Dec 27, 2013
Nalven Summer Fellowship Provides Hands-on Learning Experiences
This summer through a distinctive biology fellowship, Lindsay Marko ’14 was able to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty, literally, while working…
Sustainability
Oct 30, 2013
Students and Faculty Work with Honduran Villagers to Minimize Effects of Flooding
By Michele Tallarita ’12 This summer, an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty worked with residents of Lomitas, Honduras, to help improve stormwater…
Oct 30, 2013
Closing the Food Loop: LaFarm Contributes to Student Learning and Campus Sustainability
On a Wednesday afternoon early in the fall semester, students from LaFarm delivered 175 pounds of fresh potatoes to Lafayette Dining Services. Those organic…
Oct 11, 2013
Prof. Kira Lawrence Receives National Science Foundation Grant for Climate Change Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Kira Lawrence, associate professor of geology, a $159,291 grant to expand her study of how a warm interval…
Sep 20, 2013
All the World is a Lab (and a Stage) for Ecologist Nancy Waters
Nancy Waters shares three things with all of her students. One, energy flows and nutrients cycle. (“Energy is always one direction, but it moves by virtue…
Aug 29, 2013
First Class of Students Earns Health and Life Sciences Minor
“It may sound cliché, but I believe the health and life sciences minor chose me and not the other way around,” says Alec Eidelman ’13 (B.S. biochemistry)…
Aug 20, 2013
Tech Clinic Helps Easton Residents Eat Healthier Food
If you live in Easton’s West Ward neighborhood, it’s no easy task to run out for a bag of carrots or a head of lettuce or some crisp red apples. For…
Aug 8, 2013
Grossman House Receives National Recognition for Sustainability
By Michele Tallarita ’12 The College’s newest student living community, the Grossman House for Global Perspectives, has been awarded LEED-CI Gold certification…
Aug 6, 2013
Students Teach Grade-Schoolers about Science and Technology
Lafayette’s Society of Environmental Engineers and Scientists hosted its annual STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Camp on the last…
Jul 19, 2013
Student-Faculty Team Works to Improve Local Sewer Infrastructure
A student-faculty team is working on research to evaluate the condition of the local sewer system’s infrastructure and develop tools to help engineers…