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Bucknell University to Launch Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
New and existing programs will be amplified through a cross-disciplinary vision that brings the entrepreneurial mindset to the forefront of the Bucknell experience.
Bucknell’s Reeder Co-authors Paper Disputing Bats' Role in Human Disease
The Bucknell biology professor co-authors the comprehensive review of previous scholarly literature, which was published today in ‘Biology Letters.’
Ben Fink '24, Environmental Studies
Ben Fink '24 is leveraging the expertise he developed while studying abroad in Australia to help a local business create a new sustainable beverage.
Dominguez Center for Data Science to Open at Bucknell University
The new center will advance the scholarship of data science by fostering cross-college, data-integrated learning and excellence in data literacy among students.
Chemistry Club Annual Halloween Show Turns Chemists into Performers
Chemistry Club students organized this year’s Oct. 24 show, which will feature fire-breathing pumpkins, foamy explosions and more spooky science.
Bucknell Recognizes Outstanding Faculty
Six faculty members from across Bucknell's three colleges are honored with awards for their dedication to teaching and scholarship.
Bucknell’s López Wins State Museum of Pennsylvania Competition
Art & art history professor wins statewide competition in the category of ‘work on paper’ for his piece ‘NYTimes BLM.’
Bucknell Study: Crowds Have an Impact on Soccer Action on Field
Bucknell husband and wife economics professors publish study finding goals, yellow cards and penalty kicks increase the more fans are in the stadium.
A Summer of Discovery
More than 250 Bucknell students are spending their summer conducting experiments, delving into archives and exploring creative questions to make meaningful discoveries.
Joel Wade, Psychology
Professor T. Joel Wade, psychology, who studies human attraction and romantic relationships, finds that his teaching and research facilitate each other, which deepens his students' understanding while advancing his scholarship.
Matt McMullen '24, Geography
A valuable research internship prompted Matt McMullen '24 to explore a new interest — and possible future — in urban planning and landscape architecture.
Bucknell's Reeder Panelist in Cornell Webinar on Preventing the Next Pandemic
The noted bat researcher will present in the June 26 webinar on zoonotic spillover from bats to humans and ecological countermeasures that can stop it.
Bucknell Awarded Pennsylvania Department of Education Grant to Aid Local Teachers
The grant will fund two on-campus summer institutes for 40 local teachers and support related research on teacher retention.
Bucknellians Earn Scholarships to Advance as Global Citizens
Four Bucknellians have been accepted into the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student program, and another student has been selected as a Key Into Public Service Scholar.
Student Consultants Drive Area Economic Development
Bucknell students have assisted 29 business startups in the past year as consultants with the Bucknell Small Business Development Center.
Bucknell's Villadsen Co-discovers Space Radiation Belt
Professor Jackie Villadsen is a co-author in a breakthrough Nature paper documenting the first images of a radiation belt observed outside of our solar system and the first from a brown dwarf.
Meet Bucknell's Newest National Science Foundation Fellows and Goldwater Scholars
Eight Bucknellians have been awarded two of the most prestigious fellowships and scholarships in higher education: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and Barry Goldwater Scholarships.
Bucknell Study Finds Impact of Prenatal Stress on Offspring Stress Response
Professor Mark Haussmann’s biology lab conducted the study, which was published last week in Scientific Reports - Nature.
Elle Chrampanis '24, Music and Psychology
Elle Chrampanis '24 is drawn to children's psychology and education and is intrigued by what happens when music is incorporated into both of these worlds.
Bucknell Professor Makes Celestial Discovery from 12 Light-years Away
Professor Jackie Villadsen is co-author of the first paper to document bursts of radio waves from a star known to host a close-in planet, suggesting the planet may have an Earth-like magnetic field.