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Organic Engagement: Student Work Helps Preserve Local Farming History
Bucknellians have been instrumental in cementing the legacy of Walnut Acres Organic Farm, one of America's pioneer organic farms, established in Penns Creek, Pa.
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Bucknell’s Susan Dudt ’24 to Compete in U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling Nov. 12-21 in Omaha
Her brother, Bucknell grad Daniel Dudt '17, has also qualified for men's Olympic Curling Trials, where he is coached by Bucknell alumnus Bruce Clouser '80, P'13.
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Bucknell Professor, Students Part of NSF Award to Search for Dark Matter
$245,750 award empowers Bucknell and two other undergraduate institutions to search for dark matter through atomic magnetometer networks.
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Bucknell Poetry Path Update Brings Fresh Literature to Lewisburg
The 1-mile path now features a new set of markers at 10 culturally significant Lewisburg locations, each featuring a contemporary or traditional poem that resonates with the site.
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Bucknell Joins TikTok, Giving Audiences a Fresh Glimpse at Life on Campus
Bucknell's TikTok account will feature regular takeovers by students who can share their Bucknell experience in interesting ways.
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Peace-building Grant Funds Bucknellian’s Homegrown Economic Development Program
With the help of a $10,000 grant from Davis Projects for Peace, Chanzé Ashsan '22 developed an entrepreneurial training program to combat economic insecurity in her home country of Pakistan.
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Bucknell’s Class of 2025 Brings to Campus Diverse Backgrounds, Unique Experiences
The 1,031 students in the Class of 2025 — members of the largest incoming class in Bucknell University history — embark on their next chapter.
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Organization and Creativity: Bucknell Opens Holmes Hall
The new building, named to honor commitments from Steve '79 and Bonnie Bencsko Holmes '79, offers modern, technology-rich spaces for the Freeman College of Management and Department of Art & Art History.
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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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A Commitment to Opportunity: Bucknell Receives Largest Single Pledge in University History
A pledge of more than $40 million from Michael Pascucci '58 will support generations of students by way of more than $30 million in unrestricted financial aid endowment, and with a new athletics team center and other enhancements in and around Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium.
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Summer of Service: Bucknell Shepherd Interns Dedicate Their Breaks to Civic Engagement
For eight weeks, 12 student interns partnered with nonprofit and government-funded organizations to support disadvantaged communities across the nation.
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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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Bucknell Poll Finds Support for Voter ID Laws, Supreme Court Term Limits
The national survey considers ideas about fundamental changes to the way politics and elections are run in the U.S.
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Jacob Feuerstein ’22 Named a 2021 Key Into Public Service Scholar
The Phi Beta Kappa Society program connects arts and sciences students with Phi Beta Kappa scholarship and public sector opportunities
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Bucknell's Class of 2020 Paints a Picture of Success and Resilience
Despite graduating into a world of uncertainty, the members of Bucknell's Class of 2020 have found success by forging their own path.
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Bucknell Beats Pandemic Odds, Completes On-campus Academic Year
In spite of the challenges posed by COVID-19, the University successfully kept students on campus throughout an unprecedented year.
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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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Banks Publishes Book on Sadie Alexander, First Black American to Earn Economics Ph.D.
The book documents the speeches and writings of the civil rights activist and will be released June 15 — the 100th anniversary of Alexander receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Reasons to Ray’cycle: Bucknell Student Engineers Use Cutting-edge Recycling Process to Transform Community Waste
Their sustainability initiative, called Ray’cycle, invited the campus community to help turn hard-to-recycle plastics into useful and fun Bucknell-themed items, produced throughout the spring.
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As Fulbright and Boren Scholars, These Bucknellians Will Take Their Curiosity Overseas
Three students and three professors will bring their Bucknell experiences overseas through educational travel funded by the Fulbright Program and Boren Awards.