Academics

Questions on happiness have perplexed and fascinated for centuries, and for the last year, they are questions that Professor Rebecca Shiner and 17 of her students have been working to answer.

Colgate Associate Professor of Geography Mike Loranty is one of 33 international experts who reviewed more than 200 recent studies related to how climate change and permafrost are interacting

Jillian Paulin ’23 studies dark matter at Colgate and has been awarded a scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for her work and her passion for research.

Three members of the Colgate faculty have been awarded the University’s 2022 Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.

The latest episode of 13 discusses coffee production, Colgate’s Sophomore Residential Seminar trip to Colombia, and the real meaning behind coffee labels like organic and bird safe.

On the latest episode of 13, Professor of Music and Director of the Orchestra Marietta Cheng talks about her experiences as a conductor and music professor.

Colgate University hosted a series of alumni and faculty-led panel discussions and keynotes, Mar. 25–26, addressing the intersection of technology, brain research, the arts, media, science, and behavior.

On the latest episode of 13, Colgate professors respond to the war in Ukraine.

Professor Daniel Bertrand Monk discusses a newly published work that focuses a critical eye on United Nations refugee housing efforts and the organization’s partnership with IKEA.

Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities and professor of English, shares his thoughts about teaching and writing poetry, discusses his long-time work for Armenian Genocide recognition, and reads from his newest book on the latest episode of 13.