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Friday, October 14th, 2016

Bucknell Catholic Campus Ministry Featured in Harrisburg Diocese News

The Bucknell Catholic Campus Ministry was recently featured in an article on the Harrisburg Diocese website. The piece details some of the activities of the …

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Thursday, October 13th, 2016

Bucknell Ranked 11th in Business Insider’s Top Engineering Schools for Post-Graduate Salaries

Business Insider decided to use the data from PayScale’s latest College Salary Report to determine which school’s engineering students earn the most money after graduation. …

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Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Annie Seibold Drapeau ’88 Appointed Chief Human Resources Officer at Moderna

Moderna Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company, recently appointed Annie Seibold Drapeau ’88, a Bucknell University alumna, its chief human resources officer. Seibold Drapeau comes …

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Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Doug Rotatori ’82 Added to New Jersey SEEDS Board of Trustees

Doug Rotatori ’82, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently added to the board of trustees of New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit that provides educational opportunities …

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Monday, October 10th, 2016

Elizabeth Avery ’86 Named President of SNAC International

Elizabeth Avery ’86, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently named the president of SNAC International, the the snack industry’s trade association, which represents snack manufacturers …

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Thursday, October 6th, 2016

Christopher Hartnett ’83 Named Senior Director of Process Development at Assembly Biosciences

Christopher Hartnett ’83, a graduate of Bucknell University, was recently named senior director of process development at Assembly Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing oral therapeutics …

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Wednesday, October 5th, 2016

J. Charles Levergood ’83 Joins Hill International as Senior Vice President

J. Charles Levergood ’83, a graduate of Bucknell University, recently joined Hill International as senior vice president in charge of business development for the Americas …

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

Pride, Pain of Coal Region Life Detailed

News-Item
Last week, as part of the year-long Coal Collections series, the Weis Center hosted the first noon lecture presentation. This talk featured Professors Mary

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Friday, September 30th, 2016

Roger Adsett ’91 Appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Insmed

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 …

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Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Canada’s Racial Divide: Confronting Racism in Our Own Backyard

The Globe & Mail
Professor Anthony Stewart, English, a native of Canada and author of the book Visitor: My Life in Canadawas …

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Jim Steele ’77 Appointed to Intralinks Board of Directors

Jim Steele ’77, a Bucknell University graduate, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Intralinks Holdings, Inc., a secure content collaboration company. Steele …

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Friday, September 23rd, 2016

Supermassive Black Holes are Hiding From Astronomers in Graveyards of Dead Stars

Business Insider
Professor Jack Gallimore, physics & astronomy, was quoted in a recent article that picks up on a National Radio Astronomy Observatory press …

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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

Valerie Weil ’87 Named Chief Operating Officer at University of the Sciences

Dr. Valerie Weil, MD ’87, was recently named the chief operating officer at the University of the Sciences Philadelphia (USP). She comes to USP from …

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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016

Amanda Tierney ’95 Appointed Executive Vice President of Network Connectivity at Zayo

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 …

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Monday, September 19th, 2016

Brenna Lemieux ’07 Featured in Chicago Tribune Series on Startups

Brenna Lemieux ’07, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune’s Inside Job, a series of first-person accounts of what it is …

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Friday, September 16th, 2016

Grace Shelton ’84 Takes Office as U.S. Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan

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 …

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Friday, September 16th, 2016

Professor Chris Martine Honored with New England Biolabs Passion in Science Award

Professor Chris Martine, biology, recently received a Passion in Science Award from New England Biolabs, Inc. Initiated in 2014, these awards recognize those within …

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Thursday, September 15th, 2016

Trump’s Energy Plan Overstates Benefits of More Drilling: Economists

CNBC
Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, was asked to review a recent Institute for Energy Research report, from which Donald Trump has quoted numerical …

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Friday, September 9th, 2016

Daniel Dudt ’17 Completes Prestigious Summer Program Sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Energy

Daniel Dudt ’17, recently completed a prestigious summer internship program at General Atomics (GA) titled Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI). The U.S. Department of Energy …

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Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Anne Herman ’84 Named Chief Customer Officer and VP of Global Quality at MSA

Anne Herman ’84, a Bucknell University alumna, was recently elevated to the position of chief customer officer and vice president of global quality at the …

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Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Bucknell Ranked 27th in Washington Monthly’s 2016 Top Liberal Arts Colleges

Bucknell University is ranked 27th among all liberal arts colleges and universities nationwide in Washington Monthly’s 2016 college guide and rankings. Washington Monthly has …

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Thursday, September 1st, 2016

50 Volunteers Pull Trash From Susquehanna River

Daily Item
Several members of the Bucknell community, including faculty and students, took part in a volunteer effort last weekend to pick trash out of …

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Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army

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 …

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Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

Jason Moran M’14 Named Dean of Enrollment Management at Plymouth State

Jason Moran M’14, a graduate alumnus of Bucknell University, was recently named the new dean of enrollment management at Plymouth State University (N.H.). He comes …

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Friday, August 26th, 2016

Chris Tackney ’93 Joins Gramercy Funds Management as Managing Director

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 …

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Thursday, August 25th, 2016

Recent Bucknell Alumna to Begin Peace Corps Service in Mozambique

Diana Arndt ’16, a recent graduate of Bucknell University, was recently accepted into the U.S. Peace Corps and will depart for Mozambique on Aug. 30 …

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Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

Professor Gregory Krohn Quoted in Politifact Article

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, …

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Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Recent Graduate to Attend Prestigious Engineering Conference

Stephanie Houser ’16, a recent Bucknell University graduate, will attend the Engineering a Better World flagship global conference in September at the Royal Academy of …

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Friday, August 19th, 2016

What Parents Need to Know About The Magical Power of Re-Reading a Book

Fox News
As students head back to school, Professor Virginia Zimmerman, English, wrote an op-ed about the power of re-reading books and exhorts teachers …

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Thursday, August 18th, 2016

Bob Breunig ’88 Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Clarus Commerce

Bob Breunig ’88, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently appointed the chief financial officer of Clarus Commerce, a subscription commerce leader based in Rocky Hill, …

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

Pamela Gilmour ’76 Elected VP of Alzheimer’s Association Chapter Board

Pamela Gilmour ’76, a Bucknell University alumnus, was recently elected vice president of the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Maryland Chapter board of directors. Gilmour is the …

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Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Bucknell Graduates Honored at Botany Conference

Alice Butler ’16 and Meghan Garanich ’16, two recent Bucknell University graduates, were honored at the international Botany 2016 conference held July 30 to Aug. …

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Monday, August 15th, 2016

R.J. Grant ’03 Promoted to Director of Equity Trading at KBW

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW), a boutique investment bank and broker-dealer, announced last week that R.J. Grant ’03, a Bucknell University alumnus, has been …

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Thursday, August 11th, 2016

David Scadden ’75, H’08 to Receive Prestigious ASH Recognition

David Scadden, MD, ’75, H’08, a Bucknell University alumnus, will receive the 2016 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize from the American Society of Hematology …

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Monday, August 8th, 2016

Kim Casko ’96 Named President and CEO of Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce

Kim Casko ’96, a Bucknell University alumna, has been named the president and chief executive officer of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce. She …

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