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Freeman College of Management Launches New Major and Minors
New programs, including a real estate minor and a minor in management for arts & sciences and engineering majors, give students greater options to customize their education in pursuit of the career path they choose.
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Student-designed Study Explores the Unknown Effects of Third-hand Smoke
As a first-year STEM Scholar, April Hurlock '23 is discovering the potentially harmful and inadequately studied effects of third-hand cigarette smoke.
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Bucknell Awarded $1 Million Mellon Foundation Grant for Liberal Arts Based Digital Publishing Cooperative
Bucknell University has been awarded a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, to develop a liberal arts based digital editions publishing cooperative.
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Bucknell Study Shows What Doesn’t Kill You Does Make You Stronger
A recent study by Bucknell biology researchers shows that when it comes to stress, what doesn’t kill you may, in fact, make you stronger.
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Bucknell Receives STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements
Bucknell University has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The University improved its rating from Silver in 2014 to Gold this year.
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2019 BizPitch Winner Designs Product to Help Visually Impaired ‘Simply See’
Rebecca Rosenberg '20 transformed her struggle with vision problems into an innovative assistive technology
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20 Things to Do at Bucknell in 2020
Ready to embrace new experiences in the coming year? Here are 20 things to get you started.
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Bucknell Students Stage Innovative Production of ‘Twelve Angry Men’ Inside Prison
A Bucknell student directed a first-of-its-kind staging of "Twelve Angry Men" inside SCI Coal Township, a prison located about 45 minutes southeast of Bucknell.
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Bucknell Students Teach Peers to Be Better Problem Solvers with Innovative Approach
Ryan Bailis ’21, Julia Knox ’21 and Kartikeya Sharma ’21 introduce Susquehanna University students to design thinking, a problem-solving process that helps creators develop effective solutions.
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Student-Faculty Research Finds First Evidence of Carbon Monoxide in E-cigarettes
The student-initiated study adds a new dimension to the debate surrounding the safety of the devices.
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Save the Children CEO Carolyn Speer Miles ’83, P’14 is Bucknell’s 2020 Commencement Speaker
The president and chief executive officer of Save the Children will address the Class of 2020 on Sunday, July 17, on the Malesardi Quadrangle.
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Freeman Fellows Help First-year Management Students Hit the Ground Running
First-year students explore all the Freeman College of Management offers with junior and senior guides.
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‘Unheard/Unspoken’ No More: Bucknell Students Explore Emotions in Student-authored Play
Over the course of just two months, 27 Bucknell students worked together to weave words, music, sets, lighting, props and costumes into a two-hour play perfectly suited to this moment in time.
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Bucknell Alumna Takes Fans Inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
With Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney World, Rachel Sherbill ’09 transports fans into their favorite franchise.
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A Bright Idea: Bucknell Student, Professor Make Homework Safer for Refugee Students
When Shehryar Asif '21 and Professor Amal Kabalan learned that refugee students in Lebanon weren’t able to safely complete their schoolwork after dark, they delivered a simple but innovative solution.
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Bucknell Student’s Book Series Lights the Way for Young Women in Engineering
Emily Bayuk '21 wants to help more young girls discover the wonder she finds in electrical engineering.
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Bucknell Student’s Journey to Great Barrier Reef Yields Climate Breakthrough
Kyle Fouke ’20, a geology major from Urbana, Ill., joined a team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on a 9,000-mile journey to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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Bucknell Opens Academic East, a Student-centered Hub for Innovation and Exploration
Academic East, a 78,000-square-foot innovation center for the College of Engineering and Department of Education at Bucknell, opens in August 2019.
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New Summer Management Institute Offers Real-world Experiences for Non-majors
At Bucknell's inaugural Summer Management Institute, majors in other disciplines discover new career paths.
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Bucknell to Begin Test-Optional Admission Policy
Standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) will now be optional for students to submit when applying to Bucknell University starting with the class applying for enrollment in fall 2020.