May 11, 2020
Studying Global Reactions to COVID-19
A multidisciplinary Lafayette duo has been collecting coronavirus tweets to gather insights that may prove valuable to mitigate the outbreak and manage…
Mechanical Engineering
May 5, 2020
App Helps Manage Panic Attacks
App developed by Lafayette grads Ellen Waxler McGinnis and Ryan McGinnis designed to help manage panic attacks.
Feb 25, 2020
Mechanical Engineering, Theater Take a Bow in Heddatron
Five robots are cast in the play by Elizabeth Meriwether, a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic drama Hedda Gabler.
Jan 15, 2020
Keeping It Cool
Prof. Amy Van Asselt is researching strategies to increase the use of renewable energy sources to power air conditioning systems.
Nov 10, 2019
Lafayette-Inspired Synthesizer Wins U.S. Patent
A group of alumni and their former faculty mentor have received a U.S. patent for their innovative digital musical instrument.
Jul 26, 2016
The Enlightened Engineer
Thigh muscles burning like twin coal fires, I balance on bended knees and stare at my outstretched right hand. My left extends behind me. I hope my arrangement…
Apr 4, 2016
Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience in Italy
A mechanical engineering major of Italian descent and long fascinated by ancient Roman civilization, Melissa Lynskey ’17 was intrigued by the thought…
Dec 21, 2015
It’s Race Time!
Student teams from the Manufacturing and Design course competed in a year-end drag race. The project challenges mechanical engineering students to design…
Oct 26, 2015
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes eight new professors, bringing the College’s total to 215 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several…
Jun 23, 2015
Brian Manning ’96 Turns Traditional Businesses into Digital Leaders
When the digital revolution began in the late ’90s, Brian Manning ’96 recognized the rumblings. He was project manager for the launch of Barnes & Noble’s…