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Math & Science
Cool Classes: Animals and Pandemics
Students explore the origins of COVID-19 and other pandemics, and how to prevent the "next big one."
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Carly Masonheimer ’21, Chemistry
Carly Masonheimer '21 is pursuing her passion for science with support from Bucknell research programs.
Yili Wang ’21, Applied Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science
Yili Wang '21 sees connections between the passions for music and mathematics that she's pursuing at Bucknell.
Solving for Industry: Bucknell’s New Math
As consultants, Bucknell students in small teams apply the math they know — ranging from machine learning and network theory to operations research — to develop real solutions to real challenges out in the community.