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F&M Stories

At Franklin & 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.

12/13/2022

Winter Graduate Spotlight: Erin Maxwell Follows a Family Legacy

At age 6, Franklin & Marshall senior Erin Maxwell attended her first protest. A passion for civic engagement has followed since. Meet the editor of The College Reporter.

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11/21/2022

Students Decode Zoom Gestures

A team of Franklin & Marshall College students combed through six hours of Zoom class footage to identify gestures exhibited by participating professors and students. The results were overwhelming. Over the span of four recordings, the team identified...

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11/14/2022

A Burning Passion for Anthropology

A childhood spent growing up around Native American artifacts unearthed in her backyard left ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ senior Madison Fortier with an abiding interest in archaeology.

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11/11/2022

ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ Compost Co-Op Diverts Costs and CO2 in Lancaster

A Franklin & Marshall College compost initiative has evolved into a co-op saving the City of Lancaster $5,215 per year — all while diverting 16,638 pounds of food waste from the solid-waste stream each month. The Lancaster Composting Co-Ops (LCC)...

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09/02/2022

Aspiring Neuroscientist Tackles Cutting-Edge Research in Chicago

Beta Cai ’23, a neuroscience major, spent a summer conducting biomedical research in the pharmacology department at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “I did research on designing and constructing a FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer)-based...

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08/19/2022

ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ Senior Explores 'Core Spirit' of Today's Engineering Studies

The Franklin & Marshall student experience doesn't stop when the academic year ends. From internships in Lancaster to travel around the world and research across the country, our students...Math major explores engineering for humanity as a student...

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06/22/2022

'A Dream Come True': Fulbright Awards Nine ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ Alumni

Fulbright Awards have taken Franklin & Marshall alumni to more than 25 countries over the past decade. This year's cohort of awardees will continue that globetrotting tradition. Nine ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ...Nine ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ graduates have been selected for this year's Fulbright...

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05/03/2022

Grad Earns Prestigious Pi Mu Math Award

Nart Shalqini '21 recently received the Richard V. Andree award from the Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society. Shalqini's paper, ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ student Nart Shalqini was recently awarded the Richard V. Andree award from the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society.

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04/08/2022

Senior Studies Russian Politics in Real Time

As Franklin & Marshall College senior Anna Synakh began researching Russian soft-power politics, her studies took a startling turn. The Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February added a...ͬ³ÇÔ¼ÅÚ senior Anna Synakh is analyzing Western country responses...

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04/07/2022

A Book Club For Second Chances

Franklin & Marshall College senior Jolie Rosenberg believes in second chances. She converted that belief into action by crafting an education project for the Lancaster County Prison in Lancaster,...History and government double major designed prison...

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04/06/2022

Exploring How Images Present New Ways to Tell a Story

As an English literature and studio art double major, Franklin & Marshall College senior Sojin Shin has a twofold love of words and images. It's only fitting that she chose to explore how her...English literature and studio art double major explores...

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04/04/2022

Satellite Images and Climate Change: What's the Connection?

What happens to a fishing community during a drought? A student researcher uses images and computer skills to show what that experience looks like.

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