Jun 7, 2011
Holly Shackman ’00 Helps Develop Medicines that Save Lives
By Matt Sinclair ’90 Ixempra, a medicine used to treat breast cancer, and Baraclude, used to combat chronic hepatitis B infection, were developed by…
Chemistry
May 26, 2011
Medical Pioneer Gerald Bodey ’56 Played Role in Battle Against Cancer
By Kate Helm In the 1960s, Gerald P. Bodey ’56 almost became a medical missionary. At that time the draft was still in place for doctors, so his physician…
May 17, 2011
Elizabeth Lathers ’01 Finds Ways to Serve in Every Aspect of Her Life
By Kate Helm Since she was a student, Elizabeth Westgate Lathers ’01 has been active in community service. At Lafayette, she tutored inmates at Northampton…
May 2, 2011
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts…
Apr 29, 2011
Team Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Work with High School Students
Three Lafayette students are taking on a new challenge: fostering peace and prosperity in the violence-ridden city of Plainfield, N.J. Chemistry major…
Mar 18, 2011
Professor Steve Mylon Helps Students Explore New Terrain in Chemistry
You could say Steve Mylon, assistant professor of chemistry, enjoys testing his mettle on the road of life. Take for example the time he pedaled his bike…
Mar 16, 2011
Elizabeth Ponder ’04 Works to Turn Disease Research into Death-Preventing Reality
By Barbara Mulligan When Elizabeth Ponder ’04 arrived in Kenya’s North Eastern Province last May, she encountered a world far removed from the often-predictable…
Feb 11, 2011
Hugel Science Center Provides the Facilities for Chemistry and Physics Students to Excel
Hugel Science Center, which opened in January 2001 after an extensive renovation of the former Olin Hall, houses Lafayette’s chemistry and physics departments…
Feb 4, 2011
Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist Martin Chalfie Will Speak and Meet with the Campus Community Feb. 8
Martin Chalfie, who received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will present the talk, “GFP: Lighting Up Life,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, in Oechsle Hall…
Oct 14, 2010
Spotted on Campus With…Meghan Cicchi ’11
Field hockey player and chemistry major Meghan Cicchi ’11 (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) sat down and talked about her future plans, studying in Italy, and…