Natural Sciences and Mathematics

David K. Lewis, a chemistry professor at Colgate for more than 25 years who now teaches at Connecticut College, has been awarded the American Chemical Society’s Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution.

Shujing Wang ’12 and Daniel Michev ’14 were both excited and nervous when presenting the results of their summer research projects to a classroom full of students last week.

It’s hard to imagine the common earthworm as an “alien invader,” but those near Colgate are not native to North America, and it’s been found that they could be harmful to the environment.

When Bharadwaj Reddy ’12 chose to attend Colgate from India, he thought he would spend four years without ever hearing or speaking Telugu, his native tongue, to anyone on campus. But during his sophomore year he found Srikar Gullapali ’13, a friend and colleague who not only speaks his language, but has similar goals in […]

Joel Sommers, assistant professor of computer science, discusses his research at Colgate in this question and answer interview.

An independent study project that student-athlete Wade Poplawski ’11 worked on with economics professor Michael O’Hara has turned out to have timely implications.

Kirsten Lalli ’11 and Caroline Komanecky ’12 are wading in the middle of a shallow, rocky stream on the outskirts of the remote village of Buhoma, Uganda.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute recently awarded grants supporting collaborative research teams led by Colgate faculty members who will combine their expertise from across disciplines to address questions in science and mathematics.

A grueling ascent of the 9,400-foot summit of Lonquimay volcano in Chile provided spectacular views, important data collection, and a fun slide down the volcano’s glaciers for about 20 students on an extended study course. The volcano was one of five visited during winter break by students who are taking Professor Karen Harpp’s Geology 420: […]

Waving peace signs in the air and repeating choruses of “I’m ‘A’ African,” students and faculty hardly looked like they were gathered in Love Auditorium to learn anything. Yet they were treated to a unique and original lesson in evolutionary biology – in rap format.