F&M Stories
At Franklin & Marshall College, we connect our students with extraordinary opportunities so they can accomplish great things in their four years on campus. Here are just a few of their stories.
11/14/2022
A Burning Passion for Anthropology
A childhood spent growing up around Native American artifacts unearthed in her backyard left F&M senior Madison Fortier with an abiding interest in archaeology.
11/11/2022
F&M Compost Co-Op Diverts Costs and CO2 in Lancaster
A Franklin & Marshall College compost initiative has evolved into a co-op saving the City of Lancaster $5,215 per year — all while diverting 16,638 pounds of food waste from the solid-waste stream each month. The Lancaster Composting Co-Ops (LCC)...
09/02/2022
Aspiring Neuroscientist Tackles Cutting-Edge Research in Chicago
Beta Cai ’23, a neuroscience major, spent a summer conducting biomedical research in the pharmacology department at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “I did research on designing and constructing a FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer)-based...
08/19/2022
F&M Senior Explores 'Core Spirit' of Today's Engineering Studies
The Franklin & Marshall student experience doesn't stop when the academic year ends. From internships in Lancaster to travel around the world and research across the country, our students...Math major explores engineering for humanity as a student...
06/22/2022
'A Dream Come True': Fulbright Awards Nine F&M Alumni
Fulbright Awards have taken Franklin & Marshall alumni to more than 25 countries over the past decade. This year's cohort of awardees will continue that globetrotting tradition. Nine F&M...Nine F&M graduates have been selected for this year's Fulbright...
05/03/2022
Grad Earns Prestigious Pi Mu Math Award
Nart Shalqini '21 recently received the Richard V. Andree award from the Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society. Shalqini's paper, F&M student Nart Shalqini was recently awarded the Richard V. Andree award from the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society.
04/08/2022
Senior Studies Russian Politics in Real Time
As Franklin & Marshall College senior Anna Synakh began researching Russian soft-power politics, her studies took a startling turn. The Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February added a...F&M senior Anna Synakh is analyzing Western country responses...
04/07/2022
A Book Club For Second Chances
Franklin & Marshall College senior Jolie Rosenberg believes in second chances. She converted that belief into action by crafting an education project for the Lancaster County Prison in Lancaster,...History and government double major designed prison...
04/06/2022
Exploring How Images Present New Ways to Tell a Story
As an English literature and studio art double major, Franklin & Marshall College senior Sojin Shin has a twofold love of words and images. It's only fitting that she chose to explore how her...English literature and studio art double major explores...
04/04/2022
Satellite Images and Climate Change: What's the Connection?
What happens to a fishing community during a drought? A student researcher uses images and computer skills to show what that experience looks like.
04/01/2022
'Streams are the Canary in the Coal Mine'
Water has a lot to say, if you know how to listen. An F&M sophomore is senior examines the stream-channel dynamics of Fishing Creek North Nature Preserve in Lancaster County.
03/30/2022
Biology, Psychology Interests Lead Researcher to Potential New Antibiotics
As Hailan Yu synthesizes holomycin and its derivatives, she plows relatively untouched ground in her chemistry studies for new antibiotic compounds.