Optical Society members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics are proposed for election to the class of Fellow. Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics and Astronomy Enrique (Kiko) Galvez is among this year’s honorees.
What happens when empires fall apart?
The rise of China’s Ming dynasty in the 14th century is a study in the answer to this particular question.
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This fall, Colgate welcomed 43 new professors in more than 25 different departments, athletics, and the university libraries. Colgate’s newest educators represe...
Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in Humanities and Professor of English, has authored a travel memoir for the New York Times.
Colgate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychology Carrie Keating told the Washington Post that she was, "almost slack-jawed with amazeme...
To hear chemistry professor Ernie Nolen talk about it, understanding chemistry is the easiest thing in the world, once you enter the right frame of mind.
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“How we acquire our moral beliefs is one question. What makes them true, if they are true, is another.” For Associate Professor of Philosophy Jacob Klein, these difficult questions are at the core of the liberal arts education.
Confronting difficult and contentious subjects in the classroom is an essential component of a liberal arts education. Professors Jenna Reinbold and Tim Byrnestalk about how they are approaching a course that examines the American church-state debate through the lens of abortion and same-sex marriage.
Colgate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Ellen Percy Kraly has been named as one of the 2018 WCNY Makers: Women Who Make America, for her work w...
When Reader's Digest was looking to create a list of the world's most famous lost treasures, they turned to Colgate's Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor o...
Step back in time with Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics Robert Garland as he shares what it was like in a day in the life of an ancient ...
Can knitting be used as an act of defiance? Jennifer LeMesurier, professor of writing and rhetoric at Colgate University, describes how hands in motion can help make a commotion.
On New Year’s Day 2003, Assistant Professor of Theater Christian DuComb saw his first Mummers’ Parade. Garish costumes and raucous noise drew him to the window ...
Assistant Professor of Geology Joe Levy and his students are using NASA grant funding and images taken from the Mars Orbiter Mission to study glaciers on the re...
In this video, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Andy Pattison shares his thoughts about teaching, research, and his work in the community to address...