January 14th, 2015
Actress Opens Doors On Campus
The Daily Item
Transgender actress Laverne Cox has opened a lot of doors, including an all-gender restroom at the Weis Center. || Related Bucknell news …
The Daily Item
Transgender actress Laverne Cox has opened a lot of doors, including an all-gender restroom at the Weis Center. || Related Bucknell news …
Two English professors, Gregory Clingham and Saundra Morris, have received Cook Awards, enabling them to travel and do research at the Cape of Good Hope …
The Standard-Journal
Some Bucknell engineering students cut their winter break short to participate in this year’s K-WIDE challenge: aiding victims of natural disasters. …
The New York Times
Thomas Lilley, a post-doc fellow from Finland, is working in the Bucknell bat lab to help wild bats acclimate to captivity …
The New York Times
Bucknell University Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, says public enthusiasm about recycling has cooled, with states favoring cheaper and easier options. …
Washington Post
Bucknell University Student Media Advisor James Lee recounts his experiences at the King Spa in Palisades Park, N.J. …
Hawaii Public Radio, WKOK-FM
Bucknell University Student Media Adviser James Lee, author of Safe Passage, which chronicles the evacuation of civilians from Pearl Harbor, …
LA Times
A study by Bucknell University Professor Steve Jordan, biology, along with scientists at U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Montana, is the …
Patriot-News
Provost Michael Smyer, professor of psychology, and sociology professor Elizabeth Durden suggest immigrants and their families can provide a sustained workforce for the United …
New Jersey Hills
Two Bucknell students — Catherine Higgins ’18 and Sarah Decker ’17 — were presented with Upstander Awards for their work in fighting …
News-Item
Bucknell junior Jessica Britton is planning to spend her spring break as a volunteer with the Bucknell Brigade. …
Center for Development in Central America
Student engineers developed a water project to bring clean water to the El Porvenir coffee cooperative. …
WBRE-TV
Bucknell University Professor Carl Milofsky, sociology, discussed the ACA open enrollment period and how Bucknell students and staff are volunteering their assistance. …
Al Jazeera America
Bucknell Professor Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, provides some historical context to the …
The Daily Item
A trebuchet built by a team of Bucknell engineers promises pumpkins will fly farther and faster, thanks to a new aluminum arm. …
WNEP
Bucknell University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter held its 13th annual Trick-or-Treat for Change event in Lewisburg. …
WVIA
Bucknell University Professor Scott Meinke, political science, was a panelist for the WVIA Pennsylvania 10th congressional district debate on Oct. 28, 2014. …
Greg Danchik ’15 was selected as a winner in the BMES Undergraduate Student Research & Design Competition, known as the DEBUT awards (Design by Biomedical …
Bucknell University biomedical engineering major Sarah Denning ’16 was a winner in the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics’ Student Paper Competition, sponsored by the American …
tbs eFM This Morning
Bucknell Professor Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, focuses on the rule of …
Newsweek
A reporter captured the excitement of world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall’s visit to Bucknell on Sept. 15, 2014, as part of the Bucknell Forum speaker …
Wharton Business School Radio
Professor John Hunter, comparative humanities, breaks down the history of the word “innovation” and how the term itself has changed over …
Examiner.com
Members of the Higher Education Consultants Association and the Independent Educational Consultants Association named Bucknell as one of the most beautiful campuses in America. …
wikiedu.org
Bucknell Professor Andrew Stuhl, environmental studies, explains why asking students to write for Wikipedia encourages them to think differently about their writing — and …
South China Morning Post
Bucknell Professor Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, says the core of the …
The Diplomat
Bucknell Professor Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, writes that China already gives people in …
WFSB TV
The Hartford, Conn., network caught up with Bucknell biology major Greg Barron, Class of 2011, as he studies medicine at UConn Medical …
WNEP Channel 16
Students in Bucknell University’s U.S./China Relations course, taught by Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian …
Necessary Fiction
Bucknell University Professor Derek Palacio, English, discusses his novella, How to Shake the Other Man. …
99% Invisible podcast
Bucknell University Professor Jonathan Bean, markets, innovation & design, discussed his study of IKEA hacking — the practice of reengineering and customizing …
South China Morning Post
Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, suggests the strongman type of leadership is …
Standard-Journal
Members of Bucknell’s Class of 2018 moved in Aug. 23 to begin five days of Orientation. || Related link: Orientation begins …
USA Today College
Bucknell is No. 4 on USA Today College‘s list of colleges and universities with the highest-paid business graduates, ranked in order …
Huffington Post Science
Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, explains why he’s proud to be called a “botanist,” and challenges misconceptions about the field. …
Public Radio International
DeeAnn Reeder, biology, discusses bush meat hunting, deforestation and other issues related to emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola.
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New Jersey Hills
Bucknell University music students performed classical music at a benefit concert to repair Hurricane Sandy damage to the roof of the First …
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bucknell researcher and Professor DeeAnn Reeder, biology, discusses the role bats play in spreading diseases with huge destructive potential, such as Ebola …
Rachel Ren ’15, a computer science and math major, had a paper and poster accepted at the 2014 Association for Computing Machinery Conference on …
George Shields, dean of Bucknell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, will receive The American Chemical Society’s Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution. …
Morgan Roche ’15 won best undergraduate poster in genetics at the Botany 2014 conference.
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Huffington Post
English major Madeline Diamond ’17 explains why Lewisburg’s rural setting makes for a perfect college experience.
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Abigail Watson ’16 was selected to receive the Michael Baker Corporation Foundation Scholarship for Diversity in Engineering.
The scholarships, funded by Michael Baker International, award …
Bucknell University junior Sophia Reeder is one of 40 undergraduate students accepted into the 2014 Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Program, which provides participants …
Cyprus Mail
Writer Paula Closson Buck, Bucknell professor of English and Fulbright Scholar, is collaborating with a Greek Cypriot artist and a Turkish Cypriot artist …
The New York Times
The passing of Theodore (Dutch) Van Kirk ’49, M’50, the navigator and last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay, …
Professors DeeAnn Reeder and Ken Field, biology, have earned a grant of nearly $350,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to study white-nose syndrome, …
Al Jazeera
Professor Amanda Wooden, environmental studies, says the continued operation of a controversial gold mine in Kyrgyzstan could have regrettable consequences.
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Wired
A book chapter penned by Professor Duane Griffin, Geography, is at the center of this article which explores the once-held belief that Earth was, …
China Daily
Zhiqun Zhu, director of the China Institute and MacArthur Chair of East Asian Politics, said with growing economic clout, China is becoming a …