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As students, with paintbrushes in their hands, looked at blank canvases, members of the Colgate Christian Fellowship (CCF) asked, “Where do you see beauty in the world?” and “How do humans contribute to or detract from that beauty?” The 24 participants in the Open Canvas event, sponsored by CCF, were invited to reflect on those […]

It was one of the most enduring social experiments of the Communist era: since the revolution of 1917, Russian families from various backgrounds have lived together in urban communal apartments. Colgate professors Alice Nakhimovsky and  Nancy Ries, with colleagues from around the world, have created an online museum to systematically document this unique lifestyle through […]

Interested in learning a new language? If so, you may want to choose a teacher who talks with their hands. A study conducted by Colgate University Associate Professor of Psychology Spencer Kelly and two Colgate undergraduate researchers, Tara McDevitt ’06 and Megan Esch ’07, reveals that people understand and remember foreign words better when a […]

This tax season, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, Colgate student are expected to help return $1.5 million dollars to more than 1,000 local tax filers. “Last year, we passed the million-dollar mark. We’re on track to top that, putting a significant amount of money in the pockets of those who need it […]

Colgate’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth kicked off Tuesday with a lecture about one of the naturalist’s legacies – the study of biodiversity – and a warning that the home for a vast array of plant and animal species is threatened. The university has several events this week to honor Darwin, […]

The National Teach-In provided a forum for professors and students to have a dialogue about global warming. The conversation was geared not only toward promoting awareness, but to propose actions that individuals and the campus as a whole can take to combat climate change. Robert Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, and Ian Helfant, […]

Colgate’s efforts to educate caffeine-hungry students about the pitfalls of pulling all-nighters and the need for more shuteye were featured this week in a Times Higher Education (UK) article. The British magazine highlighted last year’s “Come to Bed” event, which was part of a sleep awareness program sponsored by the university’s Wellness Initiative.

The Institute of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) launched its Lampert Lecture Series Wednesday with an address by Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria, who offered a compelling examination of today’s economic crisis. Besides his Newsweek role, Zakaria regularly contributes to The Washington Post and hosts a foreign affairs program on CNN Worldwide called Fareed Zakaria […]