Friday, July 12th, 2019
So, Should We Continue to Recycle?
NPR’s Planet Money
America’s towns are slowly breaking up with recycling, and not just for economic reasons. But economists, like Bucknell economics professor, Thomas Kinnaman …
NPR’s Planet Money
America’s towns are slowly breaking up with recycling, and not just for economic reasons. But economists, like Bucknell economics professor, Thomas Kinnaman …
NPR’s Planet Money
Bucknell economics professor Thomas Kinnaman discusses the origins of recycling in this “Planet Money” episode. Interestingly enough, Kinnaman reports that it …
Forbes
People buy more healthy foods as their incomes increase. So better nutrition might be one of the salutary effects of a redistribution program like …
Christian Science Monitor
Could a return to a simpler kind of grocery store help us live more lightly on the planet? Thomas Kinnaman, an …
The Conversation
Is burning trash instead of recycling it such a bad thing? Bucknell economics professor Thomas Kinnaman details in this story that he thinks …
WITF-FM
This segment discusses the new Food Residential College beginning at Bucknell this fall. Geoff Schneider, an economics professor and one of the founders …
The Washington Post
Professor of Economics Thomas Kinnaman provided expert insight for this article about recycling, using his research in Japan as evidence of a …
Pennlive.com
Amy Wolaver, director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, wrote about the challenges of one current health …
The National Memo
The National Memo cited Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, in a study about the negative effect of recycling center closures on …
Geoffrey Gallo ’82, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently named senior vice president of marketing and strategic consulting at Grennan Fender CPAs, an Orlando-based …
Zenji Nakazawa ’89, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed to a leadership post at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Nakazawa will serve as the …
A new book recently debuted that profiles Jay Wright ’83, the head men’s basketball coach at Villanova. Titled Long Shots: Jay Wright, Villanova, and College …
Steve Kohn ’81, an alumnus of Bucknell University, was recently profiled in a Q&A piece in the Commercial Observer, a trade publication for New …
It’s not everyone that gets an opportunity to have a bronze statue made of them, or at least pose as the stand-in subject of a …
Ray Sisson ’87, a graduate of Bucknell University, recently co-founded a commercial aircraft leasing company, AVi8 Air Capital. Sisson was previously the president and …
William Watkinson ’45, a Bucknell University graduate and World War II veteran, is the subject of this story on NJ.com. Today marks the 75th anniversary …
Paul Adkins ’81, P’15, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer at Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT), an …
Michael Cattano ’89, a Bucknell University graduate, recently joined the Stifel Financial Corporation as a managing director, where he will partner with a colleague to …
Roger Adsett ’91, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed chief commercial officer at Insmed, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company. Adsett comes to Insmed from …
Amanda Tierney ’95, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed executive vice president of network connectivity at Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., a global leader in …
Grace Shelton ’84, a Bucknell University graduate, recently assumed charge as the U.S. Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan. She most recently was the director of …
CNBC
Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, was asked to review a recent Institute for Energy Research report, from which Donald Trump has quoted numerical …
Bryson Johnson ’13, a Bucknell University alumnus and former member of the men’s basketball team, was recently featured in an article in The Chronicle Herald …
New York Times Magazine
This article tells the story of former Bucknell Professor Berhanu Nega, economics, who left the University to lead a revolutionary force …
Chris Tackney ’93, a Bucknell University graduate, recently joined Gramercy Funds Management LLC as its managing director and co-head of the trading desk. Tackney comes …
Politifact
Professor Gregory Krohn, economics, was quoted in a recent article on Politifact, a website that fact-checks politicians’ claims and statements. In this piece, …
John Tracey ’96, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed the managing director and senior relationship manager for Webster Bank’s sponsor and specialty finance group. …
Richard Kanaskie ’78, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently appointed the director of the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) at the Pennsylvania Utility Commission …
WYPR-FM Online
Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, was recently interviewed on a Baltimore radio station regarding his ongoing work on the economics of recycling. …
William Roark ’03, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, which provides quality legal …
Charles Mitchell ’05, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently named the president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation (CF), effective July 1. The organization’s board …
Ted Grace ’95, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed vice president, investor relations at United Rentals, Inc. Grace has over 20 years of …
Daily Item
Bucknell University students Dylan Yuska ’16 (economics), Matthew Bresnahan ’17 (economics) and Chris Shadek ’17 (computer science & engineering) hope that their new …
Paul Cowie, III ’02, a Bucknell University graduate, has been added to the ownership team at the Meketa Investment Group, a global investment consulting firm. …
Congratulations go out to Bucknell University graduate Jay Wright ’83, the head men’s basketball coach at Villanova University, which won its second national championship in …
Robert Gamgort ’84, a Bucknell University graduate, has been named the Chief Executive Officer at Keurig Green Mountain, the well-known maker of the Keurig …
David Brond ’81, a Bucknell University graduate, recently joined the Del-Mar-Va Council of the Boys Scouts of America (BSA) executive board, where he will …
Charlie Burckmyer ’99, a Bucknell University alumnus, recently joined JMC Capital Partners as its new Principal. He comes to JMC from Knob Hill Partners, a …
Bucknell University alumnus Hironori Maeda ’09 was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list for the finance and venture capital field. Maeda …
Bucknell University graduate Lindsey Goldstein ’03 was recently featured in a first-person series being run in the Poughkeepsie Journal. The series is comprised of …
Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, recently had an article published on The Conversation website about recycling. In it, he theorizes that society may be …
Howard Heitner ’76, a Bucknell University alumnus, recently joined LaTerra Development as its chief operating officer. Based in Beverly Hills, Calif., LaTerra is an …
Bucknell University graduate John Dowers ’81 was recently named the President of the Consumer Healthcare Division at the WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation. Based in Sarasota, Fla., …
BioDerm, Inc., recently announced that Gaet Tyranski ’91, a Bucknell University alumnus, has been appointed president of the company. BioDerm is a manufacturer of products …
Joan Cadigan ’86 was recently named the new Executive Director of the Phoenixville Community Education Foundation (PCEF). Cadigan previously spent several years as the Vice-President …
Ronald Liebowitz ’79 was recently named the new president at Brandeis University. Liebowitz, who was honored by the Bucknell Alumni Association in 2014 with …
Ed Wise ’81, the CEO of The CDM Group, the world’s largest fully-integrated healthcare communications company, was recently featured in Profile Magazine with an extensive …
Brian Hitchings ’84 recently joined SSH Real Estate as a Senior Vice-President. SSH is a commercial real estate company based in Philadelphia that serves the …
Two Bucknell alums were recently named to leadership roles at Glassdoor, a top jobs recruiting and informational website.
Kristina Leslie ’86, former Chief Financial …
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