F&M Stories
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07/02/2026
F&M Interns Ensure Safe River Recreation in Lancaster
As Pennsylvania endures a historic heatwave, F&M environmental science students are doing their part to monitor river and creek conditions for residents 鈥� and picking up valuable field research skills along the way.
06/25/2026
National Research Computing Honor Goes to F&M鈥檚 Tony Weaver
One of the research computing community鈥檚 highest honors has been awarded to 糖心's Tony Weaver, who was named the 2026 Globus Community Contributor of the Year at GlobusWorld, the premier annual conference for the research...
06/09/2026
Innovation Fund Transforms Pioneering Spirit into Action at 糖心
The F&M Innovation Fund announces its inaugural cohort of funded projects: four bold community initiatives that capture the pioneering spirit of 糖心.
06/01/2026
F&M Computer Science Grad Lands Job at Google
At F&M, Shahina Tojieva 鈥�25 cultivated world-ready skills to seamlessly transition from Diplomat to Google software engineer. 鈥淢y time at F&M equipped me with the essential toolkit to navigate unfamiliar environments and overcome post-collegiate...
05/27/2026
Faculty Earn Recognition Across Range of Academic Fields
This academic year, faculty members across various disciplines received numerous grant and fellowship opportunities, with several award announcements still pending. Faculty and staff have been recognized both nationally and globally for their contributions...
05/25/2026
Student Peace Award Winner to Use Nature to Transform Lives
Sarahna Khadka '28 is in Nepal this summer, working to help low-income women learn financial literacy and start a small business. Her project won the Davis Foundation Project for Peace award and $10,000 in funding.
05/05/2026
New Documentary Explores the Science and Impact Behind F&M鈥檚 Leading Environmental Research Efforts
On April 30, more than 100 members of the Franklin & Marshall and Lancaster communities gathered on campus to view the premiere of a new documentary film that showcases the work that F&M faculty and students are leading to better understand and mitigate...
04/22/2026
Winging It: F&M Supercomputer Powers Biologist鈥檚 Local Conservation Efforts
For this Franklin & Marshall biologist, every bird song and flap of wings is essential data. With the support of the campus supercomputers, Dan Ardia and his student researchers are decoding the language of nature to better understand how Lancaster鈥檚...
04/01/2026
Tackling the Impacts of Ocean Climate Change Through High-Performance Computing
Pennsylvania may be landlocked, but geography is no barrier for this Franklin & Marshall marine biochemist. By leveraging a powerful supercomputer, Peter Fields and his student researchers are tackling ocean climate change from the heart of Lancaster...
03/24/2026
Seat at the Table: Students Work Alongside National Experts on the F&M Poll
Led by two faculty mentors, Franklin & Marshall juniors and seniors with a keen interest in political polling, civics, and voter sentiment meet weekly to discuss best practices and trends in polling, how to analyze and contextualize results, and...
03/13/2026
Mapping the Cosmos with F&M鈥檚 Supercomputer
How do you find a needle in a galactic haystack? Fronefield Crawford is harnessing the computational strength of F&M鈥檚 High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster to pinpoint the location of rotating stars in our neighboring galaxies.
02/16/2026
Powering Innovation: Inside F&M鈥檚 Campus Supercomputer
Imagine 1,600 computer processors combining power toward one task. This is the engine driving innovation at F&M. Called a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster, this elite shared resource accelerates discovery, empowers large-scale research, and...