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Bucknell Awarded NSF Grant to Study Faculty Gender, Race, Ethnicity Barriers
The $271,000 award will fund a two-year self-assessment to identify systemic inequities and advancement barriers among faculty.
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Bucknell's Williams Plans #BlackBotanistsWeek2021, Wins Peter Raven Award for Plant Science Outreach
Five Bucknell students also will receive national plant sciences awards at this week’s Annual Botany Conference.
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Boati Motau ’25, Biology
After representing South Africa in the Tokyo Olympics, seasoned water polo player Boati Motau '25 brings her winning skills — and pre-med ambitions — to Bucknell.
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Bucknell Students, Grads Awarded Four NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Grants
The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.
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Blueprinting the Manufacturing Boom: Economics Study Draws Pandemic Insights From Rural Pennsylvania
In a year that tested nearly every facet of U.S. infrastructure, Bucknell’s backyard served as a compelling case study for economics research exploring the revitalization of rural America post-pandemic.
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Bucknell’s Lower, Collins Awarded NSF Grant to Study ‘Dark’ Fireflies
The research will focus on chemical signal evolution in fireflies.
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Bucknell, Susquehanna Earn NSF Award for State-of-the-art Mass Spectrometer
The $391,000 grant purchased equipment that will benefit advanced research at all Susquehanna Valley institutions.
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Advancing Clinical Creativity: Bucknell Neuroscience Major Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Awarded to only 25 U.S. applicants annually, the scholarship will provide William Snyder '21 full funding to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge.
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Bucknell Biology Professors Awarded $2.9 Million Grant to Study African Bats, Viruses
Professors DeeAnn Reeder and Ken Field to study bats in Uganda to understand deadly disease spillovers to humans.
Faculty Story
DeeAnn Reeder, Biology
Bucknell University Professor DeeAnn Reeder, biology, is an authority on infectious disease ecology, including the white-nose disease that has devastated North American bat populations.
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Bucknell’s Cassidy Confirms Effectiveness of COVID Vaccination Plans in Study
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study shows vaccinating the oldest population first saves more lives and more potential years of life.
Alumni Story
Gissell Botero Rodriguez ’19, Neuroscience
With tenacious research skills, natural curiosity and tireless compassion, Gissell Botero Rodriguez '19 helps develop the best treatment plan for cancer patients with the most complicated cases.
Student Story
Bethany Fitch ’23, Theatre and Environmental Studies
Entwining her passions for environmental studies and theatre, Bethany Fitch '23 is sparking community conversations about climate change through a storytelling project on the ferocity of floods.
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Bringing Life Back: Bucknell Researchers Work to Cure Impaired Pennsylvania Waterways
By revitalizing deforested agricultural streams in Bucknell’s backyard, biology students hope to improve water health in the Susquehanna River Valley and beyond.
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Mikayla Horvath ’23, Chemistry
Mikayla Horvath '23 chose Bucknell, earned a Presidential Fellowship and began working with Professor Hasan Arslan, chemistry, before she even moved into her first-year residence hall.
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Emily Scholfield ’22, Biology and Philosophy
Presidential Fellow Emily Scholfield '22 is fusing critical thought and science to help others enhance their scientific literacy, at Bucknell and beyond.
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Ella Carlander ’22, Physics
Is sand a solid, liquid or gas? It's complicated. Ella Carlander '22, a physics major from Austin, Texas, is part of the team trying to chip away at the mysteries of granular media.
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Jonathan Hayes ’21, Biology
Pennsylvania native and lifetime outdoorsman Jonathan Hayes '21 is pouring his passion for wildlife into a plant genetics project with real-world impact.
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On-the-job, Online: Bucknell Helps Students Continue Internships Virtually
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted summer plans for students, Bucknell stepped in with innovative internship solutions.
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Bucknell Adds Statistics to Mathematics Degree Offerings
The new major, which launches this fall, equips students with the skills they need to break into some of the world's most cutting-edge careers.