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Bucknell University's 163rd Commencement will feature keynote speaker Sunil Gulati, the president of the United States Soccer Federation and a 1981 Bucknell graduate.

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Bucknell University students worked with a Geisinger LifeFlight helicopter nurse to develop a patent-ready prototype.

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Four Bucknell University biomedical engineering students presented their research at the Biomedical Engineering Society conference in Chicago.

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Bucknell University is one of six Pennsylvania schools selected for a pilot program by the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) of Central-Eastern Pennsylvania. The only one of its kind in the nation, the program offers an opportunity for hands-on study, training, and research in the application of photovoltaic (PV) solar technology.

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Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell will speak at Bucknell University's 156th commencement ceremony Sunday, May 21. Rendell also will receive the Bucknell Award of Merit.

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Bucknell professor Christine Buffinton has been working with confocal imaging, which uses focused light from a laser to see inside an object "” in Buffinton's case, the embryonic heart of a chicken "” allowing very detailed views of structures smaller than a cell.

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A visual illusion by Bucknell professor Arthur Shapiro won first place in an international competition held in Spain.

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Tansa G. "Tony" Massoud, associate professor of political science and chair of political science department at Bucknell University, in central Pennsylvania, is an expert on war in the Middle East; Arab-Israeli conflict; international conflict; and related topics.

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Men's wrestling will be restored to varsity status at Bucknell and women's sports will be enhanced, thanks to $5.6 million in private donations from William A. "Bill" Graham IV, chairman and chief executive officer of The Graham Company in Philadelphia.

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Brian C. Mitchell, president of Washington & Jefferson College since 1998, has been named the 16th president of Bucknell University. Mitchell, 51, will join Bucknell July 1. Mitchell is regularly quoted on issues related to private education and its contributions to society.

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Jackson Hill, a composer and music professor, has never watched the Grammy awards on TV. But he might tune in this year "” one of his compositions appears on a Grammy-nominated CD in the "classical crossover" category.

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Next year will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. An education professor has organized a symposium to take a look back at the 1954 decision, to spark a dialogue about its importance, and to examine its legacy.

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A Tolkien expert can discuss the faithfulness of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" to the original material, the ways the films explore (or ignore) the books' themes, and the challenges of adapting fantasy literature to film.

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Saving souls, getting to heaven, preparing for life in the next world. That's what a good number of religious traditions are all about "” but in recent years, the world's religions are getting increasingly involved in efforts to help save the planet Earth as well.

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Alison J. Draper, an assistant professor of chemistry at Bucknell University, is doing research where the rubber meets the road -- literally. She's investigating the environmental and health impacts of automobile tire wear particles.

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Over the past 1 1/2 years, Bucknell University engineering students have been using a computer-controlled test rig they designed and built to test a bike outfitted with a prototype of an innovative new gearing system.

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Entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenneth Langone will speak May 19 at Bucknell University's commencement ceremony. He is perhaps best known for co-founding Home Depot, Inc., the well-known home improvement chain.

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Bucknell business professor Keith Willoughby, an Olympic curling fanatic and self-proclaimed "math geek," has done sophisticated statistical analyses of championship curling games -- an Olympic event -- that highlight winning game strategies.

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On or around Valentine's Day, what might men and women do to enhance their own attractiveness in the eyes of others? How does their self-image affect their behavior? How do they go about trying to find or keep a significant other?

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Jeff Greenfield, a senior analyst for CNN's "Inside Politics," will speak May 20 at Bucknell University's commencement ceremony. Greenfield was host of CNN's seven-part series, "Democracy in America."

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Millions of bacteria are busily converting food waste into methane gas and soil nutrients in a pilot project at the Lycoming County landfill to determine if a full-scale plant could cut up to 70 percent the amount of organic waste being buried.

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Bucknell's President Proposes 10-Year Plan at Inauguration

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Poets and poetry have long been celebrated at Bucknell, so it was fitting that poems be part of the pomp in the inaugural ceremonies for the university's 15th president.

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President and CEO of HotJobs.com, and some 40 other Bucknell alumni, parents and friends who are in the forefront of the New Economy will participate in a symposium on the university campus.

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Bucknell's 142-year relationship with Burma continues with the endowment of two new scholarships for Burmese students with the help of more than 80 Burmese, including U Kyaw Win, international president of the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in Burma.

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Eavan Boland, described as one of Ireland's most influential poets, will be the speaker at Bucknell's 150th Commencement on May 21.

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Bucknell engineering students are developing tests to help a fledgling York snowboard manufacturer produce better boards, including ones that may go faster and ones for certain groups of riders such as women.

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A system that helps entrepreneurs turn an idea into a marketable product has won Bucknell's Small Business Development Center a Pennsylvania SBDC award.

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Jane Goodall, the world's leading authority on chimpanzees, will speak at Bucknell Oct. 15, about her nearly 40 years of research on chimpanzees and her wildlife conservation efforts. The title of her lecture is "Reason for Hope."

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Saxophonist Paul Winter and his Earth Band will present the world premiere of "The World Tree: A Musical Celebration" at Bucknell University Saturday, Oct. 23.

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Gary A. Sojka, microbiologist and former president of Bucknell, spent many nights sleeping in the barn this spring. His wife, Sandy, wasn't angry at him. It was lambing time for the Sojkas' rare Tunis ewes, and some of the mothers needed help during birth.

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Some 320 researchers from around the world will present their studies on creatures ranging from the smooth-billed anis to the orca whale at the 36th annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society June 26-30 at Bucknell University.

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Virginia Feigles of Milton, Pa., decided four years ago that a quarter of a century of wrapping perms was plenty. The hair dresser decided to learn how to build roads and sewerage systems instead and enrolled in Bucknell's College of Engineering.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner for her struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma, has agreed to give the address at Bucknell's commencement May 16. However, university officials say someone else will have to deliver the speech for her.

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Investors seeking to understand high finance should examine haute couture because finance and fashion styles are often cut from the same cloth, says a Bucknell finance professor.