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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…

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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…

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Thursday, 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…

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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…

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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…

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Wednesday, 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.…

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Thursday, 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…

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Wednesday, 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…

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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…

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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…

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Tuesday, 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…

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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…

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Monday, July 30th, 2018

Aug. 23: Banda Magda Opens Weis Center Season with Free Concert

The 2018-19 season at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will kick-off with a free outdoor concert on the Weis Center Plaza by Banda Magda on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m.

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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

Sept. 7: Author of First Women’s Translation of The Odyssey to Speak

Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the first known complete English translation by a woman of Homer’s …

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