Academics

On Oct. 26, Colgate University hosted two members of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) for a panel conversation titled “Exposing War Crimes in Syria and the Connection to the Ukraine Crisis.”

New research from Colgate University changes our understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica, as scientists have learned that summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier, and stays thawed for a full two months longer, than previously believed.

A cross-disciplinary team of Colgate University faculty and staff members is developing a new approach to STEM teacher training, with a grant from the National Science Foundation. 

A newly funded natural laboratory, designed to understand the interaction between the climate, hydrology, and the Colgate community, is now collecting data, thanks to the recent installation of specialized monitoring stations on campus and in a local creek. 

Colgate will host a special panel with members of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), Wednesday, October 26, titled Exposing War Crimes in Syria and the Connection to the Ukraine Crisis. 

Scientists who study humankind’s longest animal companions will travel to Colgate University for the 2022 Canine Science Conference, Oct. 7–9. 

On the latest episode of 13, join Colgate Associate Professor of History Dan Bouk for a deep dive into the history of the U.S. Census and some stories of the data it harbors.

The latest episode of 13 features Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Rebecca Shiner and Associate University Chaplain and Catholic Minister Mark Shiner.

Colgate University welcomed the Class of 2026 to campus on Sunday, Aug. 21. With 817 members, this is the most selective and academically accomplished class in the history of the institution — formed from the largest applicant pool ever seen by the University.

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.