Social Sciences

The study is the first to be able to experimentally assess the impact the first encounter with alcohol has on putting individuals at risk for abuse.

Writing reveals connections between the humanities and the social sciences for Sarah Downey '25.

Jaylen Amaker '15 broadens his horizons by always seeking to learn from those around him.

Deborah Gonkpah '26 used a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to improve public health in her home country.

At Bucknell, Nick Sperduto '24 has seized opportunities to uncover new interests and venture beyond his comfort zone.

Six faculty members from across Bucknell's three colleges are honored with awards for their dedication to teaching and scholarship.

Bucknell husband and wife economics professors publish study finding goals, yellow cards and penalty kicks increase the more fans are in the stadium.

A valuable research internship prompted Matt McMullen '24 to explore a new interest — and possible future — in urban planning and landscape architecture.

Building upon his yearslong interest in psychology, Henry Martin '25 is seeking to unlock insights into human behavior by studying the mammals that most closely resemble us.

Professor Matías Vernengo helps students understand modern-day global challenges through the lens of economics.

Professor Nina Banks is rebuilding a long-overlooked historical body of work by early women economists.

The national survey found more than half of respondents believed official statistics underestimated inflation and unemployment rates.

Through the lens of an environmentally damaged creek, a Bucknell environmental ethnography course explored the deep connections between the environment and people of a coal region community.

It didn't take Gabby Diaz '25 long to find belonging at Bucknell. She started making connections right away through the Latine Alliance for Community and Opportunity for Students, one of Bucknell's 200 student clubs.

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.

Bucknell researchers will use the $60,000 award to compare data about 280,000 individuals incarcerated in Pennsylvania over the last 30 years with the realities the imprisoned describe.

Bucknell is one of only four baccalaureate institutions to receive three prestigious ‘scholar’ awards. Bucknell’s scholars are currently pursuing their research in alignment with the Fulbright mission of enhancing mutual understanding in Cyprus, Costa Rica, and Australia.

At Bucknell, geography students learn GIS skills as undergrads, using real-world data to create maps that convey information in a new way and uncover storylines others might have missed.

The study analyzing more than 212 college counseling center websites was published in the Journal of College Counseling.

Quentin Andrews '24, an economics and English double-major from Washington, D.C., is analyzing the trove of plays, documentaries and texts that emerged from Black Arts Movement of the '60s and '70s.