{"id":16396,"date":"2025-02-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/?p=16396"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:47:31","slug":"13-bits-of-colgate-news-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/2025\/02\/03\/13-bits-of-colgate-news-24\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Bits of Colgate News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Illustrations by Bernie Freytag<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colgate is the top liberal arts college in the Northeast<\/strong> and 25 on the Wall Street Journal<\/em>\/ College Pulse\u2019s 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n

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2<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amira Diamond \u201995<\/strong> won the 2024 Heinz Award for the Environment for her commitment to empowering women-led climate initiatives and eco-enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new digital loom in Bernstein Hall<\/strong> can read digital graphics and recreate them through stitch work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Carrie Keating<\/strong> (psychological and brain sciences) was the 2024 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colgate was named to The Princeton Review\u2019s 2024 Best Value Colleges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wellness Wednesdays: Chapel House offers midweek \u201cRecoup and Soup\u201d<\/strong> gatherings with meditation and lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n

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7<\/span><\/div>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samantha Croston \u201920<\/strong> was named the first female sports director at CNY Central TV in Syracuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haven, Shaw Wellness Institute, and the Center for Women\u2019s Studies created a library display in Case Library for Domestic Violence Awareness<\/strong> Month in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In New York City, a professional network event called \u201cGrow Green\u201d<\/strong> featured alumni entrepreneurs who have built companies in cannabis cultivation and salad greens production.<\/p>\n\n\n

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10<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Colgate Vis Lab team won the Most Original or Innovative Idea Award<\/strong> for their presentation at the Digistar Users Group Conference in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Learning, Teaching, and Research\u2019s Pedagogical Partnership program pairs students and faculty members to teach and learn together<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colgate placed fourth among baccalaureate institutions on the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education<\/strong> 2024 Sustainable Campus Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUniversity that shares its name with an oral hygiene brand\u201d: the clue for Colgate in the New York Times<\/em> crossword<\/strong> June 25.<\/p>\n\n\n

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