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Portrait of Katelyn Allers

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Allers Develops New Technique to Measure Wind Speed Outside Solar System

Bucknell University physics & astronomy professor Katelyn Allers' groundbreaking new study measured atmospheric wind speed on a brown dwarf.

Evan Peck in a Zoom meeting with the Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood home background behind him.

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Bucknell Faculty Get Creative as Remote Learning Begins

Professors go the extra mile to support students and make themselves available as Bucknell transitions to remote learning for the spring 2020 semester.

Portrait of Rich Stover '20 in library

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Bucknell Student Studies Reform Strategies by Going Inside Local Penitentiary

Rich Stover '20's curiosity about a group of charitable inmates brought him face-to-face with prisoners inside SCI Coal Township, a medium-security prison near Bucknell.

Abby Kapp stands and smiles

Student Story

Abby Kapp ’21, Economics

Beyond the 3-point arc and inside the economics classroom, Abby Kapp '21 has found the perfect rhythm.

Student using a laptop

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Through Bucknell’s Externship Program, Students Get Inside Look at Life on the Job

Bucknell’s Center for Career Advancement connects students with employers for externships, one- to two-day job-shadowing experiences that can shape a student's future.

Mackenzie Gross talks after the play

Student Story

Mackenzie Gross ’21, Theatre and Comparative Humanities

Mackenzie Gross '21 uses the power of live theatre to challenge audiences to rethink their preconceptions about the prison system.

April Hurlock '21 uses lab equipment

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Student-designed Study Explores the Unknown Effects of Third-hand Smoke

As a first-year STEM Scholar, April Hurlock '23 is discovering the potentially harmful and inadequately studied effects of third-hand cigarette smoke.

Bucknell University Press Books floating on a gray background

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Bucknell Awarded $1 Million Mellon Foundation Grant for Liberal Arts Based Digital Publishing Cooperative

Bucknell University has been awarded a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, to develop a liberal arts based digital editions publishing cooperative.

Angele Kingue

Faculty Story

Angèle Kingué, French & Francophone Studies

For Bucknell Professor Angèle Kingué, French and Francophone studies, nothing is more important than communicating powerfully and effectively with others through her teaching, writing and mentoring.

Rachel Sherbill '09 stands in front of the Millennium Falcon

Alumni Story

Rachel Sherbill ’09, Theatre and Economics

One of the hundreds of creative humans behind Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Rachel Sherbill '09 sharpened her design and leadership skills at Bucknell.

Mark Haussmann in his Bucknell biology lab

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Bucknell Study Shows What Doesn’t Kill You Does Make You Stronger

A recent study by Bucknell biology researchers shows that when it comes to stress, what doesn’t kill you may, in fact, make you stronger.

Mark Haussmann

Faculty Story

Mark Haussmann, Biology

Professor Mark Haussmann, biology, partners with students to conduct and publish cutting-edge research on the links between stress and aging.

Giuliana reading a book

Student Story

Giuliana Ferrara ’22, Italian Studies and International Relations

Giuliana Ferrara '22 is channeling her passion for global education into on-campus leadership and research.

Portrait of Judy Grisel

Faculty Story

Judith Grisel, Psychology

Bucknell University Professor Judith Grisel, psychology, is a behavioral neuroscientist with a particular interest in addiction.

Mackenzie Gross talks to an inside student at SCI Coal Township.

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Bucknell Students Stage Innovative Production of ‘Twelve Angry Men’ Inside Prison

A Bucknell student directed a first-of-its-kind staging of "Twelve Angry Men" inside SCI Coal Township, a prison located about 45 minutes southeast of Bucknell.

Macy Albaitis smiles at camera

Student Story

Macy Albaitis ’22, Animal Behavior

Macy Albaitis '22 is discovering the hidden complexities of animal behavior.

Students researching vaping

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Student-Faculty Research Finds First Evidence of Carbon Monoxide in E-cigarettes

The student-initiated study adds a new dimension to the debate surrounding the safety of the devices.

Three actresses stand on stage under spotlights.

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‘Unheard/Unspoken’ No More: Bucknell Students Explore Emotions in Student-authored Play

Over the course of just two months, 27 Bucknell students worked together to weave words, music, sets, lighting, props and costumes into a two-hour play perfectly suited to this moment in time.

Rachel Sherbill '09 stands in front of the Millennium Falcon

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Bucknell Alumna Takes Fans Inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

With Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney World, Rachel Sherbill ’09 transports fans into their favorite franchise.

Kyle Fouke diving at the Great Barrier Reef

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Bucknell Student’s Journey to Great Barrier Reef Yields Climate Breakthrough

Kyle Fouke ’20, a geology major from Urbana, Ill., joined a team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on a 9,000-mile journey to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.