October 10th, 2020
What Are the Stories We’re Reading About Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Japan Times
The Western conception of the atomic bombings was first shaped by Henry Stimson’s 1947 “The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb.” Bucknell …
The Japan Times
The Western conception of the atomic bombings was first shaped by Henry Stimson’s 1947 “The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb.” Bucknell …
Pennlive.com
This story reports that Bucknell University announced that it will delay the start of the spring semester by two weeks to Feb. 1, eliminate …
NBC News
Kyrgyzstan faces an uncertain future after protests sent its president into hiding. Professor Amanda Wooden, political science at Bucknell, who lived in …
Tribune Media Services/The Morning Call
College officials have been working through the pandemic to come up with safe and creative ways to find prospective students …
Best Life
This story reports that a 2020 study by Bucknell University and Saint Mary’s University found that “the initial communication that occurs between prospective …
WVIA Public Media
Professor Chris Ellis ’00, political science, co-director of the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy, is among the panelists for this …
The Washington Post
In many cases, occupational segregation traces back to the end of slavery, when Black women were expected to work but only in …
CTV News
In a move to boost diversity, Winnipeg City Councilman Markus Chambers said the city should implement nameless resumes. Organizational behavior Professor Eddy Ng …
FOX 56
Professor Eddy Ng, Freeman College of Management, and researchers around the world are looking at telework efficiency. Ng says in …
Psychology Today
Bucknell Professor Judith Grisel, psychology, has her book Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction profiled in this blog post …
Forbes
This story details a new study published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology by a team of psychologists from Tulane University and 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. …
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 …