March 27th, 2020
Bucknell COVID-19 Tip Sheet
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following may be Bucknell University ideas of interest for your coverage of the COVID-19 health crisis.
VIRAL SPILLOVER FACTS — While all molecular studies of the…
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March 20th, 2020
Bucknell’s Martin Gauges Slow Response to the ‘Slow’ COVID-19 Crisis
To say all levels of government weren’t on the same page in the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic would be an understatement. But now federal, state and local government…
March 19th, 2020
Rooke Chapel Congregation Erases $1.6 Million in Local Medical Debt
Congregation Funding to Eliminate Debt for Families in 15 Central Pa. Counties
LEWISBURG, Pa. — More than $15,000 in donations from the Rooke Chapel congregation at Bucknell University will be…
March 4th, 2020
Bucknell March Tip Sheet
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following may be Bucknell University story ideas in March.
WEAPONIZING PERSONAL DATA — U.S. intelligence is clear — the Russians, and possibly others, are once again…
February 1st, 2020
Bucknell February Tip Sheet
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following may be Bucknell University story ideas in February.
CRITICAL CAMPAIGN ANALYSIS — The first votes in the 2020 presidential election will be cast in the…
January 17th, 2020
Bucknell January Tip Sheet
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may be of interest for the start of the spring semester.
1917 RECALLS WWI’S MODERN RELEVANCE — A recent…
January 15th, 2020
Bucknell’s Martine Provides Plant Perspective on Australian Wildfires
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Scientists warn that many species of mammals, birds, insects and plants have been lost in the massive Australian wildfires, which continue to burn. And that may just…
January 13th, 2020
Bucknell MLK Week 2020 Is ‘Time to Break the Silence’
Celebration to Feature Prominent Scholars, Performers Jan 20-26
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Week will bring scholars and activists to campus Jan. 20-26 for performances,…
December 6th, 2019
Bucknell Professor Judith Grisel Invited to Speak at World Economic Forum
Grisel Will Address Global Addiction Epidemic During Jan. 22 Talk in Davos, Switzerland
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Judith Grisel, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Bucknell University and noted researcher…
December 5th, 2019
Bucknell’s Ng Studies Generational Differences Among Temp Workforce
Study Finds Baby Boomers Most Loyal, Millennials Prefer Employer Investment
LEWISBURG, Pa. — A November report indicates that temporary employment has been growing steadily in the U.S. for the last…
December 4th, 2019
Bucknell Professor’s Research Team Awarded $1.2 Million NSF Grant
Craig Beal and Team to Study Collection and Use of Data in Intelligent Vehicles
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University mechanical engineering professor Craig Beal is part of a research team…
December 4th, 2019
Bucknell December Tip Sheet
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may be of interest in December.
ENDORSING THE FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK — In August, Microsoft Japan experimented with having employees…
November 25th, 2019
Bucknell SBDC Earns State Grant for Regional Economic Recovery Program
Program Designed to Aid Economic Recovery from Wood-Mode Closure
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was recently awarded a $17,250 grant from Pennsylvania’s Department of…
November 25th, 2019
Bucknell Study Finds Carbon Monoxide Produced in E-Cigarettes
Student Driven Research Published by the Journal Tobacco Control
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The facts are increasingly clear — e-cigarette use, or vaping, may be hazardous to your health, with U.S.…
November 20th, 2019
Blunt One-Liners Best Approach for Women Pick-Up Lines
New Research by Bucknell Psychology Professor Shows Easiest Route to Love
LEWISBURG, Pa. — For those women looking for love, new research, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences,…
November 6th, 2019
Bucknell Poll Finds Polarizing Results in Paying College Athletes
LEWISBURG, Pa. — In a tumultuous time for college athletics, a recent Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) national survey noted that a significant majority of Americans support paying collegiate…
November 1st, 2019
Bucknell November Tip Sheet
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may be of interest in November.
A SOLAR SOLUTION — Working on homework shouldn’t feel like a dangerous act.…
October 10th, 2019
Bucknell to Host ‘Dayeinu! Beyond Survival There is Hope’ Nov. 2-9
Workshops, Talks, Films and Performances to Promote Holocaust Education
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University will host Dayeinu! Beyond Survival There is Hope Nov. 2-9 — a week of free, public…
October 9th, 2019
Bucknell Chemist’s Study Finds Health Hazard from Common Cleaners
LEWISBURG, Pa. –– We all have household cleaners to clean and sanitize surfaces inside our home, and most of the time they include both bleach-based and citrus-scented varieties. But according…
October 8th, 2019
Bucknell to Explore Susquehanna River Health, Communities at Symposium
Leading Figure in Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Ann Pesiri Swanson, to Give Keynote
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The health of the Susquehanna River and the communities along the river valley will be…
October 3rd, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Offers October Story Ideas
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in October.
CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERNS — Vaping and the use of e-cigarettes have become a major…
September 16th, 2019
Sept. 17: Scholar to Discuss Formation of the Modern Middle East
The Modern Hebrew Studies Program presents Lior Sternfeld, a social historian of the modern Middle East, who will give a free, public lecture entitled “Israel and the Formation of the…
September 16th, 2019
Sept. 18: Rutgers African-American Scholar to Discuss Horrific Philadelphia Murder Case
The Bucknell Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender will present Kali Nicole Gross, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of History at Rutgers University, for the the…
September 16th, 2019
Sept. 19: Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble Comes to the Weis Center
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque will perform on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts.
Bunnett will participate in a free artist talk, which…
September 16th, 2019
Sept. 20: Jazz@Bucknell to Feature Ryan Keberle & Catharsis
Jazz@Bucknell presents Ryan Keberle & Catharsis in a free, public concert on Friday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Bucknell Hall.
Since arriving in New York City in 1999, trombonist/composer…