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  • Colgate assistant professor of geography Michael Loranty was involved in new research that predicts rising temperatures will lead to a massive 鈥済reening,鈥 or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic. In the paper published March 31 in Nature Climate Change, scientists reveal new models projecting that wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by as [鈥
    April 2, 2013
  • Students considering a career in law might not immediately make the connection to ancient philosophers Socrates and Plato, but they should. Alumni from the Department of the Classics returned to campus March 26 to talk about how their majors, ranging from Latin to Greek to classics studies, have propelled them to success in both law [鈥
    April 1, 2013
  • As birds chirp cheerful songs, a Chinese character duplicates and forms fractal shapes. In sharp contrast, city vibrations serve as the soundtrack for bustling scenes from Shanghai and Hangzhou. Although Revolutions per Minute (RPM) is a sound art exhibition, visitors will travel beyond sight and sound.
    April 1, 2013
  • As the United States Supreme Court wrestles again with the issue of affirmative action in higher education, Colgate students and faculty discussed the sensitive subject openly with one of its most vocal critics. Richard Sander, co-author of Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It鈥檚 Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won鈥檛 Admit it, gave a [鈥
    March 29, 2013
  • A recently published academic paper by a Colgate research team raises questions about the theories surrounding forest change, with a particular focus on the prospects of sustainable land and forest use in the central New York region. The paper, coauthored by Colgate geography professors Peter Klepeis and Peter Scull, Tara LaLonde 鈥06, Nicole Svajlenka 鈥08, [鈥
    March 29, 2013