Geography News and Updates

A beautiful day to present 2026 geography awards.

For the 2026 Gould lecture, Professor Pierre Desrochers asks if current wind-powered sailing cargo efforts move the needle on fossil-fuel use or cargo-ship efficiency.

This summer, Sara Tabibian ’26 was an Upstate Institute Fellow with The Center in Utica, N.Y. She evaluated transit barriers, combined interviews, surveys, data visualization, and GIS mapping to understand refugee transportation needs.

Colgate welcomes students and faculty from Western Australia’s Curtin University.

Luke Wang ’27 writing on summer research with Professor Meyer.

Return of the fall geography barbecue and picnic

Nothing like a summer lunch barbecue to help get the research flowing on a beautiful summer day.

Colgate geography held an all-classes reunion during Reunion 2025 weekend.

Geography department at the academic reception during graduation weekend

Senior Ayden Simpson presented his honors project on May 7, 2025.