August 27th, 2021
The Lost Archives of Sadie Alexander
NPR Planet Money
This episode tells the story of how Professor Nina Banks, economics, excavated the economic work of Sadie Alexander, the first …
NPR Planet Money
This episode tells the story of how Professor Nina Banks, economics, excavated the economic work of Sadie Alexander, the first …
WNEP-TV
This segment reports that in addition to a record number of first-year students, Bucknell University is unveiling the university’s newest building, Holmes Hall …
Face2faceAfrica.com
Professor Nina Banks, economics, who is also an affiliated faculty member in women’s & gender studies and in critical Black studies at …
FOX56
Bucknell’s largest incoming class in history, with the 1,031 new students in the Class of 2025, and record opening enrollment of 3,810 students …
Aeon
Professor Judith Grisel, psychology, writes in this op-ed that our inability to treat substance use disorders stems from a narrow-minded view that …
Forbes
Tech executives are dreaming of a world where virtual reality engages even more people to action. This story reports that Bucknell is recreating the …
Scientific American
Professor Katelyn Allers, physics & astronomy, authored this feature, which profiles the significance of brown dwarfs and her research on …
The Sacramento Bee
This story reports that concern about legacy is a major motivator for environmental action later in life, according to a 2020 study …
Medium
Bucknell is cited in this story for being among institutions that have come up with a great landing page targeting admissions. …
Campus Safety
This story reports that a former fraternity house has been renovated and provided as housing for LGBTQ+ students at Bucknell. …
Patriot League
Lehigh football student-athlete Divine Buckrham and Bucknell women’s basketball student-athlete Abby Kapp are the recipients of the 2020-21 Patriot League Award of Outstanding …
The Pitt News
Disdain for the NCAA and its arbitrary limits on the freedom of a college athlete has become widely popular. This story reports …
The Washington Times
A Bucknell and University of California study found that voter ID laws have had “negligible” effects on Black voter turnout in general …
Crain’s New York Business
Professor Zi Jia, visiting professor of finance in the Freeman College of Management, is featured in this story for her …
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bucknell rising senior Anais Barnes ’22 is profiled with Professor Chris Martine, biology; and Tanisha Williams, the Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow …
WNEP-TV
Bucknell track & field sprinter Rayven Sample ’23 is profiled in this segment on making Team USA for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics where he …
Newsweek
China’s state newspaper has said that visas for hundreds of Chinese postgraduate students to study at top U.S. universities have been rejected in a …
NorthCentralPA.com
This story reports on a new nationally representative survey from the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy that shows that there is substantial support among …
WITF-FM Smart Talk
The Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) published a new survey that indicates there is substantial support among Americans for universal voter …
Eyewitness News/PAhomepage.com
Bucknell women’s track & field senior Maura Fiamoncini is profiled in this segment on how she was able to overcome injury to not …
South China Morning Post/Yahoo News
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, cautioned in this story that the appeal of the China …
Marketplace
Professor Nina Banks, economics, and her new book titled Democracy, Race, and Justice: The Speeches and Writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander …
Inside Higher Ed
A new Bucknell Institute for Public Policy poll related to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on National Collegiate Athletic Association restrictions of …
Higher Ed Dive
While a majority of the public agrees college athletes should be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, or …
Eyewitness News/PAhomepage.com
The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced a new grant program that’s designed to help improve rural communities by creating jobs and …
HowStuffWorks
Contrary to popular belief, we don’t just repeat the songs we hate. This story reports that in one study done by researchers at Bucknell, …
The Daily Item
Tina Morris of Lewisburg details how fortunate local residents are to have Bucknell support vital town projects to benefit not only its …
The Washington Post
Professor Nina Banks, economics, published this op-ed on the historical significance of Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander becoming the first African …
WPSU
Professor Judy Grisel, psychology, discusses her research on addiction after experiencing addiction as a teenager —and how it motivated her to write …
NBC News
Footage from Bucknell’s 171st Commencement on May 23, including President John Bravman fist-bumping with one of the degree candidates, was included in this …
Yahoo News/The Daily Item
There are many factors at play as the U.S. economy opens and demand for proteins soars according to Bucknell Professor Geoff …
1A NPR
A century ago, Sadie Alexander graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and became the first Black American to receive a doctorate in economics. …
South China Morning Post/Yahoo News
Westerners aged 18 to 24 hold more positive attitudes towards China than their elders, a survey has found. Bucknell Professor …
The New York Times
The rising use of light-emitting diodes and the popularity of pickups and S.U.V.s have prompted complaints about the glare and intensity …
Richmond.com/Richmond Times-Dispatch
Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, contributed his expertise to this “Letter to the Editor,” exploring #1 bottles, which are the …
Amazon Web Services Public Sector Blog
Bucknell’s use of Enterprise Resource Planning to find cost savings and time efficiency is profiled in this story, …
PennLive
Niki Marathe ’22, a Bucknell neuroscience major, contends in this op-ed that a suitable answer to decrease the frequency of Adverse Childhood Effects (ACEs) …
The 19th
For the first time, 41 women — including two Black women — helm some of the country’s most powerful companies. Experts, including Raquel …
Wallethub
Freeman College of Managament Professor Daniel Street, accounting & financial management, was featured in this piece about balance transfer credit cards. …
The Philadelphia Inquirer
This story profiles the Bucknell Virtual Experience, which is described as a pioneering immersive Oculus-based virtual experience. …
MarketWatch
As the U.S. government prepares to send out up to $300 a month per child to millions of families this summer, the payments could …
WNEP-TV
Bucknell senior track & field thrower Maura Fiamoncini qualified for the Olympic Trials and the NCAA East Regional Championships in Florida in the javelin …
WNEP-TV
This segment covers commencement at Bucknell, which took place in spite of a recent campus incident that kept some degree candidates from participating. …
Fortune
Professor Christopher Ellis ’00, political science, co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy, contends in this Op-Ed with co-author and …
WNEP-TV
Bucknell officials announced that all students must be vaccinated before they return to campus in the fall and this segment examines that decision. …
Free Speech TV
On the second half of this show, Bucknell Professor Nina Banks, economics, discusses correcting the economic undervaluing of community …
WNEP-TV
Students at Bucknell University will have to show they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning in the fall, according to this segment. …
Brides
To some people, flirting comes as naturally as breathing. This story reports that new research led by Bucknell Professor Joel Wade, psychology, …
The Wall Street Journal
Professor Nina Banks, economics, discusses why changing how we value unpaid or unrecognized work like community organizing is crucial …
Eyewitness News
Unemployment issues and a labor shortage are just two of several hurdles the economy is trying to bounce back from due to the …