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When professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez delves into his scholarly work as a quantum physicist, it is not unusual for him to choose Colgate undergraduates — some still in their first year — as his research partners. “They work alongside me on significant research projects, which is not always typical for students at schools the size […]

What do a 20-something Colgate student and a 70-something area resident have in common? More than you might think, it turns out. Twelve seniors taking the Sociology of Age, Aging, and the Lifecourse class were paired with an elder and tasked with creating a digital story about that person.

Geology professor Connie Soja spent a month coping with howling hot winds and 100-degree temperatures in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia as her research team examined rocks dating back more than 400 million years. Soja and her colleagues were hunting for clues to a tectonic puzzle: Where was that portion of southern Mongolia actually located that many million […]

For the past seven years Colgate professor Susan Cerasano has been working on a project that aims to create the world’s most important digital archive on early modern English theater. The first stage of this major scholarly endeavor is complete and now available.

December 21, 2012. That’s the day the world will end — or at the very least undergo a major transformation, according to doomsday theories that have surfaced online, on bookstore shelves, and in movie theaters. As the hype surrounding the 2012 phenomenon builds, fueled by today’s release of the film 2012, media outlets from across […]

Research by Colgate professor R.M. Douglas that found that British forces did not use chemical weapons on Iraqis just after World War I was highlighted in a United Press International news story and by other media outlets this week.

Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell spoke about the current racial climate in America Wednesday night as part of ALST Day celebrations on campus. Harris-Lacewell, a frequent contributor to MSNBC and other media outlets, tackled the broad topic by explaining race in four ways: racial context, race as a factor in candidate choice, race and governing, and […]

William Skelton, who took generations of Colgate students on the India Study Group that he created and who founded the Colgate Concert Orchestra, passed away Sept. 23. Skelton, Robert Ho Professor of Asian studies and professor of music emeritus, joined the Colgate faculty in 1954 as a music professor. He directed the chamber band, 65-voice […]

As parents across the country send their children off to college, Mark Thompson, director of Colgate’s Counseling & Psychological Services, has been offering expert advice for those mothers and fathers feeling anxious about the experience. Media outlets, including WALR-FM (Atlanta), KFAB-AM (Omaha), and WCPO-TV (Cincinnati), have turned to Thompson for his insight and perspective.

While many budding musicians venture to locales such as New York City and Los Angeles to get a taste of the entertainment industry, Sophia D’Addio ’06 found the perfect opportunity right here in Hamilton. D’Addio, who plans on pursuing a doctorate in art history, jumped at the chance to spend a month as senior intern […]