Tuesday, 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,…
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Friday, 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…
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Monday, 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…
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Monday, 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.…
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2018
Bucknell’s Smyer Receives Awards from American Psychological Association
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University Professor of Psychology Mick Smyer was the recipient of two awards at the 2018 American Psychological Association (APA) Convention this month. He received the M.…
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Monday, August 13th, 2018
Bucknell to Open 173rd Academic Year with Aug. 19 Convocation
Class of 2022 among one of the largest in University history with 976 new students
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell University will welcome one of its largest incoming classes when it…
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Thursday, June 28th, 2018
Bucknell Survey Finds Key Trump States to be More Skeptical of Free Trade
LEWISBURG, Pa. — A recent Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) national survey reveals that despite improving attitudes toward free trade nationally, citizens in the six states that Donald Trump…
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
Bucknell Study Confirms Women Want Intimacy While Men Want Sexual Access
Study Finds Both Genders Desire Emotional Accessibility in Long-Term Relationships
LEWISBURG, Pa. — A new Bucknell University study confirms a common belief in relationships — women desire emotional intimacy from…
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
Bucknell Survey Finds Americans’ Views on New Immigrants Have Improved Significantly Since Trump Became President
LEWISBURG, Pa. – President Trump’s harder stance on immigration may be at odds with Americans’ significantly improved perceptions of new immigrants since he became President, according to a recent Bucknell…
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Monday, May 14th, 2018
Bucknell Professor’s Research Reveals Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Lisa Perrone, Italian studies, discovered the unmailed note from Filippo Mazzei in a Florence library
LEWISBURG, Pa. — When Professor Lisa Perrone, Italian studies, traveled to Florence, Italy, to research…
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
Bucknell Researchers Discover Globally Imperiled Wildflower on Nearby Cliffs
Biology professor and students discover rare Heuchera alba while rappelling Shikellamy Bluffs
LEWISBURG, Pa. – While rappelling the nearby 350-foot Shikellamy Bluffs hunting for an endangered plant last summer (Jason…
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Thursday, April 5th, 2018
New Bucknell Survey Finds Americans Deeply Divided by #MeToo
Results show Democratic women and Republican men far apart on the #MeToo Movement
LEWISBURG, Pa. – A new Bucknell University survey reveals that six months after the #MeToo movement first…
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
Bucknell Study: ‘Send pics’—How Men and Women Use Snapchat differently
New research from a team at Bucknell University suggests that men and women use Snapchat differently. It comes as no surprise that the difference involves sex.
In a survey of…
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
Bucknell Among Peace Corps’ 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, the Peace Corps announced that Bucknell University ranked No. 13 among small size schools on the agency’s 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There…
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2018
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for February
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are story ideas that may interest you from Bucknell University in February.
PLAYING OLYMPIC GAMES: When the 2018 PyeongChan Olympic Winter Games open this week,…
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Thursday, January 18th, 2018
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for the Start of the Spring Semester
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are story ideas that may interest you from Bucknell University for the start of the spring semester, which began Tuesday.
BUYING INTO THAT BUDGET RESOLUTION:…
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Monday, March 12th, 2018
March 19: Psychologists for Social Responsibility to screen documentary ‘Liberated’
Bucknell’s Student Chapter of Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) will host a free, public screening of the documentary, “Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution,” on Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m.…
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
March 20: World Music and Dance from Argentina comes to Weis Center
Che Malambo, a world music and dance ensemble from Argentina, will perform on Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts.
There will be…
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