Arts & Sciences

Part lion and part human, the sphinx is a mythological figure that was said to guard the Greek city of Thebes by asking travelers to solve a riddle before continuing on their journey.

John "Jack" Wheatcroft '49, poet, author and professor of English at Bucknell from 1952 to 1996, died March 14 at age 91.

In the 275 years between the first printing of Carl Linnaeus' Systema Naturae, the ur-text of biological taxonomy, and the 2005 publication of the third edition of Mammal Species of the World, the current authoritative text on the classification of mammals, biologists had catalogued some 5,416 members of class Mammalia.

Advanced Lighting Design students enter Harvey Powers Theatre through a door at the back of the stage. Action starts right away as they collaborate to carry out one another's lighting plans, centered around a collection of objects — a speaker, a large box, two cylinders and a mannequin wearing a cape.

The childhood experience of Professor Eddy Lopez, art & art history, who grew up in war-torn Nicaragua, is evident in his artwork.

Professor Dabrina Dutcher, chemistry and chemical engineering, grounds students' learning experiences in contemporary issues, such as the chemicals emitted by e-cigarettes.

Professor Joe Meiser, art & art history, seeks opportunities to collaborate with faculty and students from other academic departments in his teaching and creative process.