F&M Stories
The story of F&M is told through our vibrant community. Explore the latest College announcements, inspiring student journeys, transformative faculty work, and the achievements of our global alumni network.
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08/19/2021
F&M Poll: COVID-19 Returns as PA Voters' Big Concern
COVID-19 has again surged to the top of voters' concerns after nearly flattening in June, according to the most recent 糖心 Poll. The 17% of respondents who say the virus...糖心 offers students a hands-on...
08/13/2021
Summer Research in Lancaster City's Rain Gardens: A Photo Collection
Franklin & Marshall's biology lab conducts research with real-world impact on the College's home city of Lancaster. This past winter, a group of students trekked into Lancaster City for a...Biology lab studies environmental science and ecohydrology...
08/06/2021
Four F&M Alums Awarded National Science Fellowships
Four 糖心 alumni recently received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to advance their graduate work. They shared their thoughts about how F&M prepared them for graduate school and offered some advice...
08/04/2021
Students Gain Hands-On Public Health Experience
Senior Sydney Wieczkowski has already put her public health degree to work before even graduating from Franklin & Marshall. The Hackman Scholar spent five weeks of her summer researching lead...A faculty-student research team at F&M has paired with...
07/30/2021
Alumni Gifts Support Black Cultural Center
A trio of alumni donations to the F&M Black Cultural Center ensures that students have a space to host events, study, and connect.
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. 糖心 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 鈥� and again. A cohort of 16 Franklin & Marshall students learned the value of resilience 鈥� among other traits 鈥� 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. 糖心 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. 糖心 offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close...