April 11th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for April
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in April.
SEEKING PLAYGROUND SAFETY – Kids are on playgrounds again and April 22 marks the…
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April 10th, 2019
Bucknell to Host Neuroscience Summit on Addiction
Four Leading Addiction Researchers to Join Bucknell’s Grisel at Campus Theatre
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The United States is grappling with one of its worst-ever drug crises. According to the Centers…
April 2nd, 2019
Bucknell to Explore Ecology, Human Rights at Sustainability Symposium
Famed Climate Scientist, Columbia Professor Dr. James Hansen to Give Keynote
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Famed Columbia University climate scientist Dr. James Hansen, whose 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change helped…
March 27th, 2019
Bucknell Among Peace Corps’ 2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Peace Corps announced last week that Bucknell University ranked No. 6 among small schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There…
March 18th, 2019
Bucknell Freeman College of Management Receives AACSB Accreditation
Accreditation Is Endorsement of the College’s Excellence in Business Education
Bucknell University’s Freeman College of Management has received accreditation in business from AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)…
March 5th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for March
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in March.
GETTING ‘SMART’ ON HEALING — Bucknell College of Engineering Dean Pat Mather and five…
March 4th, 2019
U.S. Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman to Speak at Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Aly Raisman — team captain of two gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics teams and a 2018 recipient of ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award on behalf of…
February 26th, 2019
Founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team to Present Bucknell’s Samek Distinguished Lecture
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and best-selling author, will present “Art Crime in the 21st Century” at Bucknell University’s Samek Distinguished Lecture…
February 7th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for February
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in February.
A SECOND SUMMIT — President Trump announced in his State of the Union Address…
January 29th, 2019
Bucknell Poll Finds Trump Trouble for Republicans, Particularly with Young Voters
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The record-long government shutdown dropped President Trump’s approval rating to its lowest level in more than a year at 34 percent according to the latest survey by…
January 28th, 2019
Bucknell’s Johnson-Cramer Named Bentley’s Dean of Business and the McCallum Graduate School
WALTHAM, Mass. — Michael Johnson-Cramer, the founding director and former interim dean of the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University, has been named as the new Dean of Business…
January 16th, 2019
Bucknell Institute for Public Policy Polling Finds Both Parties Wary of Trump Twitter
Democrats, Independents and Some Republicans Say President’s Use of Twitter Has Negative Impact
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Donald Trump has used Twitter like no other U.S. President to let the world…
January 11th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for January
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in January.
EXPLORING SIGHTS, SOUNDS FROM THE BORDER — While the national debate over security along…
January 3rd, 2019
Bucknell Martin Luther King Jr. Week to Examine ‘Facing Change’
Bucknell University’s 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Week will feature five prominent scholars who will recall Dr. King’s legacy while discussing the “Facing Change” theme during a week-long series of…
December 18th, 2018
Bucknell Researchers Studying Alaska’s Wrangell Volcanoes
Volcanoes Are Some of the World’s Largest but Have Been Scientific Engimas
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano captivated the world’s fascination this spring and summer when eruptions spewed lava,…
December 3rd, 2018
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for December
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in December.
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION — A recent Trump administration report has found overwhelming evidence that…
November 1st, 2018
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for November
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in November.
PAIN & POLITICS – The economy has been brutal to American workers for several…
October 29th, 2018
Bucknell to Commemorate Centennial of World War I Armistice
November 11 Ceremony Will Establish Annual Veterans Day Event
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I with a ceremony…
October 24th, 2018
Bucknell to Host 13th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University will host the 13th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium, “Science, Conservation, & Heritage,” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27 in the Elaine Langone Center.…
October 16th, 2018
Bucknell Professor Collaborates on Breakthrough Firefly Genome Project
New Paper Sheds Light on Firefly Bioluminescence
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Fireflies and their fascinating luminous courtships have been the subject of childhood wonder and inspired scientific curiosity for centuries. Now,…
October 5th, 2018
Bucknell to Present ‘The ’60s at 50’ Symposium
Sociologist, Author Todd Gitlin to Kick Off Public Discussions Oct. 18
The year 1968 has become symbolic for the tumultuous period of conflict and change that marked American society during…
October 3rd, 2018
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for October
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in October.
HAUNTING OR HOAX? — Ghost stories and tales of hauntings are typically resurrected around…
September 24th, 2018
Bucknell Student Lectureship Series to Host Josh Peck Oct. 2
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell University Student Lectureship Series will host former Nickelodeon teen star, actor, comedian and YouTube personality Josh Peck on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in…
September 24th, 2018
Bucknell Supports Largest Higher Education Sustainability Conference
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Bucknell University will serve as a host sponsor for the 2018 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference & Expo in Pittsburgh, Pa.…
September 18th, 2018
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for September
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you for the rest of September.
A PROGRESS REPORT ON HIGHER ED – At the start of…