Faculty News

It is sometimes a phone call or a conversation during Reunion, more often an e-mail with a link to a newly published paper, news of a recent achievement, or a photo or two from a research trip. But it happens regularly, these re-connections between alumni and faculty members, and it is gratifying for both parties.

Even though the maple syrup you drizzle on your stack of pancakes may taste as sweet as ever, the tasty condiment is actually undergoing changes that may shed light on the impact of climate change. According to a new study by William Peck, associate professor of geology, and student co-author Stephanie Tubman’08, the burning of […]

Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week  as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy. The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.

Regional news outlets and community members are turning to Bruce Selleck ’71, Harold Orville Whitnall Professor of geology, for his expert analysis of one of the most controversial topics on the environmental front in years: the proposed drilling of the Marcellus Shale formation. On Monday, Selleck weighed in as one of four panelists during a […]

When professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez delves into his scholarly work as a quantum physicist, it is not unusual for him to choose Colgate undergraduates — some still in their first year — as his research partners. “They work alongside me on significant research projects, which is not always typical for students at schools the size […]

What do a 20-something Colgate student and a 70-something area resident have in common? More than you might think, it turns out. Twelve seniors taking the Sociology of Age, Aging, and the Lifecourse class were paired with an elder and tasked with creating a digital story about that person.

Geology professor Connie Soja spent a month coping with howling hot winds and 100-degree temperatures in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia as her research team examined rocks dating back more than 400 million years. Soja and her colleagues were hunting for clues to a tectonic puzzle: Where was that portion of southern Mongolia actually located that many million […]

For the past seven years Colgate professor Susan Cerasano has been working on a project that aims to create the world’s most important digital archive on early modern English theater. The first stage of this major scholarly endeavor is complete and now available.

December 21, 2012. That’s the day the world will end — or at the very least undergo a major transformation, according to doomsday theories that have surfaced online, on bookstore shelves, and in movie theaters. As the hype surrounding the 2012 phenomenon builds, fueled by today’s release of the film 2012, media outlets from across […]

Research by Colgate professor R.M. Douglas that found that British forces did not use chemical weapons on Iraqis just after World War I was highlighted in a United Press International news story and by other media outlets this week.