EASTON, Pa.(www.lafayette.edu), February 29, 2008 — The following is a selection of recent media coverage of Lafayette:
National Media
Financial Times, Feb. 14
Nicole Crain, visiting professor of economics and business, is quoted in the article “Luxuries re-evaluated as budgets tighten." The article discusses how many “higher end” products and services, such as luxury hotels and sport-utility vehicles, will be the first to see a decline in demand due to the slowing economy.
Washington Post, Feb. 11
Wendy Hill, Provost and Rappolt Professor in Neuroscience, was quoted in the article “The Differences in Gender --- Sealed With a Kiss.” The article explores the many physical and emotional reasons why people kiss. Hill was quoted concerning research she helped perform as the thesis adviser of neuroscience graduate Carey Wilson ’07.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 10
John Kincaid, Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service, was quoted in the article “Mapmaker's border error raises new water war front.” The article looks at the State of Georgia’s attempt to move its border 1.1 miles northward into Tennessee in order to use water from the Tennessee River.
Scientific American Mind, Feb.
Research conducted by neuroscience graduate Carey Wilson ’07 and Wendy Hill, Provost and Rappolt Professor in Neuroscience, was prominently featured in the cover story of the February edition of Scientific American Mind. The article, “Affairs of the Lips: Why We Kiss,” discusses the body’s many physical and neurological reactions to kissing. A portion of the article refers to Wilson’s honors thesis, which focused on the physiological processes associated with kissing. Hill served as Wilson’s adviser on the project.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Dec. 25, 2007
Two publications by Kira Lawrence, assistant professor of geology and environmental geosciences, were highlighted. Her research discusses the effects that changes in high latitude climate and different periods of the Earth’s history have on sea surface temperatures.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Dec. 25, 2007
James Callahan ’08 (Jamison, Pa.) and Hannah Fink ’09 (Whitehall, Pa.), who are majoring in biology, Alexander Goergen ’08 (Allegany, N.Y.) and Daniel Goldberg ’09 (Avon, Conn.), who are majoring in chemistry, Katherine Merriam ’08 (Hillsborough, N.J.), who is majoring in civil and environmental engineering, Laurie Caslake, associate professor and acting head of biology, Arthur Kney, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Javad Tavakoli, professor of chemical engineering, and Steven Mylon, assistant professor of chemistry, had their research on the separation and destruction of contaminated waters highlighted.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Dec. 25, 2007
Research on the erosion of river channel widths by watershed urbanization by Dru Germanoski, Van Artsdalen Professor and head of geology and geosciences, was recently highlighted. Germanoski used aerial photographs and modern surveys for his research.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Dec. 25, 2007
An article discussing research by Steven Mylon, assistant professor of chemistry, recently appeared in this journal. His research was on cerium oxide nanoparticles and its stability.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Oct.-Dec. 2007
Lafayette was discussed in three articles in the most recent edition of the journal. One of the article features David Kearney McDonough, Class of 1844, who was not only the first African-American to be awarded a degree by the College, but was also a slave. Another article discusses Lafayette’s current ranking of fifth for African-American faculty among leading liberal arts colleges. The third article finds Lafayette to be 12th among top liberal arts colleges for African-American first-year students.
Regional Media
Harrisburg Patriot-News, Feb. 10
Susan Averett, Dana Professor and head of economics and business, wrote an op-ed piece discussing research she has recently completed with colleagues from the University of Colorado at Denver. The study explores the possibility that rather than the common belief that substance use leads to risky behavior in teens, substance use and other risky behaviors are both probably caused by a teen's propensity to take risks. Based on the research, Averett believes that a new approach toward policy in this area may need to be taken.
Pocono Record, Jan. 25
David Brandes, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in the article “Wind Turbines: Good for Energy, bad for birds.” The article talks about the lecture that Brandes gave on wind turbines and wind energy use during Monroe County Environmental Education Center’s Conservation Through Education lecture series.
Bucks County Courier Times, Intelligencer, Jan. 15
An article on flooding along the Delaware discussed the findings and observations of Roger Ruggles, associate professor and head of civil and environmental engineering.
Interlaken Review, Trumansburg Free Press, Dryden Courier, Lansing Ledger, Groton Independent, Candor Chronicle, Random Harvest Weekly, Newfield News, Ovid Gazette, Jan. 2
A work made by the Experimental Printmaking Institute appeared in nine New York newspapers as an advertisement for the exhibit “Dystopia: An Artist’s Notebook” at The Ink Ship in Ithaca, N.Y.
