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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.

Kellen Haile '18, Mechanical Engineering

Kellen Haile '18 builds smarter robots and stronger communities.

Michael Dominguez '91 poses in a blue suit.

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.

Bucknell Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

Six faculty members from across Bucknell's three colleges are honored with awards for their dedication to teaching and scholarship.

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Manufacturing PA Grant to Fund Bucknell Engineering Project with Resilite

Bucknell engineering students and Resilite Sports Products to partner on project to build new machine used to produce Resilite's Zip Mat.

Professor Olivia Boerman and Connor Kozick '26 are wearing white lab coats and purple gloves in a lab setting.

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.

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Mike Molinet '07, Mechanical Engineering

As the 2023 Walling Lecturer for the Freeman College of Management, Mike Molinet '07 offered advice on playing the long game.

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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.

Three students sit and smile with a golden retriever on the ground inside a work space. The dog wears a prosthetic on its front right leg.

Bucknell Engineers Build Prosthetic Leg for Adopted Dog

A student-designed prosthetic is helping a three-legged golden retriever live a healthy, active life.

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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.

Caiden Covell '25 bends the spine of his robot

Bucknell Engineers Test Advances in Soft Robotics

In Bucknell's Dana Engineering labs, student researchers are designing nimble, pliable robots inspired by the complex motions of living organisms.

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Ingenuity at Work: Bucknell Engineers Solve Professional Design Problems

Seniors across Bucknell's eight engineering majors are collaborating on projects that make real-world impacts for a range of companies and organizations.

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Matt Kandler '10, Mechanical Engineering

Like most entrepreneurs, Matt Kandler '10 didn't succeed on his first try — and his failure led to his success.

Kelsey Herrmann '09, Mechanical Engineering

Kelsey Herrmann '09 is using the problem-solving skills she honed in Bucknell’s College of Engineering to orchestrate a critical mission for NASA's Artemis program — which launched a rocket to the moon in November 2022.

Kit Jackson stands ankle deep in the Susquehanna River

Kit Jackson '24, Computer Science & Engineering

Kit Jackson '24's technical skills and problem-solving mindset have advanced an aquatic interdisciplinary project on campus — while earning him tuition coverage and a job opportunity from the Department of Defense.

Bucknell Faculty Honored with Teaching Awards

The seven award recipients come from across Bucknell’s three colleges and share a common commitment to student success.

Jack Casturo '24 works in electrical enginering lab

Jack Casturo '24, Electrical Engineering

From building a functional slot machine from the ground up to attending the Solar Decathlon in Dubai, Jack Casturo '24 is gaining the education of a lifetime as an electrical engineer at Bucknell.

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Baish Collaborates on Research to Improve Cancer Tumor Treatment Outcomes

The biomedical engineering professor is on a research team finding that regular nanomedicine and metronomic therapy can improve tumor treatment outcomes.

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Bucknellians Awarded Record Seven NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Grants

The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.

Portraits of Professors Nathan Ryan, Darakhshan Mir and Vanessa Massaro

Google Award Fuels Bucknell Study on Prison Decision-making

Bucknell researchers will use the $60,000 award to compare data about 280,000 individuals incarcerated in Pennsylvania over the last 30 years with the realities the imprisoned describe.