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Thursday, July 6th, 2023

What’s Driving Inflation? Bucknell Prof Says Maybe Not What You Think

WITF-FM “The Spark”
Professor Matias Vernengo, economics, discussed the current state of American inflation and the causes of it in this edition of …

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Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Here Are Some of the Books Colleges Are Assigning As Common Readers This Year

Forbes
Bucknell’s first-year common reading, Sitting Pretty by disability rights advocate Rebekah Taussig — a memoir in the form of essays about the day-to-day …

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Friday, June 30th, 2023

Crest Haven Farm Market Honored as Entrepreneurial Success of the Year

Lancaster Farming
The Bucknell Small Business Development Center and Denny Hummer, assistant director, business incubation; and Steve Stumbris, Bucknell SBDC director, are given …

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Friday, June 30th, 2023

Businesses Aim to Harness Generative AI to Shake Up Accounting, Finance

The Wall Street Journal
Freeman College of Management Professor Daniel Street, accounting & financial management, provides research-based insight into this story on how …

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Wednesday, June 28th, 2023

Bucknell Center Turns Vacant Lots Into ‘Pocket Parks’

The Daily Item
The Bucknell Center for Sustainability & the Environment and Matt McMullen ’23, a senior geography major, are featured in this story

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Monday, June 12th, 2023

Bucknell Prof: Remodeling TV Shows Have Us Seeing Our Homes As Financial Asset Rather Than What We Like

WITF-FM “The Spark”
Freeman College of Management Professor Annetta Grant, markets, innovation & design, and her research on consumer renovation decisions and how …

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Thursday, June 8th, 2023

Protecting Your Home from Smoke: Local Experts Share Tips on Improving Indoor Air Quality

FOX 56
Professor Doug Collins, chemistry, provides insight in this segment on how how much bad air from the Canadian wildfires is coming …

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Thursday, June 8th, 2023

India, China Journalist Visa Row to Strain Already Sour Ties

Deutsche Welle
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, provides insight into the strained relations between India and China in this story

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Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

Fact Check-Sun Is 93 Million Miles from Earth Measured by Parallax, Not 3,000 Miles

Reuters
Professor Jackie Villadsen, physics & astronomy, provides expertise in this story about how far the Sun is from Earth. …

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Saturday, May 27th, 2023

At 100, Henry Kissinger Still Seen as Influential ‘Old Friend’ in China Despite Complicated Legacy in U.S.

South China Morning Post
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, assesses why U.S. statesman Henry Kissinger continues to be so popular …

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Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

What Is a ‘Delusionship’? That Made-up Relationship in Your Head, Explained.

USA Today
Professor T. Joel Wade, psychology, is featured prominently in this story on the new dating word, delusionship, which refers to fantasizing …

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Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Xi Hails ‘New Era’ Of Relations At China-Central Asia Summit

Agence France Presse
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, provides expertise in this story about how China President Xi Jinping hailed …

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Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Bucknell Professor Photographs First Radiation Belt Outside Solar System

PAhomepage.com
This story reports that Professor Jackie Villadsen, physics & astronomy, is co-author of a new study that is the first to document …

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Tuesday, May 16th, 2023

Your Hotel Stay May Be Bad For The Environment. Here Are 8 Ways To Fix That.

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Professor Andrew Stuhl, environmental studies & sciences, provides advice in this story on how to make your hotel experience more environmentally friendly. …

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Thursday, May 4th, 2023

A Governor, ‘Abbott Elementary’ Star and Dateline News Anchor Are Among Commencement Speakers at Philly-area Colleges This Spring

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bucknell Commencement speaker Jay Wright ’83, who retired as Villanova University’s winningest basketball coach, is included in this round-up of Commencement …

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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023

Excitement, Questions Grow Alongside AI Advancements

The Daily Item
Freeman College of Management professors Daniel Street and James Lawson, accounting; and Joe Wilck, analytics & operations management, …

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Saturday, April 29th, 2023

Camp Hill Grad Paige Richter Sets Bucknell 54-hole Record; Places 7th at Patriot League Golf Championship

PennLive
Bucknell first-year student Paige Richter is featured in this story for placing seventh at last weekend’s Patriot League Women’s Golf Championship Tournament en route …

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Monday, April 24th, 2023

Wild Tomatoes with Dr. Chris Martine, Dr. Tanisha Williams, Amy Wrobleski & Dr. Rebecca Bird

Foodie Pharmacology Podcast
Richard E. and Yvonne Smith Post-Doctoral Fellow in Botany Tanisha Williams and Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor …

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Monday, April 24th, 2023

Save or Invest? To Build Wealth, Try a Balance — Here’s How.

Life and Money by Citi
Freeman College of Management Professor Stacy Mastrolia, accounting, provides advice in this story on evaluating your finances and …

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Friday, April 21st, 2023

Pa. University Will Honor 65th Anniversary of the Day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Spoke There

PennLive
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on April 23, 1958, at Bucknell during a chapel service. This story reports that the university will …

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Sunday, April 16th, 2023

Bucknell Professor Research Shows Resiliency of Rural Business During COVID

The Daily Item
A study of Susquehanna Valley businesses by Professor Christine Ngo, economics, is profiled in this story and found that rural …

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Monday, April 10th, 2023

What’s Your Spending Profile? Find Out and Grow Your Savings.

Life and Money by Citi
Freeman College of Management Professor Stacy Mastrolia, accounting, provides money management advice in this story on how to …

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Friday, April 7th, 2023

Bucknell Astronomer Uses Radio Waves to Make Earth-size Discover

PAhomepage.com
Professor Jackie Villadsen, physics & astronomy, has made an Earth-sized discovery by reading radio waves emitted from a faraway red dwarf star …

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Thursday, April 6th, 2023

Bucknell University Students Go Head-to-Head for ‘BizPitch’

WNEP-TV
Many college students dream of starting their own businesses, but these Bucknell students are actually doing it through the BizPitch competition according to this …

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Thursday, April 6th, 2023

Bucknell Prof Part of a Team That Discovers Earth-like Planet

WITF-FM, “The Spark”
Professor Jackie Villadsen, physics & astronomy, was featured in this edition of the program for co-authoring research that includes evidence …

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