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Mackenzie Gross talks after the play

Mackenzie Gross ’21, Theatre and Comparative Humanities

Mackenzie Gross '21 uses the power of live theatre to challenge audiences to rethink their preconceptions about the prison system.

April Hurlock '21 uses lab equipment

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.

Angele Kingue

Angèle Kingué, French & Francophone Studies

For Bucknell Professor Angèle Kingué, French and Francophone studies, nothing is more important than communicating powerfully and effectively with others through her teaching, writing and mentoring.

Rachel Sherbill '09 stands in front of the Millennium Falcon

Rachel Sherbill ’09, Theatre and Economics

One of the hundreds of creative humans behind Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Rachel Sherbill '09 sharpened her design and leadership skills at Bucknell.

Mark Haussmann in his Bucknell biology lab

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.

Mark Haussmann

Mark Haussmann, Biology

Professor Mark Haussmann, biology, partners with students to conduct and publish cutting-edge research on the links between stress and aging.

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Giuliana Ferrara ’22, Italian Studies and International Relations

Giuliana Ferrara '22 is channeling her passion for global education into on-campus leadership and research.

Portrait of Judy Grisel

Judith Grisel, Psychology

Bucknell University Professor Judith Grisel, psychology, is a behavioral neuroscientist with a particular interest in addiction.

Mackenzie Gross talks to an inside student at SCI Coal Township.

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.

Macy Albaitis smiles at camera

Macy Albaitis ’22, Animal Behavior

Macy Albaitis '22 is discovering the hidden complexities of animal behavior.

Students researching vaping

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.

Three actresses stand on stage under spotlights.

‘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.

Rachel Sherbill '09 stands in front of the Millennium Falcon

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.

Kyle Fouke diving at the Great Barrier Reef

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.

Carly Masonheimer near a hooded workstation in a chemistry lab

Carly Masonheimer ’21, Chemistry

Carly Masonheimer '21 is pursuing her passion for science with support from Bucknell research programs.

Yili Wang

Yili Wang ’21, Applied Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science

Yili Wang '21 sees connections between the passions for music and mathematics that she's pursuing at Bucknell.

Students on Market Street in Lewisburg

Solving for Industry: Bucknell’s New Math

As consultants, Bucknell students in small teams apply the math they know — ranging from machine learning and network theory to operations research — to develop real solutions to real challenges out in the community.

Nate Freed

Nate Freed ’21, English and East Asian Studies

Nate Freed ’21 is aiming for a career in publishing — and gaining hands-on experience as an editorial intern at the Bucknell University Press.

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London Calling: Bucknell Students Live Like Locals During Semester Abroad

In the Bucknell in London program, students from across the University take a semester of humanities and social science courses taught by Bucknell faculty and specially tailored to the location.