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F&M Stories

At ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College, we connect our students with extraordinary opportunities so they can accomplish great things in their four years on campus. Here are just a few of their stories.

06/21/2021

F&M Student STARS to Catch Gravitational Waves

Astrophysics student researchers involved in detecting gravitational waves at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College are among the beneficiaries of the National Science Foundation's renewed support of the...¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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06/11/2021

Future Student Researchers Will Look Back Billions of Years

It sounds like a plot from a science-fiction film like ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual,...

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10/27/2020

Providing New Perspectives on Policy Making

It's no secret that humans are complex; the study of their adherence to policy is even more so. ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall senior David Yang has spent much of the past year developing a new...Benjamin DiCicco-Bloom & F&M senior David Yang has spent much...

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08/14/2020

F&M Researcher: Makeup on Certain Defendants Influences Jury Decisions

Middle-aged female defendants who wear makeup during their trial get a courtroom advantage, according to the latest study led by a ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College researcher. The study is the first to examine the effects of cosmetics on jury verdicts...

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08/12/2020

Students Seek to Quantify Social Justice

How do you measure citywide social justice? You start by ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall students spent much of their summer collecting data to create a social justice index for Lancaster City.

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07/22/2020

Scholar Charts His Own Path with Story Map

When COVID-19 disrupted summer fieldwork, Jevelson Jean '21 had to chart his own path. Luckily, he has a knack for that kind of thing. Leaning on his geoscience major and art studies minor, Jean...Leaning on his geoscience and art studies, F&M student...

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07/15/2020

Do Chimpanzees Grieve Like Humans?

A study of wild chimpanzees led by a ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College professor and her student researchers suggest that chimpanzees may grieve similarly to humans. ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close...

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05/25/2020

Research Fair: 'Future Lies in Eyes of Predictor,' F&M Senior Says

Prsni Patel is fascinated by affective forecasting, a process in which people make predictions about their future emotions. She has been exploring how individuals often make inaccurate...¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education...

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05/13/2020

Senior Finds Grandmother's Memory Distinctive to Languages

If you're a bilingual speaker, do different languages trigger certain memories but not others? ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College alumnus Griffin Sneath '20 investigated this question during an overseas journey to find his family's roots. Sneath, a neuroscience...

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07/01/2019

Working With a Protein Inhibitor Gone Awry

Nanoscopic science can be tricky. When things don't go as planned science researchers must adapt, which is what one ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College student, at work in the lab on a protease inhibitor...¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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05/24/2019

Biology and Chemistry Professors Collaborate on Sea Coral Research

Professors in biology and chemistry at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College have teamed up to study reef-building coral and understand the deadly effects of coral bleaching. ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes...

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12/05/2017

Citizen Participation in Government Budgeting Flourishes in Democracies

The idea arose from a South American socialist government in the late 20th century — allow citizens to participate in the governmental budgeting process. Now spread worldwide, participatory budgeting...¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓÆµ & Marshall College offers students...

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