Mar 19, 2012
Renewable Energy: Students Work to Find Cleaner Sources of Fuel
“Being a chemical engineer, I’m increasingly aware of the need to find renewable alternate sources of energy, not only because fossil fuels will eventually…
Undergraduate Research
Mar 19, 2012
Opening New Avenues of Research: Lafayette’s REU Program is One of the Oldest in the Nation
For students whose idea of a fun summer involves working on unsolved problems in mathematics, Lafayette’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)…
Mar 19, 2012
Biology Professor Bob Kurt Works to Unlock the Mysteries of the Immune System
Some say ignorance is bliss. But for Bob Kurt, associate professor of biology, what is not known is a doorway to discovery, especially when unlocking the…
Mar 2, 2012
Students Will Present Research at Annual Meeting of Pa. Academy of Science
Eight biology majors will present research papers with their faculty mentors at the 88th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science March 30-April…
Feb 21, 2012
Ericka Chehi ’12 Follows Her Dream to Become an Economist in China
By Samuel T. Clover ’91 In the spring of 2007, while Ericka “Missy” Chehi ’12 (Greenville, Del.) was still a junior in high school, she took a…
Feb 21, 2012
Aaron Birt ’12 Works to Minimize Damage Caused by Tsunami Waves
Mechanical engineering major Aaron Birt ’12 (Billsburg, Pa.) is used to working out problems using his mind, but an independent study is giving him…
Feb 19, 2012
Spotted on Campus With…Carly Feiro ’12
Carly Feiro ’12 (Mount Vernon, Wash.), a biology major and outfielder on the softball team, discusses her work conserving the environment, research she…
Feb 2, 2012
Students Present Research at National Biomedical Engineering Conference
Lafayette students have been putting their problem-solving skills to work combating health problems. Ahsan Nawroj ’12, Chris Angeloni ’12, David Salter…
Jan 30, 2012
Ellen Hughes ’13 Coauthors Research Published in Medical Journal
“Medicine and lab work have and will always be passions for me,” says Ellen Hughes ’13. Recently, she got an inside look at both areas—while…
Jan 24, 2012
25 Students Invited to Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
A total of 25 students have been invited to present their research at the 26th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) March 29-31 at Weber…