Geography News and Updates

Declan Huddleston ’26 worked with Professor William Meyer this past summer to determine “worthless lands” using GIS.

Ayden Simpson ’25 worked this summer with the Chenango Greenway Conservancy through the Upstate Institute’s Summer Field School to clarify a vision of a rail trail through the Chenango River Valley.

Last fall, Emily Balog ’24 had the unique privilege of attending the 28th annual Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).

Geography Department at the Academic Reception during Graduation Weekend.

Seniors Tingkuan Hsieh and Garrett Kalter presented honors projects on May 5, 2024.  

It was a beautiful day for another Geography Picnic.

The sun shone brightly on the last day of classes in front of Colgate’s Memorial Chapel and over the recipients of the geography awards.

Students write about their experiences at geography-related events.

"Reflections on Rivers: Some Reminiscences and Results from Forty Years of River Research"  is the talk given by Jacob Bendix, Professor of Geography and the Environment, Syracuse University, for 2024's Gould Lecture. 

Professors Aleksandr Sklyar, Division of University Studies, and Emily Mitchell-Eaton, Department of Geography, joined Professor Daisaku Yamamoto at the launch of his book Everyday Life Environmentalism.