Jan 5, 2017
Integrating the Sciences
A pillar of Lafayette’s grand future, an energy-efficient, cutting-edge Integrated Sciences Center will break ground this May on the edge of the campus’…
Environmental Studies
Dec 12, 2016
Discovering Our Geologic Past
Not everyone drilling the ocean floor is looking for fossil fuel. Some like Kira Lawrence, associate professor of geology, are looking to tell our planet’s…
Jun 18, 2014
Serious Environmental Stewardship: Campus Community is Committed to Sustainability
At Lafayette, green is the new maroon. The only school in the Lehigh Valley that signed the Presidents Climate Commitment – a 2008 initiative that saw…
Jul 13, 2012
College Launches Two New Degree Programs in Environmental Studies
Each year during open house events, the faculty stationed at the environmental science poster field many questions from prospective students interested…
Jul 9, 2012
Engineering and Chemistry Students Collaborate on Environmental Research
Through hands-on collaboration, students in chemistry and engineering classes have teamed up to complete comprehensive research focusing on environmental…
Jun 22, 2012
Paige Triola ’14 Explores Environmental Conservation in the Costa Rican Rainforest
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Paige Triola ’14 (Chalfont, Pa.) remembers the moment she stepped into a rainforest for the first time. “It’s really humid…
Apr 9, 2012
Interdisciplinary Team Studies the Implications of Environmental Policymaking
By Michele Tallarita ’12 As an electrical and computer engineering major, Nick Orzol ’13 (Mercerville, N.J.) is used to toying with circuits, computers…
Sep 23, 2011
Building a Better Stadium: Gregory Allis ’12 Studies Sustainable Building for Sports Facilities
There’s nothing like a football game. The clatter of helmets, the roar of the crowd—America’s favorite sport has a lot to love. But some things…
Aug 31, 2011
Environmental Scientists: Mellon Scholars Program Provides Students with Hands-on Experiences Locally and Abroad
There are worse places to spend the summer break than on a Caribbean island. Brooke Kohler ’13 and Jephord English ’12 spent part of their summer on…
Feb 18, 2011
Student-Faculty Team Studies Implications of Removing Dam along Easton’s Bushkill Creek
Just like constructing a dam on a body of water, removing one can have a major impact on the surrounding community and ecosystem. That’s why students…