Research is in F&M’s DNA
Research at F&M takes students far beyond the classroom. From fieldwork to civic engagement in Lancaster, see the unlimited research opportunities at F&M.
Senior Studies Russian Politics in Real Time
As a Ukrainian immigrant, F&M senior Anna Synakh’s interest in Russian politics is close to home. Her research focuses on Russian soft-power politics from the early 2000s to present day.
Read MoreA Book Club For Second Chances
F&M senior Jolie Rosenberg believes in second chances. This mixed with a sympathy for incarcerated populations led her to craft an education project for the Lancaster County Prison.
Read MoreExploring How Images Present New Ways to Tell a Story
Senior Sojin Shin has a twofold love of words and images. It’s only fitting she chose to explore how her skills in art and writing complement each other by creating a graphic novel.
Read MoreSatellite Images and Climate Change: What's the Connection?
What happens to a fishing community during a drought? A sophomore researcher uses images and computer skills to show what that experience looks like.
Read More‘Streams are the Canary in the Coal Mine’
Using aerial photography and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, F&M sophomore Sydney Levins is researching stream-channel dynamics of Fishing Creek North Nature Preserve in Lancaster.
Read MoreBiology, Psychology Interests Lead Researcher to Potential...
Hailan Yu's research for new antibiotic compounds plows relatively untouched ground.
Read MoreWhy Research? It Teaches You More Than You Think
There are surprising lessons hidden within the research experience. Two F&M students and a recent graduate share the valuable insights they discovered while researching alongside Assistant Professor...
Read MoreStudents Journey to Hawaii for Extra-Galactic Research
Three F&M students traveled with their professor to Hawaii last fall for his research related to the James Webb Space Telescope and Hawaii’s W. M. Keck Observatory.
Read MoreStudents: Computer Science Research Wants You
F&M’s computer science faculty want to introduce students to research opportunities in artificial intelligence, robotics, app programming and other projects at a Jan. 18 seminar.
Read MoreF&M Launches Chesapeake Watershed Initiative
The Richard King Mellon Foundation is supporting the newly established Chesapeake Watershed Initiative at Franklin & Marshall College with $1.25-million grant.
Read MoreFrom Alaska to Lancaster: A Student’s Journey
From racing in the Iditarod to examining Alaska's museum archives, senior Ashley Guernsey holds a unique knowledge of the state's topographical, historical and religious landscape.
Read MoreResearch Fair: Students Study Pandemic Impact on Lancaster...
Students Lily Nolan and Alysse Danyi are investigating how motivations, beliefs, perceptions and decisions of small-business owners have influenced labor dynamics during the pandemic.
Read MoreResearch Fair: Senior Studies Hope, Solidarity and Cognition
Senior Maceo Whatley turned to philosophy when experiment-based psychology “just didn't leave me with the kind of answers I wanted,” he said.
Read MoreResearch Fair: Learning English Online During the Pandemic
Intrigued by survey results and inspired by her connection to language learning, junior Lauren Chen explored COVID-19 and its impact on adult English language learners’ interest in taking online...
Read MoreResearch Fair: The Power in Engaging the Community Through...
What happens when art and civic engagement meet? Senior Sarah Sutter spent her summer showing how effective, and important, it is when they do.
Read MoreResearch Fair: Discovering Discrepancies in Theoretical...
Before he turns to the computer for his research, physics major Evan Shinn calculates by hand to determine corrections to a theory on positronium energy levels.
Read MoreSummer Research in Lancaster City’s Rain Gardens: A Photo...
Ever wonder what student research at F&M looks like? This photo collection explores a biology lab’s research on the rain gardens in F&M’s home city of Lancaster.
Read MoreStudents Gain Hands-On Public Health Experience
Senior Sydney Wieczkowski has already put her public health degree to work in Lancaster City before even graduating from Franklin & Marshall.
Read MoreWeaving Lancaster’s Rich Farming Community into the...
F&M is tucked in the center of a county full of lush rolling farmland. These students are researching how to take advantage of these agricultural surroundings by adding a sustainable food systems...
Read MoreLeft Behind: Research Highlights Immigrant Hardships During...
Born in Quito, Ecuador, rising junior Yuliana Tamayo knows firsthand the uncertainties faced by immigrants arriving in the United States.
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