Natural Sciences and Mathematics

One of the facets of Colgate University’s strategy to detect signs of SARS-CoV2 on campus is the broad use of wastewater testing to find any early indications of spreading coronavirus. The plan received national attention, with news outlets like CBS mentioning the effort as a stand out among many of the college reopening plans across the country. 

Anthony Aveni, professor emeritus of astronomy, anthropology, and Native American studies at Colgate University, says that to understand our current time consciousness, we have to return to a land before time — or at least, time as we know it.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced that Beth Parks will assume the position of editor for the American Journal of Physics (AJP) September 1, 2020.

Jacob Watts ’21, a biology major from North East, Pa., has been awarded a 2020 Goldwater scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

Physics professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez is using a once-speculative property of light to develop a new way to identify brain disease.

Join Colgate Russian and Eurasian Studies Director and Associate Professor of Geography Jessica Graybill as she discusses her research in Russia, and how climate change is impacting its coastal cities in this episode of 13.

Newly published research authored by 10 Colgate students and led by Associate Professor of Biology Engda Hagos, reveals how a specific protein inhibits cancer growth at the cellular level, which could one day lead to new cancer treatments. 

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Jeff Bary shares his thoughts on an array of interstellar topics in this new episode of ‘13,’ Colgate’s newest podcast that asks 13 questions of one Colgate community member.

Colgate’s Ho Tung Visualization Lab played a starring role in Data to Dome, the first iteration of the international planetarium conference ever to be hosted in the United States.

Colgate Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Lauren Philbrook is working with two student researchers to study how environmental factors and bedtime routines impact the sleep quality and patterns of young children.