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Student Story
Ella Carlander ’22, Physics
Is sand a solid, liquid or gas? It's complicated. Ella Carlander '22, a physics major from Austin, Texas, is part of the team trying to chip away at the mysteries of granular media.
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Student Story
Cheyanne Stunger ’22, Art & Art History and Political Science
Cheyanne Stunger '22 wasn't sure where an education in art would lead until she came to Bucknell, where she's pursuing her passion for the arts and forging her own path to success.
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Student Story
Allure Cooper ’23, Arabic & Arab World Studies
From working in Bucknell's innovative labs to advancing humanities-focused projects, Allure Cooper '23 is taking every chance to make the most of her college experience.
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Student Story
Jasmine Minhas ’22, French, Political Science and History
Jasmine Minhas '22 chose Bucknell because she wanted to continue her brand of activism in college, one summarized by her personal motto: "less talk and more action."
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Student Story
Ryan Bremer ’22, Film/Media Studies and History
With a penchant for visual analysis, Ryan Bremer '22 is applying the skills he's honed in film and history courses to a hands-on historical maps project.
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Student Story
Nicole Reddig ’22, Education and Political Science
Nicole Reddig '22's curiosity led her to Bucknell, where the education and political science double-major is researching ways to improve teacher retention.
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Student Story
Jonathan Hayes ’21, Biology
Pennsylvania native and lifetime outdoorsman Jonathan Hayes '21 is pouring his passion for wildlife into a plant genetics project with real-world impact.
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Student Story
Alana Fisher ’24, Sociology
Alana Fisher '24 chose Bucknell because she wants to go beyond just studying racism, police brutality and anti-Semitism. She wants to do something about those pernicious problems.
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News
Management and Art & Art History Building Passes Significant Milestone
With the completion of the building's framework, the future of management and liberal arts education comes one step closer at Bucknell.
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News
On-the-job, Online: Bucknell Helps Students Continue Internships Virtually
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted summer plans for students, Bucknell stepped in with innovative internship solutions.
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News
Cool Classes: Public Writing for Media
In a world that's overrun with information (and misinformation), Bucknell students learn to cut through the noise as they become authors rather than mere spectators.
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News
Bucknell Awarded NSF Grant to Study Bat Tolerance to Coronaviruses
Faculty and students to determine why bats have immune tolerance to coronavirus, research that could contribute to more effective human treatment.
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Faculty Story
Brantley Gasaway, Religious Studies
Professor Brantley Gasaway, religious studies, places empathy and inquiry at the center of his courses on religion and American politics.
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Faculty Story
Scott Meinke, Political Science
Professor Scott Meinke, political science, studies how systems of American government work and challenges his students to explore how they might be improved.
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News
Cool Classes: Zombies, From Slavery to Pandemics
Students use 20th-century zombie films as a lens to analyze topics ranging from slavery and colonialism to global pandemics.
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National Science Foundation Grants to Fuel Student-Faculty Exploration
Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation, Robert Stockland, chemistry, and Kelly Bickel, mathematics, will be working closely with students to navigate uncharted territory in their respective fields.
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Student Story
Emily Turner ’22, Sociology
Turner is exploring sociology and public policy as a researcher on a collaborative project with Geisinger, a regional health care system in central Pennsylvania.
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Cool Classes: Animals and Pandemics
Students explore the origins of COVID-19 and other pandemics, and how to prevent the "next big one."
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Fulbright Grants Take Bucknellians Abroad
Three Bucknellians earned English teaching assistant awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, one of the world's most prestigious cultural exchange initiatives.
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News
Three Bucknell Students Named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation awards sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in mathematics, natural sciences or engineering.