F&M Stories
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08/11/2025
Connecting Classroom Theory to Behavioral Reality in a Yale Laboratory
Noah Katzer 鈥�26 has added a new skill and experience to an already impressive list of accomplishments: he spent part of his summer interning at the Emotion Health and Psychophysiology Lab at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. 鈥淚've learned new...
08/07/2025
Binayak Jha 鈥�27 Dives Into Finance Fundamentals at Wharton Academy
At F&M, Binayak Jha 鈥�27 found a place to explore his passions鈥攁nd the support to pursue educational opportunities off campus. This summer, the computer science and mathematics major attended the Wharton Academy, an immersive business program...
08/05/2025
Nicolas Rios 鈥�23 Brings the Liberal Arts to Goldman Sachs
鈥淎t F&M, I wasn鈥檛 just learning what to think鈥擨 was learning how to think,鈥� said Nicolas Rios 鈥�23. 鈥淭hat ability to analyze, adapt and connect ideas across disciplines has been incredibly valuable in the workforce.鈥� Rios, a business,...
07/31/2025
Mia Feola 鈥�27 Unleashes Her Potential
Mia Feola 鈥�27 has always felt a calling to work with animals. This summer, she interned at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center (PVWDC), an organization dedicated to training working dogs. 鈥淚nterning for the PVWDC has opened doors for me to explore...
07/29/2025
Julia Dorf '24 Forges Her Future in Medical Innovation
At F&M, Julia Dorf 鈥�24 immersed herself in hands-on research and 鈥嬧�媐ormed a strong foundation of the skills she needed for her post-graduate role. 鈥淭he opportunity to conduct research with professors at F&M was crucial in landing an entry-level...
07/28/2025
Richie Dockery '26 Explores Lancaster's Revolutionary History
A connection with an F&M professor inspired Richie Dockery '26 to pursue a summer experience preserving American history less than five miles from campus.
07/24/2025
Field Research Leads F&M Grad to Hawaiian Wildlife Refuge
Owen Sobel 鈥�24 swapped soccer cleats for hiking boots to pursue a rewarding career in environmental field research and conservation. A former Diplomat midfielder, Sobel is now a U.S. Fish & Wildlife biological technician at Midway Atoll National...
07/22/2025
Kelvin Lartey 鈥�27 Computes Postgraduate Future
Researcher, mentor and scientific advocate: Go behind the scenes with Kelvin Lartey 鈥�27 as he spends the summer in Pittsburgh developing a mathematical model to study viral pathogens.
07/18/2025
F&M Students Launch Global Nutrition Nonprofit
F&M's global community of students brought together Jordan Samuels and Lyla Loria, co-founders of Fuel for Thought, a nonprofit that provides meals and educational resources to students in South Africa.
07/17/2025
From Passion to Ph.D.: He Zhuo 鈥�24 Found A Calling in Chemistry
Forging into the unknown to uncover new inspirations 鈥� that鈥檚 the Diplomat way. For He Zhuo 鈥�24, this meant exploring different fields before discovering an unexpectedly acute interest in chemistry. Now, he鈥檚 pursuing a doctorate in chemistry...
07/14/2025
F&M鈥檚 New President on Getting to Know the College: 鈥楾he First Priority is to Listen鈥�
As he steps into the role of president of 糖心, Andrew 鈥淎ndy鈥� Rich is spending time with members of the F&M community and learning what they value about being Diplomats. Rich was named Franklin and Marshall鈥檚 17th president...
07/10/2025
F&M to FBI: How Kristopher Martinez 鈥�24 Embraced an Unexpected Opportunity
For Kristopher Martinez 鈥�24, F&M wasn鈥檛 just a place to study business and government 鈥� here, he could live it, question it, and grow through it. Martinez said this immersive experience not only fostered skills in critical thinking, communication,...