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Nicole Reddig ’22, Education and Political Science
Nicole Reddig '22's curiosity led her to Bucknell, where the education and political science double-major is researching ways to improve teacher retention.

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.

Alana Fisher ’24, Sociology
Alana Fisher '24 chose Bucknell because she wants to go beyond just studying racism, police brutality and anti-Semitism. She wants to do something about those pernicious problems.

Management and Art & Art History Building Passes Significant Milestone
With the completion of the building's framework, the future of management and liberal arts education comes one step closer at Bucknell.

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.

Cool Classes: Public Writing for Media
In a world that's overrun with information (and misinformation), Bucknell students learn to cut through the noise as they become authors rather than mere spectators.

Bucknell Awarded NSF Grant to Study Bat Tolerance to Coronaviruses
Faculty and students to determine why bats have immune tolerance to coronavirus, research that could contribute to more effective human treatment.

Brantley Gasaway, Religious Studies
Professor Brantley Gasaway, religious studies, places empathy and inquiry at the center of his courses on religion and American politics.

Scott Meinke, Political Science
Professor Scott Meinke, political science, studies how systems of American government work and challenges his students to explore how they might be improved.

Cool Classes: Zombies, From Slavery to Pandemics
Students use 20th-century zombie films as a lens to analyze topics ranging from slavery and colonialism to global pandemics.

National Science Foundation Grants to Fuel Student-Faculty Exploration
Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation, Robert Stockland, chemistry, and Kelly Bickel, mathematics, will be working closely with students to navigate uncharted territory in their respective fields.

Emily Turner ’22, Sociology
Turner is exploring sociology and public policy as a researcher on a collaborative project with Geisinger, a regional health care system in central Pennsylvania.

Cool Classes: Animals and Pandemics
Students explore the origins of COVID-19 and other pandemics, and how to prevent the "next big one."

Fulbright Grants Take Bucknellians Abroad
Three Bucknellians earned English teaching assistant awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, one of the world's most prestigious cultural exchange initiatives.

Three Bucknell Students Named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation awards sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in mathematics, natural sciences or engineering.

Virtual Instrument Helps Bucknell Gamelan Ensemble Play On
Students continued music lessons remotely thanks to an innovative tool developed by a Bucknell alumna: a virtual gamelan.

22 Bucknell Faculty Earn Tenure or Advance to Full Professor
The promotions recognize faculty teaching, scholarship and service.

Bucknell Students Produce Short Film and Collegiate Film Festival From Afar
Theatres across the country may be closed, but COVID-19 isn't stopping Bucknellians from making movie magic.

Some Good News: Environment Sees a Boost Before Earth Day’s 50th
Bucknell professors size up the sustainability of environmental gains from pandemic’s physical distancing.

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.