F&M Stories
At Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ, 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.
07/26/2021
Weaving Lancaster's Rich Farming Community into the Classroom
Three environmental studies and government students research how to incorporate Lancaster County's farming industry into F&M's curriculum. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ is tucked in the...Environmental studies and government students research and collaborate...
07/23/2021
Left Behind: Research Highlights Immigrant Hardships During COVID
F&M junior Yuliana Tamayo uncovered the unique economic hardships endured by immigrants in Lancaster during the height of the pandemic.
07/22/2021
F&M Students Examine Creativity, Innovation and the Future of Work
If at first you don't succeed, try again — and again. A cohort of 16 Franklin & Marshall students learned the value of resilience — among other traits — during an immersive summer program...
07/20/2021
F&M Student Lands on Lancaster's World War I History
During World War I, parachutes were used to drop flares that illuminated trenches and nighttime vehicle movement on the warfront. The silk for those parachutes came from one of the largest silk mills...Student and history professor study Stehli Silk...
07/16/2021
Student Researcher Helps Develop Tool for Biochemists
Proteins are composed of amino acids and are macromolecular, one-one millionth the size of a golf ball. Small but mighty, they function inside the cell as the machinery running critical biological...F&M student chemistry research
07/12/2021
Mapping the Immigrant Past in Cities
The black dots that the student researchers placed on the street map of Philadelphia represent buildings where immigrants of the late 19th and early 20th centuries lived and prayed. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on education...
07/07/2021
Beloved Professor Earns Distinguished Service Award
From his office in Gerhart House to the provost's office in Old Main to classrooms around the Franklin & Marshall campus, the spirit of Michael Billig looms large. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close...
07/02/2021
Dewey Honoree Seeks 'Intersection of Science and Society'
Whether he's leading ornithology studies in Latin America or Lancaster, the impact of Franklin & Marshall Professor of Biology Dan Ardia's research is palpable. Professor of Biology Dan Ardia is named the Bradley R. Dewey Award for Outstanding Scholarship....
06/25/2021
Professor Embraces 'Uncomfortable' in Learning
A colleague at another college once remarked to Jennifer Morford that lecturing on the same subject all the time Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish...
06/23/2021
Bridging Civic Engagement and Spirituality at F&M
The Davidowitz Family Endowed Jewish Life Programming Fund and Jewish Leaders of Tomorrow Endowment Fund open the door to leadership opportunities. For recent Franklin & Marshall graduate James...As the Klehr Center for Jewish Life's first civic...
06/21/2021
F&M Student STARS to Catch Gravitational Waves
Astrophysics student researchers involved in detecting gravitational waves at Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ are among the beneficiaries of the National Science Foundation's renewed support of the...Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on...
06/17/2021
F&M Poll: Majority Believe State's Election Laws Need Revisions
Fifty-nine percent of Pennsylvania's registered voters believe revisions are needed to the state's election laws, according to the recent Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ Poll. The poll, conducted...Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on...