July 2010 News
- Athletics Hall of Fame to induct six in 2010
The Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame committee has announced the election of six new members, each of whom will be formally inducted at Homecoming Weekend ceremonies this fall.
Bucknell Magazine: Q&A with Gay Huey Evans '76
Former director of England’s Financial Services Authority, Gay Huey Evans '76, offers advice to the Class of 2010.- Class of '14: Not here yet, but making their mark (V)
Bucknell's Class of 2014, which won't report to campus for new student orientation until Friday, Aug. 20, is already making its mark in many ways. || Part V in a series
Salary potential No. 3 among U.S. liberal arts schools
Bucknell alumni have the third-highest earning potential among liberal arts college graduates and among the highest for all colleges and universities, according to the 2010 PayScale College Salary Report released this week.
Will Wii Fit build better balance in older adults?
A Bucknell professor and student worked with 11 residents at a local retirement home to learn if balance training can help prevent falls in older adults.
Ask the Experts: Carl Kirby on Marcellus Shale
Welcome to "Ask the Experts." This week, we ask Bucknell Professor Carl Kirby, who has studied acid mine drainage and the effects of its by-product on streams, to talk about Marcellus Shale and the implications of drilling the Pennsylvania formation for gas.- Surplus items to be sold via sealed bid
Bucknell is selling surplus items via sealed bid in a sale open to the general public.
- 257 student-athletes on spring dean's list
Two-hundred fifty-seven Bucknell student-athletes earned dean's list honors for the 2010 spring semester.
- Grant supports development of new curriculum courses
Forty faculty members from two dozen departments or programs at Bucknell University are creating new courses for greater exploration of environmental and global issues as part of the College Core Curriculum.
- Record number of donors contribute to Annual Fund
Bucknell supporters came on strong in the final hours of fiscal 2010, setting a record for the number of donors who made a gift to the Annual Fund.
Ask the Experts: James Rice on undergrad research
James Rice, associate provost and dean of graduate studies, talks about undergraduate research at Bucknell, the skills that students gain from the experience and the depth and breadth of the summer research program.- Linda Locher named interim dean of students
Linda Locher, director of Psychological Services at Bucknell, has been named interim dean of students, Provost Mick Smyer announced today. Locher will assume her new role July 26.
Biomed engineers develop brain-powered device
Bucknell University biomedical engineering students are testing a brainwave- and muscle-activated mechanism they developed to move a toy car-sized motor on wheels using brain signals.- Barnes & Noble at Bucknell Bookstore opens
Following a yearlong restoration of its historic building, the Barnes & Noble at Bucknell University Bookstore — featuring 29,500 square feet of assorted books and other merchandise displayed among artifacts from the building's past — opened this past weekend.
- Top stories: Class of '14, new bookstore lead in June
One theme pulsing through several of June's top web stories: "new."
- Sigma Xi poster session spotlights student/faculty research
Bucknell University's annual Sigma Xi Student Summer Research Poster Session will be held in the Terrace Room of the Elaine Langone Center on Wednesday, July 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. The session will feature the work of the many students who have spent the summer working with members of the Bucknell faculty on research projects in a variety of disciplines.
- Class of '14: Not here yet, but making their mark (IV)
Bucknell's Class of 2014 won't report to campus for new student orientation until Friday, Aug. 20, but they are already making a mark in many ways.
- Class of '14: Not here yet, but making their mark (III)
Bucknell's Class of 2014 won't report to campus for new student orientation until Friday, Aug. 20, but they are already making a mark in many ways.
