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Ava Sklar smiles beside a monitor displaying clothing listings on her Bucknell Refit website.

Ava Sklar '28, Psychology

Ava Sklar '28 created Bucknell Refit, an online platform that helps students exchange secondhand clothes while reducing waste and connecting with one another.

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Bucknell Student Experience Enhanced Through Campus Upgrades

Renovations to the Elaine Langone Center, Freas Hall and Rooke Science Center chemistry labs enhance student life, accessibility, admissions and teaching spaces.

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Bucknell Study Links Personality Traits to Family Size Across Cultures

International research finds extraversion, agreeableness and emotional stability are associated with having more children across the United States, Canada and Japan.

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Bucknell Names Inaugural Amos B. Smith III & Harold W. Heine Chair in Chemistry

Made possible by a gift from Janet Duyckinck Smith '67, the new Amos B. Smith III & Harold W. Heine Chair in Chemistry delivers long-term support for faculty research and scholarly work in chemistry.

Bucknell Students Learn a New Approach to Theatre in India

An intensive theatre program in India challenged Bucknell students to rethink acting through breath, movement and cross-cultural learning, leaving a lasting impact on their artistry.

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A New Experience Immerses Bucknellians in the Nation’s Capital

The David R. Hamill Washington, D.C., Experience provided four students with the funding and resources to complete internships, take classes and build their professional networks during a summer in the nation's capital.

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Bucknell's Hiram Smith Explores the Hidden History of the Controversial N-word in New Book

Forthcoming Georgetown University Press book draws on historical records and modern usage to examine one of the most debated words in American English.

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Summer Researchers Cross Disciplines to Discover New Insights

Over the summer, Bucknellians from across the three colleges stepped outside of their majors to conduct research at the intersections of art and engineering, artificial intelligence and finance, and healthcare and entrepreneurship.

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From Coast to Coast, Bucknell Students Spend the Summer Learning on the Job

This summer, members of Bucknell's Class of 2027 put their classroom learning into practice through internships across the country, gaining hands-on experience, building professional networks and exploring future careers.

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A Strong Start: Class of 2025 Finds Success After Bucknell

The Class of 2025 is finding success across industries and disciplines, with Bucknell graduates leveraging their critical thinking, leadership experiences and hands-on learning to launch impactful careers and pursue meaningful opportunities.

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Vanessa Massaro, Geography

Professor Vanessa Massaro, geography, takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining how politics and economics intersect across different communities.

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Bucknellians Head Abroad on Fulbright Fellowships

Three faculty and three recent graduates were awarded competitive grants through the Fulbright Program, which supports international study, research and teaching in more than 140 countries.

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Bucknell Professor's Research Challenges Long-held Beliefs About How We Think About Numbers

Research co-authored by Professor Reggie Gazes finds that how people organize numbers in space varies more than expected, even among individuals from the same culture.

Deepshikha Parmessur '19, International Relations

After a global journey that took her from Mauritius to South Africa, Bucknell, Geneva and Uganda, Deepshikha Parmessur '19 returned to the African Leadership Academy to lead entrepreneurial leadership programs and mentor the next generation of changemakers across Africa.

Caleb Warren smiles as he holds a small container of movie theatre popcorn; the marquee of the Campus Theatre is behind him.

Caleb Warren '29, History

Caleb Warren '29 has revitalized the Campus Theatre’s social media presence, using digital storytelling to expand the historic venue’s audience and strengthen its connection to the Lewisburg community.

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Big Crowds Change Coaching Decisions — But Not for the Better, Bucknell Research Finds

Economics professor Chris Magee finds that large crowds push visiting coaches toward defensive tactics — but those decisions may actually reduce their chances of winning.

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Bucknell Seniors Earn Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Three Bucknell seniors were awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships in STEM fields that will support their pursuit of doctoral degrees.

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Bucknell Student Research Helps Shape Stream Restoration Plan in Milton

Mason Klotz '26 partners with Ecology Center experts to reimagine Limestone Run as a healthier ecosystem and community asset.

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Angel Eunisse Yanga '28, Biology

While working in Uganda with Bucknell's bat immunology research team, Angel Eunisse Yanga '28 drew on her engineering background to contribute in the field and discovered a deeper sense of belonging in science.

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Bucknell Student Receives Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

Psychology major and first-generation student Marie Victoire Alexis '26 has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to support her pursuit of graduate study in counseling.