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Vice President Joe Biden to deliver Global Leaders lecture

Mark WaldenFebruary 13, 2017

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will address the Colgate community on Friday, March 24, 2017. He will speak as part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate....

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Students examine Egyptian artifacts as part of class.

New museum studies minor offered

Daniel DeVriesJanuary 31, 2017

Beyond the collections, annual memberships, and traveling exhibits, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes at the world’s museums, and a new Colgate minor in ...

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Screenshot of an illustration from the film NUTS!

Colgate professor Penny Lane earns two national film grants

Daniel DeVriesJanuary 18, 2017

Penny Lane, the Colgate art and art history professor whose documentary Nuts! won big at Sundance last year, has earned two major grants aimed at increasing fem...

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Science Magazine reports on faculty-student research collaboration

Contributing WriterJanuary 11, 2017

"For most mammals," writes Science Magazine's Elizabeth Pennisi, "size matters: Large ones, such as elephants and whales, live far longer than small ones like r...

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Students in walk between classes in front of Lawrence Hall

Honor roll of access

Rebecca DowningDecember 26, 2016

ScholarMatch, a San Francisco nonprofit organization that provides free college counseling to low-income youth, has named Colgate University to its 2016 College...

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Illustration of trees in front of a cityscape

Environmentalism meets social justice in ENST 232

Emily Daniel ’18December 21, 2016

After researching topics from farming to fracking, students in ENST 232: Environmental Justice presented their findings at a poster session in the Ho Atrium on ...

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An installation in the Sessile exhibition at the Clifford Gallery at Colgate University

New show begins at Colgate’s Clifford Gallery

Matt HamesDecember 8, 2016

A new show has arrived at the Clifford Gallery. It's called Sessile, and it is curated by Josh Minkus. The exhibition includes works by five sculptors: Giulia C...

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Letting the good be the enemy

Mark WaldenDecember 6, 2016

Suppose, for a moment, that the Good Samaritan didn’t rescue just one person merely by chance. Let’s say that he spent his entire life walking up and down mount...

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Colgate students take selfie in front of Beijing skyline

Colgate earns top ranking for semester-long study-abroad participation

Mark WaldenDecember 2, 2016

Colgate students are taking lessons in the liberal arts outside the picturesque Chenango Valley — and in impressive numbers. The university has been ranked f...

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Harry Raymond, founder of an on-line app to explore beers, wines and spirits, skateboards through the Colgate University Thought Into Action Incubator, located on Utica Street in downtown Hamilton, NY.

2011 Senior thesis predicted MLB contract issue

Daniel DeVriesDecember 1, 2016

Five years ago, on the cusp of a Major League Baseball (MLB) players’ strike, two Colgate students, Harry Raymond ’11 and Ethan Levitt ’11, along with Professor...

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra plays onstage in the Colgate Memorial Chapel

Orpheus: a dynamic democracy

Brianna Delaney ’19December 1, 2016

Democracy — typically applied to politics — has found a place in music. The Grammy Award–winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, famed for its lack of a conductor an...

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Professors Holm and Taye talk Zika

Emily Daniel ’18November 30, 2016

When confronted with government warnings and media headlines about a new global health threat, it’s best to speak directly to those in the know. Before heading ...

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Elizabeth Arnold ’82 standing on ice in front of a ship

Reindeer central: Elizabeth Arnold ’82

Contributing WriterNovember 27, 2016

With a grant from the National Park Service, Elizabeth Arnold '82 reports on stories of people in the Arctic....

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3D printing the past

Brianna Delaney ’19November 18, 2016

Call it modern Mesopotamian claymation. With the help of the latest Artec3D equipment, archivists and instructional technologists have teamed up to produce 3D s...

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Rubbish gets a redesign

Emily Daniel ’18November 14, 2016

“Who knew that so many new things could be made from junk?” said Fiona Adjei Boateng ’19, a theater student who was making handbags out of denim pants during an...

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