Academics

A team of drillers, engineers, and researchers will depart from Christchurch, New Zealand, for Antarctica on Nov. 16, traveling to the southeast margin of the Ross Ice Shelf, where they will drill 650 ft. into the seafloor in an effort to better understand how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is melting. Colgate Geology Professor Amy Leventer will study these drill cores once they are collected. 

Colgate’s Constitution Day Debate on Sept. 13 focused on the constitutionality of the administrative state.

On the latest episode of 13, Assistant Professor of Sociology Justin Helepololei takes an in-depth look at the U.S. prison system.

On Sunday, Aug. 20, Colgate welcomed the Class of 2027, one of the most academically accomplished cohorts in Colgate history with a 12% acceptance rate and 3.97 average GPA.

Levine will participate in an upcoming 2027 lunar research mission through NASA’s recurring Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon program.

Ukranian writer and poet Victoria Amelina died on July 1 from injuries suffered in the Russian bombing of RIA Lounge, a restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, just eight months after speaking to a classroom of Colgate students for an Arts and Humanities Colloquium.

In spring 2023, students in Assistant Professor of Music Ryan Chase’s MUSI 245: Composition class had the opportunity to collaborate with the New York City–based Contemporaneous Ensemble.

After a demanding, yet fulfilling, academic experience as a physics major at Colgate, Jeiko Pujols ’23 is ready to take another step toward a career as a researcher in electrical engineering.

Manhattan DA’s office credits Elizabeth Marlow, associate professor of art and art history, with “investigative support” leading to the seizure of ancient bronze statues.

Despite the dire warnings that artificial intelligence will create major disruptions to the economy, higher education, and society as a whole, AI expert Avi Goldfarb remains optimistic about its potential.