Professor Anthony Chianese (pictured holding the pipet) and his organic chemistry students perform experiments to identify unknown chemical compounds. Students (L to R): Kristen Mast ’23, Paige Halverson ’23, Edward Grabov ’23, and Melissa Gonzalez ’23. Photo by Mark DiOrio
Kelsey Bonham ’22 embarked on a seafaring journey after restoring a 1974 steel boat. Read about her adventures in Setting Sail. Photo by Derek Cousemaker
In her first collegiate track meet, Elizabeth Driscoll ’24 broke the previous Colgate indoor pole vault record with a height of 3.06 meters in March. The previous record, achieved by Hunter Filer ’18 in her senior year, was 3.05 meters. Because of the pandemic, Driscoll was unable to compete last year during her senior high school season and meet her goal of breaking her high school record. “After having lost my senior season, I set my eyes on a new goal, Colgate’s record,” she told the Maroon-News. “Imagining breaking the record is what kept me going for almost a full year.” Next up for Driscoll: overcoming Colgate’s outdoor record of 3.20 meters.
The Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative’s home — Olin Hall — is one step closer to transformative renovations. In January, Colgate’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution to advance designs created by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP for the project, and construction will begin in the spring of 2022. The Ho MBBI was created with a gift of $15 million from Trustee Emeritus Robert Hung Ngai Ho ’56, H’11. Learn more in Be it Resolved.
Professor Karen Harpp (geology and peace and conflict studies) has been studying volcanoes in the Galapagos like this one, Sierra Negra. She and a colleague have been analyzing volcanic rocks and comparing their isotopic compositions with those of volcanic rocks from Hawaii. They've found that some of the rocks from both locales share the same chemistry. Read more about this geochemistry mystery in Colgate Research.
Alumni and professors discuss intergenerational relationships, ageism, and supporting others through the course of life. Read their stories in Somebody to Lean On.
Do you know what's hidden in the walls of Hascall Hall? And who was the man for whom Dana Arts Center was named? Learn about campus spaces and the people for whom they were named in Places of Imagination.
From Science to Set Design outlines the path of Suzi Tucker ’84, who began her career in theoretical physical chemistry but found her true calling in theater set design. Illustration by Polly Becker.
Olivier Lafont ’01 recently released a new children's book, so we've asked him to tell us: What Book Influenced You Most as a Child? Illustration by Delphine Lee
