News and Updates

Get to know Dan Gough — a man who “never takes a day off” — as he explains his role as Colgate’s associate vice president for campus safety, emergency management, and environmental health and safety.

After two years of careful planning, a reimagined Lampert Institute boasts new areas of inquiry to guide research and course design and an expanded summer research program.

Submission of SAT and ACT scores will be optional for Colgate applicants applying in 2021, 2022, and 2023, thanks to a new three-year pilot program.

A new special issue of the journal Remote Sensing, aimed at promoting gender equality in that specialized field, features the ground-breaking work of three Colgate University researchers.

The Living Writers series always strives to engage students with contemporary authors who grapple with modern issues. This year’s novels and essay collections have helped students discuss their own lived experiences after a summer marked by pandemic and race riots.

Colgate student–driven startups are advancing toward commercial viability, thanks to grants from the Entrepreneurs Fund Summer Accelerator through Thought Into Action (TIA).

One of the facets of Colgate University’s strategy to detect signs of SARS-CoV2 on campus is the broad use of wastewater testing to find any early indications of spreading coronavirus. The plan received national attention, with news outlets like CBS mentioning the effort as a stand out among many of the college reopening plans across the country. 

Following a successful five-year pilot study, Colgate University will launch First@Colgate, a program to provide essential support and resources for undergraduates who will be the first in their families to attain a degree from a four-year institution of higher education.

Despite the last-minute switch to remote research, 160 students went forward with research projects this summer.

2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), a global leader in education technology, today announced a partnership with Colgate University. In collaboration with the University’s Task Force on Remote Learning, Information Technology Services (ITS) and Center for Learning, Teaching and Research (CLTR), Colgate will now have access to 2UOS Essential—2U’s bundle of course production and development, technology, and support services—to deliver a high-quality, hybrid learning experience for select courses.