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Bucknell's goal is to provide the premier undergraduate experience in American higher education. The academic community inspires a passion for learning and emphasizes undergraduate research, leadership, service, and close collaborative interaction between all students and faculty.

Study Abroad Opportunities Where in the world do you want to go? Your international education adventure begins here. Departments at Bucknell University Bucknell students have their choice of more than 50 majors and 60 minors, including such wide-ranging fields as animal behavior, Caribbean studies, and anthropology. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Bucknell is recognized for its strong undergraduate research program. Student Academic Honors and Scholarships Recognizing the academic achievements of Bucknell's outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarly Achievements Celebrating the scholarly achivements of Bucknell's faculty: publications, presentations and professional meetings and grants & awards.

• Research by geologists in Alaska leads to Mars
  Research in a remote corner of Alaska by Bucknell geology professors Craig Kochel and Jeffrey Trop could help scientists better understand what's happening on the Red Planet. || Video: Professors Kochel and Trop on their research
• Bucknell names Michael Smyer University provost
  Dr. Michael A. Smyer, an accomplished teacher, scholar and administrator who has served as co-director of the Center on Aging & Work at Boston College since 2005, has been named provost at Bucknell.