Bucknell Sets Commencement Plan
The University will have three in-person Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 23, at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Advancing Clinical Creativity: Bucknell Neuroscience Major Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Awarded to only 25 U.S. applicants annually, the scholarship will provide William Snyder '21 full funding to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge.
Bucknell Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Student Awards
Four Bucknell students received Fulbright awards in 2019-20 competition, ranking the University among the top 40 baccalaureate institutions.
Bucknell Biology Professors Awarded $2.9 Million Grant to Study African Bats, Viruses
Professors DeeAnn Reeder and Ken Field to study bats in Uganda to understand deadly disease spillovers to humans.
A Culture of Innovation: University Innovation Fellows Create New Experiences and Enhance Old Ones
Refusing to stand on the past, four students seek outside-the-box ways to enhance the Bucknell experience.
Be Here From Anywhere: Bucknell Virtual Experience Helps Future Students See Campus With Their Own Eyes
The all-new experience takes dozens of the iconic elements that make Bucknell and Lewisburg unique and blends them together to create an interactive multimedia space ripe for exploration.
Bucknell’s Cassidy Confirms Effectiveness of COVID Vaccination Plans in Study
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study shows vaccinating the oldest population first saves more lives and more potential years of life.
More Than a Plaque: How Bucknell’s Newest LEED Gold Building Benefits Students
Many of the green features of Academic East, the University's third new construction project to receive LEED Gold status, can be used by student researchers.
Bucknell’s Ng Reports U.S. Telework Survey Results
The survey of U.S. teleworkers finds older workers prefer telework more than tech-savvy millennials.
Lawyer and Policy Shaper Audra Wilson ’94 Is Bucknell’s 2021 Commencement Speaker
From working with President Obama to heading the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Wilson's 20-year career has been one of leadership in law, politics and community development.
Bucknell Breaks Application Record
The University sets the new standard with 11,109 applications, a 12.3% increase from last year.
Bucknell Freeman College of Management Tops Poets&Quants Post-Graduation Business Employment Rankings
Bucknell's Freeman College of Management tops Poets&Quants post-graduation business employment rankings. The college also ranks among the publication's top 3 in categories related to the educational experience.
Curbing Climate Change: Bucknell Student Team Creates Action Plans to Limit Local Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In the ever-evolving fight against global climate change, two passionate students are bringing solutions to neighbors in Bucknell’s backyard.
Bucknell Astronomers Discover Binary Planetary System
Bucknell’s Katelyn Allers and Blake Pantoja joined an international team that used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to discover planetary companions 450 million light-years from Earth.
Bucknell Sets Spring Reopening Plan
Classes will begin Feb. 1 as planned. Students will need two negative COVID-19 test results prior to arrival and will take a weekly test through the first month.
Bucknell Student Helps Develop Popular Online Holiday Shopping Tool
Emma Arrighini ’21 is co-founder and marketing lead on a Google Chrome extension, Octoshop, which helps parents locate and purchase the most elusive holiday gifts.
Here or Anywhere: Five New Ways to Explore Bucknell
In 2020, Bucknell introduced a suite of options designed to help prospective students and their families learn more about our unique approach to living and learning.
Professor Emily Martin Sings on One of Year’s Best Classical Recordings
Recorded at Bucknell’s Rooke Recital Hall, the album Let Evening Come: American Songs Old & New (Albany Records) featuring lyric soprano and Professor Emily Martin makes The Chicago Tribune’s ‘"Best Classical Recordings" list.
Maximum Impact: Professor-student Team Uncovers Engineering Applications in Bighorn Sheep Horns
Horns help 150-pound sheep absorb more than 750 pounds of force. Professor Benjamin Wheatley and Jake Schaefer ’24 are asking how we might adapt these animals' protective properties to design everything from better sneakers to safer cars.
Bucknell Students Are Making the Most of Their Extended Winter Break
With a winter break more than twice the normal length, Bucknell students are maximizing their extra time through impactful research projects, selfless volunteer work, lifelong hobbies and résumé-building internships.