Benton Scholars News and Updates

In early March, I used my Benton mini-grant to attend the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference, the premier yearly event in the field, where experts and athletes come together to share and discuss new ideas and cutting-edge research.

Over winter break this year, I had the opportunity to travel throughout Costa Rica for a Tropical Ecology extended study course. With the support of a Benton Mini-Grant, I was able to arrive several days earlier than the rest of my class to visit a forest restoration site and learn more about the endeavors of Association Community Carbon Trees (ACCT), a reforestation carbon offset organization. The interactive tour of one of their reforestation sites left me with an even greater appreciation for traditional ecological knowledge and the educational power of being connected to your natural surroundings.

Learn about sustainability initiatives from around the world!

You can learn about a culture by trying the foods that are considered staples of the local area. The best part about food is that it is truly unique around the world.

Learn about public transportation in other countries!

This week the Bentons are talking about community spaces in their host countries!

Meet the Bentons who have studied abroad this year! Find out where they went and little about them.

In January 2019, senior Jenny Lundt travelled to Colombia on a quest to build her knowledge about “earthships.”

Jake Scott ’20 conducted summer research with Professor Blume-Kohout in the Colgate economics department exploring the relationship between direct financial incentives and student major choice.

This summer, Risako Yang ’21 traveled to Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and worked in a lab studying mammalian reproduction.