Students participate in Unassessed Water Study

Petokas interviewed regarding endangered species

Dr. Peter Petokas, research associate in the Lycoming College Clean Water Institute, was recently interviewed by Tom Pelton, journalist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Bay Daily and WYPR, a regional National Public Radio affiliate in Baltimore, Md.

Lycoming pledges to reduce carbon footprint

Lycoming College President James Douthat has called upon all members of the College community to support initiatives to reduce carbon emissions on campus. On Wednesday, April 20, during a ceremony on the steps of Long Hall, Douthat signed the Lycoming College Climate Commitment pledge. Members of the campus community were then invited to add their signature to a Climate Commitment banner to be displayed on campus.

Recyclemania results announced

Lycoming College was one of 630 colleges and universities from across the U.S. that recently participated in Recyclemania, which is in its 10th year of competition.

Lycoming participates in Recyclmania

Clean Water Institute to host gas leasing discussion

The Lycoming College Clean Water Institute and the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host a public meeting on the issue of gas leasing in public state forest lands on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in Heim Building, G-11, Barclay Lecture Hall.

Students present research at annual microbiology meeting

Three Lycoming College biology students presented their research at the Annual Meeting of the Allegheny Branch of the American Society for Microbiology on Nov. 6 at the Clearfield campus of Lock Haven University.

Lycoming hosts 20th annual biology teachers workshop

Lycoming College hosted its 20th annual Biotechnology Teacher Workshop on Nov. 23 in the Heim Science Building. More than 60 teachers from 35 school districts in Pennsylvania and Maryland attend the event, titled "Biotechnology: Touching All Parts of Life."

Students complete scuba certification

Fourteen Lycoming College students received their Professional Association of Diving Instructors open water scuba diving certification. Students completed their open water dives on Sept. 24 and 25 in an area of the Loyalsock Creek known as "Slab Town."

Clean Water Institute to co-host program on Marcellus Shale gas issues

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director John Arway will lead a discussion on the Marcellus Shale development during an event hosted by Susquehanna Chapter Trout Unlimited and the Lycoming College Clean Water Institute on Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in Room D-001 of the College's Academic Center. William Worobec, president of the PFBC Board of Commissioners, will also be in attendance.

Arway will present the commission's perspective on how aquatic resources are impacted by Marcellus Shale development projects, explaining the commission's role in enforcing pollution laws and making a case for enacting the proposed severance tax.