Centers and Institutes

Three Colgate students are continuing work started this past summer on interdisciplinary research projects through the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Scholars Program.

A panel of Colgate faculty members shared their perspectives on “American Constitutionalism at 250: The Roberts Court and the Evolution of a Unitary Executive” as part of the University’s celebration of Constitution Day Sept. 17.

Miriam Garnaas ’28, an environmental biology and computer science major, spent her summer working as a fellow for the Upstate Institute Field School at Colgate University paired with Champlain Area Trails.

Colgate will celebrate this year’s Constitution Day with a panel discussion featuring five Colgate faculty members addressing “American Constitutionalism at 250: The Roberts Court and the Evolution of a Unitary Executive.”

The workshop was funded through a 2026 Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Interdisciplinary Training Workshop Grant.

Anna Sims Bartel has been appointed to serve as the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair for regional studies for the 2026–27 academic year.

On April 23, 2026, the Kraynak Institute hosted Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad to speak to Colgate students in a lecture and private conversation.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute has announced this year’s awards supporting interdisciplinary research, training, and student-centered scholarship at Colgate.

The elective designation, awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, recognizing the University’s continuing commitment to community engagement and partnerships.

The Lampert Scholars and Storing-Hou Director of the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs Chad Sparber traveled to Washington, D.C., in October to meet with alumni and policy experts, part of the institute’s mission to build a bridge between academic and applied work in a policy sphere.