Thursday, 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…
Continue reading »
Wednesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Tuesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Thursday, 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…
Continue reading »
Friday, August 30th, 2019
Now through Sept. 3: Bucknell Seeks Registration for Fall Community Service Fair
Bucknell’s Office of Civic Engagement is seeking reservations from local agencies who wish to participate in its Fall Community Service and Involvement Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in…
Continue reading »
Thursday, August 29th, 2019
Game of Loans: Bucknell Study Finds Higher Student Loan Debt May Discourage Grads Away from Public Service Careers
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Today more than 44 million Americans have outstanding student loan debt of $1.5 trillion, making it one of the biggest consumer debt categories. And a new study…
Continue reading »
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019
Bucknell to Open 174th Academic Year with Aug. 25 Convocation
Class of 2023 Features 968 New Students, 28 Transfers from 31 States, D.C. and 42 Countries
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell University will open its 174th academic year at Convocation on…
Continue reading »
Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
Bucknell Exploring Solar Project with Encore Renewable Energy
Proposed Project to be Built on Land Near Bucknell Golf Club Driving Range
LEWISBURG, Pa. — As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Bucknell University is exploring the installation…
Continue reading »
Monday, July 22nd, 2019
Bucknell Engineering Team to Aid Gilson Snow in Water Sports Development
Awarded Grant from Gov. Wolf’s Manufacturing PA Initiative for Expansion
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently awarded a $70,000 grant through the Manufacturing PA initiative to Gilson Snow,…
Continue reading »
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Bucknell’s Beiler Receives ASCE Transportation & Development Institute Outstanding Younger Member Award
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell University civil and environmental engineering professor Michelle Oswald Beiler is the recipient of the 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation & Development Institute (ASCE T&DI)…
Continue reading »
Wednesday, July 10th, 2019
Tyler Candelora ’19 to Use Fulbright to Teach English, Study Coal Towns in Argentina
Bucknell Faculty Bill Flack, Clare Sammells also Receive Fulbright Awards
LEWISBURG, Pa. — To say recent Bucknell graduate Tyler Candelora ’19 has a personal connection to coal would be an…
Continue reading »
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
Bucknell Researchers Identify New Sexually Diverse Bush Tomato Species
Plant Discovery Challenges Notion of Binary Sexuality
LEWISBURG, Pa. — A new species of bush tomato discovered in remote Australia provides a compelling example of the fact that sexuality among…
Continue reading »
Thursday, June 6th, 2019
Billy Casper Golf Selected to Manage Bucknell Golf Club
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University announced a new partnership with Billy Casper Golf, a national leader in golf course management, to manage the University’s storied 89-year-old Bucknell Golf Club. Billy…
Continue reading »
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
Bucknell to Host More Than 8,000 This Summer
Camps, Conferences and Athletics Events Will Bring Visitors to Campus
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University will host more than 40 summer events that will bring more than 8,000 visitors to…
Continue reading »
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Bucknell Poll Finds Americans Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade War Outcome
Results Indicate the Public Skeptical About a Quick Resolution
LEWISBURG, Pa. — A new nationally representative survey from the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) shows that Americans are generally…
Continue reading »
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Bucknell Poll Finds Americans See Anti-Semitism Problem, Divided on What It Is
Results Find Generational Divide on Severity of Anti-Semitism as a Problem
LEWISBURG, Pa. — A recent nationally representative survey from the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) suggests that while…
Continue reading »
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Bucknell, VIA Public Media Announce New Collaboration
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University will enter into a new collaboration with VIA Public Media and its award-winning public radio station and NPR affiliate, WVIA-FM — which serves northeastern Pennsylvania…
Continue reading »
Wednesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Tuesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Wednesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Monday, 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)…
Continue reading »
Monday, 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…
Continue reading »
Tuesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Tuesday, 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…
Continue reading »
Monday, 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…
Continue reading »