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  • New research sheds some surprising light on the state鈥檚 opioid crisis. 鈥淭he heroin epidemic really dates back to 2010, 2011,鈥 said Dr. Ann Gadomski, head of the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, which conducted opioid research in collaboration with the 海角社区 Upstate Institute in Hamilton.
    June 27, 2017
  • Colgate study groups allow students to study off campus for a semester while immersing themselves in new cultures, perspectives, and experiences. Last semester, a group of students in Colgate鈥檚 Africana and Latin American Studies Program studied at the University of the West Indies at Mona, in Kingston, Jamaica. The Mona campus was once the location [鈥
    June 19, 2017
  • Five Royal Goldweights Ghana, ca. 16th鈥18th century Brass, Photography by Eileen Travell
    A British iPad drawing, beaded Cameroonian sculpture, battle helmet鈥搕urned-lyre, and an Impressionist oil painting all may have been created oceans apart, but these works have come together in Hamilton, N.Y. They鈥檙e four of many pieces on display in the Picker Art Gallery鈥檚 exhibition Colgate Alumni Collect, which merges the artistic mindsets of four alumni who collect [鈥
    June 12, 2017
  • Alumni in the media discuss the future of journalism at a recent panel discussion in NYC.
    Students exploring careers in the media and alumni looking to network with fellow graduates came together in Manhattan last month to hear from some of the university鈥檚 leading members of the fourth estate. In a professional network panel conversation titled 鈥淭he Challenges Facing Journalism in the Age of New Media,鈥 Thomson Reuters National Journalist Lisa [鈥
    June 8, 2017
  • Beekeeping club gets underway with installation of new hives at the Community Garden.
    Colgate鈥檚 newest housing accommodations are now home to about 60,000 new residents 鈥 honey bees, to be exact. A collaboration between the university鈥檚 food service provider, Chartwells, and a group of students looking to support the local honey bee population led to the installation of two hives in a newly established apiary in the Colgate [鈥
    June 6, 2017
  • Reunion tents at night from above
    After a dreary week of rain, nearly 2,400 Colgate alumni and friends brought sunshine to the Chenango Valley for a reunion weekend full of nostalgia. The energy was palpable and the smiles infectious as reuniongoers from the 2s and 7s revisited old stomping grounds 鈥 and visited with each other 鈥 on their beloved hill. [鈥
    June 6, 2017
  • Professor Frank Frey and Interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty Constance Harsh hold Balmuth Award
    No one would expect a biostatistics course to draw a crowd of students. But when it鈥檚 taught by a dynamic professor with a gift for inspirational teaching, it can become a must-take class at Colgate. Frank Frey 鈥 the associate professor of biology behind Biostatistics as well as numerous courses on evolutionary ecology, community health, and environmental [鈥
    May 30, 2017
  • Portrait of Tracey Hucks 鈥87, MA鈥90
    I am writing to announce that Tracey Hucks 鈥87, MA鈥90 has been named Provost and Dean of the Faculty. She will return to her alma mater and take up her duties on July 1. Tracey is currently the James D. Vail III Professor at Davidson College and a nationally regarded scholar of American religious history [鈥
    May 25, 2017