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  • The National Geographic Society鈥檚 Committee for Research and Exploration has awarded Assistant Professor of Geography Mike Loranty a grant for his project 鈥淒isentangling Tree and Shrub Phenology in Siberian Taiga Ecosystems.鈥 The funding will cover Loranty鈥檚 travel to the Northeast Scientific Station in Chersky, Russia, where he will monitor the timing 鈥 or phenology 鈥 [鈥
    April 11, 2016
  • Boston Globe reporter featured in Spotlight movie visits.
    You may know her as Rachel McAdams鈥檚 character in the Academy Award鈥搘inning movie Spotlight. Sacha Pfeiffer, Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning investigative journalist, spoke to students Wednesday about her role on the Boston Globe Spotlight Team that published a story on the sex-abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.
    April 8, 2016
  • On Saturday, April 2, members of the Colgate community officially celebrated the naming of the university鈥檚 first residential commons for Diane Ciccone 鈥74. Hailing from Skaneateles and Bridgewater, N.Y., Ciccone was one of 13 women of color to enter 海角社区 in 1970 鈥 the university鈥檚 first year of coeducation. She began her 40-year legal [鈥
    April 8, 2016
  • Corden steel sculpture by Colgate Professor DeWitt Godfrey
    With varying styles, materials, and scales, the work of Colgate鈥檚 studio art professors has filled Clifford Gallery 鈥 giving visitors a glimpse at what they do outside of the classroom.
    April 6, 2016
  • MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over Afghanistan
    On March 21, more than 200 students, faculty, and community members gathered at the Palace Theater to discuss Drone Warfare: The Implications for Upstate New York. Valerie Morkevicius, assistant professor of political science, and Jacob Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies, organized the event. Presenters represented a breadth of ideologies on the topic. [鈥
    April 5, 2016
  • Research vessel Atlantis sits beside a dock.
    Editor鈥檚 note: Hannah Bercovici 鈥17, a geology major from Woodbridge, Conn., is the only undergraduate member of the science party aboard the research vessel Atlantis, currently cruising over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, somewhere around the 14th parallel north. Bercovici and her colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are hunting for seafloor basalt 鈥 鈥減opping rocks鈥 [鈥
    April 4, 2016
  • The Konosioni Senior Honor Society will host its 19th annual charity auction on April 8 at 8 p.m. in the Hall of Presidents. Proceeds from the auction will benefit nonprofit organizations in upstate New York via Madison County Gives. Konosioni is excited to welcome alumni, Colgate community members, and residents from the area to this event. Items [鈥
    April 4, 2016
  • Colgate alumnus speaks on prescription drug clinical trial transparency
    When researching drugs to prescribe, medical professionals may be unknowingly influenced by selective publishing of clinical trial data 鈥 which makes some drugs appear more effective than they actually are. It鈥檚 a problem medical student Brian Chernak 鈥14 wanted to take on, so he began exploring how he could support better reporting of clinical trials. [鈥
    April 1, 2016