKenney '20 for founding the Curiosity Science Program, which solicits letters from female scientists. Girls in the program gain…
May 12, 2017
Breaking Ground on the Future
Lafayette took a bold step into the future yesterday, breaking ground for the $75 million Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, the largest capital project…