September 18th, 2020
Travel Restrictions at Bucknell University
WNEP-TV
This segment reports on Bucknell’s updated policy that advises students not to travel outside a 30-mile radius of Lewisburg. …
WNEP-TV
This segment reports on Bucknell’s updated policy that advises students not to travel outside a 30-mile radius of Lewisburg. …
The Associated Press
Tanisha Williams, the Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell, is featured in this story on how environmental science researchers are increasingly …
WITF-FM Smart Talk
Professor Elizabeth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior, discussed the U.S. emergence of the Asian giant hornets, or “murder hornets,” as …
Montgomery Media
Professor DeeAnn Reeder, biology and animal behavior, discusses her Bucknell research to study the connection between bats and coronavirus in this …
The New York Times
With few places to go or reasons to spend during the pandemic, those lucky enough to be employed remotely are upgrading …
NorthCentralPA.com
This story reports that Bucknell welcomed its largest incoming class for the 2020-2021 academic year with 991 new students, compared to 968 new students …
WVIA Public Media
With the COVID-19 pandemic still very much a concern, it’s a stressful time for college students as they try to return safely …
Spectrum News 1
California legislators are considering the Circular Economy and Pollution Reduction Act. Bucknell Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, called the bill “a …
FOX 56
Students may have just gotten back on campus, but colleges and universities are already thinking ahead to recruiting their next class. Over at …
Insider
Research by a team of researchers — including Bucknell Professor T. Joel Wade, psychology — finding that women typically feel better about the …
FOX 56
As both major political parties conduct their national conventions this month, Bucknell Professor Chris Ellis, political science, says in this segment …
Inside Higher Ed
Some institutions are having record years, but many others are starting the year with 10 or 20 percent of students not there. …
NPR StateImpact Pennsylvania
Many Black scientists are sharing their work in the environment independently of large nature organizations. This story reports on Tanisha Williams, the …
Al Jazeera
Kamala Harris made history as the first woman of color to be nominated for vice president on a major party ticket. Bucknell Professor …
CNN
A recent trip to Taiwan by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar — the highest-ranking American official to visit the island …
USA Today
Black women represent about 11 percent of essential workers even though they’re only 6 percent of the workforce, but the “Black Lives Matter” …
NBC News
Black women in America earn, on average, 62 cents versus every dollar that a white man earns. Bucknell Professor Nina Banks, economics …
WNEP-TV
First-year students arrived on campus at Bucknell, but this segment reports that it was a different experience because of COVID-19. …
The Washington Post
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar praised Taiwan’s handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic and reiterated U.S. support for the island. …
NPR
If Joe Biden is elected president in November, will U.S.-China relations go back to “normal”? Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations …
Newsweek
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has appealed to the U.S. to work together to rescue a crumbling relationship. Bucknell Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political …
Marketplace Morning Report
The Circular Economy and Plastic Pullution Reduction Act is working its way through the California state legislature and puts an emphasis on …
The Economic Times
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, discusses in this story how the founder of TikTok is trying to …
USA Today
Black scientists are embracing the hashtag movement that forced the nation to take a hard look at systemic racism. Tanisha Williams, the …
Pennlive.com/The Patriot-News
Professor Sarah Lower, biology, discusses little known facts about fireflies that she has discovered through her research in this story. …
FOX 56
Unless society turns off artificial lighting, fireflies could be at risk of “blinking out.” So says Professor Sarah Lower, biology, who …
FOX 56
Lawmakers are trying to iron out details of a second stimulus package and Bucknell Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, discussed what that …
The Irish Times
While there does appear to be some emerging unease among the Chinese leadership about more strident messaging in U.S. policy, Bucknell Professor …
FOX 56
This segment reports on Bucknell’s fall reopening plan, which puts health and safety measures in place to reopen campus as safely as possible …
Pennlive.com/The Patriot-News
Professor Elizabeth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior, discusses in this story how Eastern cicada killer wasps are emerging in Pennsylvania and …
Pennlive.com/The Patriot-News
Bucknell’s fall reopening plan is profiled in this story, particularly the requirement for students to have two negative test results for the …
The Beaver County Times
The Eastern cicada killer wasp is expected to emerge over the next month in Pennsylvania to feast on cicadas and may …
Newsweek
There has been reportedly online discussion among parents who hope to build up their children’s immunity through “COVID mixers,” but Professor Marie Pizzorno, …
Pennlive.com/The Patriot-News
A group of economists from dozens of universities, including Bucknell economics professor Nina Banks, are calling on the United States government to …
NorthcentralPA.com
Professor Elizabeth Capaldi, biology and animal behavior, a bee researcher, discusses in this story how Pennsylvanians have mistakenly seen “murder hornets” near …
Yahoo Life
Bucknell Professor Nina Banks, economics, is among the experts offering advice on overcoming inequity in racist food systems in this op-ed …
Pennlive.com/The Patriot-News
A group of presidents from the Patriot League, including Bucknell’s John Bravman, are profiled in this story for declaring their strong opposition …
MindBodyGreen
Tanisha Williams, the Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Botany at Bucknell, is profiled in this story for helping to organize and lead a global #BlackBotanistsWeek …
Agence France-Presse
TikTok’s exit from Hong Kong was partly an effort to shake off the “label of it being a company that is controlled by …
The Scientist
Life sciences professors, including Bucknell Professor Greg Pask, biology, share their contingency plans for more coronavirus-related disruptions in the coming school year …
CNN
Some experts, including Bucknell Professor Judith Grisel, psychology and neuroscience, warn in this story that detoxing in a tropical setting far from …
Al Jazeera
Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, wrote in this op-ed that amid rising tensions with India, China needs to …
The Wall Street Journal
Bucknell’s response to help families who have lost jobs or have had small businesses hurting because of the pandemic, as told …
WVIA-FM
This edition of “Keystone Edition” features Professor Ken Field, biology, who discusses new National Science Foundation research he’s conducting with …
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bats are thought to be the original host for all coronaviruses, yet for some reason the animals do not get sick. Bucknell …
Inside Higher Ed
As China takes a more assertive global position in recent months, experts wonder if they will use students as bargaining chips in …
Prevention
There are many reasons how and why a firefly lights up the night sky, from finding a mate to scoring a meal. Bucknell Professor …
NorthCentralPa.com
Bucknell Professor Adrian Mulligan, geography, says in this story that the simple truth is that there is no way to ensure worker …
Gizmodo
Professor Peter Judge, animal behavior and psychology, is among the animal researchers who provide inside on whether animals practice revenge in this …
edscoop
To destigmatize mental health and increase students’ access to mental health services on campus, Bucknell has provided its students, faculty and staff with an …