January 3, 2018
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Colgate’s newest faculty-led, semester-long study group will immerse students in the social, cultural, and political environment of post-Apartheid Cape Town, South Africa in the fall of 2018. The group was created to capitalize on the wealth of faculty expertise pertaining to South African history and culture, and it was developed with assistance from the Lampert […]December 24, 2017
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Assistant Professor of Geology Joe Levy and his students are using NASA grant funding and images taken from the Mars Orbiter Mission to study glaciers on the red planet in an effort to further understand how that planet’s climate has changed throughout history. Images provided by the orbiter are of such high resolution that researchers on […]November 30, 2017
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Colgate’s Green Revolving Loan Fund is a newly-launched initiative geared toward reducing the university’s carbon footprint, and staff in the Buildings and Grounds Department are already leading the way with the fund’s first energy-saving project. The loan fund, which is seeded with $230,000, is designed to support significant physical upgrades that have a clear, measurable […]November 23, 2017
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Colgate’s Class of 1965 Arena has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, thanks to sustainable building methods and systems. Since opening the LEED Gold Trudy Fitness Center in 2011, Colgate has committed to green building practices for all new construction and major renovations, with a minimum goal of LEED Silver certification. […]November 20, 2017
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In this video, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Andy Pattison shares his thoughts about teaching, research, and his work in the community to address questions of sustainability and climate action planning. Pattison’s students often step outside the classroom to study and help solve environmental challenges facing local communities.November 8, 2017