Friday, December 30th, 2016
Steven Hoerter ’91, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently appointed to the board of directors of Ignyta, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on precision medicine …
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Thursday, December 29th, 2016
Men’s Health
What do Jimmy Kimmel and Professor Joel Wade’s research have in common? Earlier this month, actor Ryan Gosling joined Jimmy Kimmel Live! and …
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2016
Melissa Plaisance ’82, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently elected to the board of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), a professional association of corporate …
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2016
Professor Virginia Zimmerman, English, recently gave an interview for Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire, a writing blog. In it, she discusses her approach to …
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Monday, December 26th, 2016
Bridgette Mayer ’96, a Bucknell University alumna, recently wrote an essay about her career path that led her to open her own art gallery in …
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Saturday, December 24th, 2016
South China Morning Post
As January 20 inches closer, a hot topic of discussion in the news has been and will likely continue to be …
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Friday, December 23rd, 2016
Last week, Sasha Carpenter ’19 was the subject of a featured spot on WNEP news. The local ABC affiliate told the story of how Carpenter …
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
Medical Daily
Professor Joel Wade, psychology, made some comments in this article about why some couples do appear to look and act alike. …
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
Jim Steele ’77, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently added to the board of directors of Yext, a location data management company. Steele is …
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
Scientific American
Professor Peter Jansson, electrical & computer engineering, was quoted in this recent article that explores the process of cold fusion — the …
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Monday, December 19th, 2016
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 …
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Friday, December 16th, 2016
Emma Frawley ’17 was one of five Bucknell University students that attended the 2016 Pennsylvania Botany Symposium held in State College last month, and one …
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Thursday, December 15th, 2016
Professor Chris Martine, biology, was recently one of two guests for an interview on Viewpoints Radio about teaching science to kids. Martine spoke about …
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
U.S. News & World Report
IPP Review
As an expert on Asian politics and relations between the United States and Asian countries, particularly China, Professor …
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
Washington Post
Professor Scott Meinke, political science, wrote an op-ed in which he refers to his recently published book and explains ways in which …
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
China Daily
Over the last month, president-elect Donald Trump has been busy picking his cabinet for the upcoming administration that will assume power in January. …
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Monday, December 12th, 2016
R. Scott Latimer ’77, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently appointed vice president, financial planning & strategic transactions at the Einstein Healthcare Network. Latimer comes …
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Friday, December 9th, 2016
Jackie Lundblad ’81, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently appointed vice president of strategic planning at Ensemble Real Estate Solutions, a company that provides …
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Thursday, December 8th, 2016
Joseph Roy M’89, a graduate alumnus of Bucknell University, was recently named the Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year. The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators annually …
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2016
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 …
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Bucknell University recently upgraded the lighting in both the Harvey M. Powers and Tustin Studio Theaters. This article, in Projection, Lights and Staging News …
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Monday, December 5th, 2016
Marsha Hunt ’85, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The FASB is a private organization that establishes …
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Friday, December 2nd, 2016
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 …
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Thursday, December 1st, 2016
Richard Pfeifer ’73, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently named the director of preclinical development at AVROBIO, Inc. a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops gene …
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
Danny Buraczeski ’70, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently featured in an article in the Dallas Morning News. A professor at Southern Methodist University, …
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Monday, November 21st, 2016
News-Item
Last week, about 200 people attended an event at Bucknell University that was part of the Coal Collections series. This talk featured Bucknell faculty …
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016
South China Morning Post
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, was quoted in an article in a Chinese newspaper that looks at …
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Though it didn’t get the national attention of the presidential election, the election in Pennsylvania for a U.S. Senate seat received plenty of …
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Last month, a story on the work of Professor Richard Henne-Ochoa, education, and two of his students in helping revitalize the Lakota language went …
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Monday, November 14th, 2016
Anne Putnam ’00, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently promoted to senior vice president at Fenimore Asset Management, the investment advisor to FAM Funds. She …
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Friday, November 11th, 2016
Scott Messing ’90, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently promoted to CEO of Youth For Understanding USA, a nonprofit, international education organization that runs …
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Thursday, November 10th, 2016
Wes Koontz ’99, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently promoted to vice president at the Mid-America Real Estate Corporation. He moves into this new role …
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
Richard Reinhart, director and chief curator of the Samek Art Museum and Downtown Art Gallery at Bucknell University, recently gave a guest lecture at …
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Janine Glathar, a digital pedagogy & scholarship specialist for global information systems (GIS) at Bucknell University, was recently featured in an article on the ESRI …
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
Professor Philip Asare, electrical & computer engineering, Loriana Demirciyan ’20 and Caitlin Mahoney ’19 were part of a team that put together and presented …
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
News-Item
Leah Murphy ’17 is spending this academic year working at an intern for the Bucknell place studies program. As a big part of her …
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
A team of Bucknell faculty and alumnae recently published a paper in the Northern Territory Naturalist, an academic journal from Australia. The entry details …
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
News-Item
Last week, Bucknell University held the latest event in its Coal Collections series, which featured a series of student, faculty and community speakers detailing …
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
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 …
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Monday, October 31st, 2016
The trade website food-management.com recently featured Bucknell’s food service department, specifically, the University’s addition of more healthy options. A recent story on the Bucknell website …
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Friday, October 28th, 2016
Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce ’98, a Bucknell University alumna and professor of geology at Appalachian State University, was recently featured in the High Country Press, a …
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Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Christian Science Monitor
During this sometimes divisive and often polarized political season, it is something as simple and timeless as books that can help bridge …
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
Montreal Gazette
Professor Meenakshi Ponnuswami, English, recently wrote an op-ed that gives thanks to her elementary school librarian in Montreal for helping blossom her …
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Michael Tonge ’12, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently highlighted in Jet Magazine’s Creative’s Spotlight, a weekly feature highlighting African-American “creatives making trailblazing moves.” Tonge …
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Monday, October 24th, 2016
The website Niche.com recently came out with its 2017 Best Colleges in America rankings, and Bucknell is ranked No. 58 on that list, as well …
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
In Good Tilth
Professor Chris Martine, biology, spoke about his efforts to engage the public in his work with plants in a recent article …
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Thursday, October 20th, 2016
Scientific American
Professor DeeAnn Reeder, biology, was quoted in an article in the November issue of Scientific American that details how some beetles have …
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
The new Graham Building was highlighted on Philly.com recently. It notes that the new building on the Bucknell campus isn’t the first such structure in …
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
Matt Griffin ’02, a Bucknell University alumnus and the senior manager of new media communications at the University of Pennsylvania, was recently featured in an …
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Monday, October 17th, 2016
WUWF Radio
Earlier this month, Professor Jason Leddington, philosophy, was a guest speaker at the University of West Florida’s Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series, …
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