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Linked to the course Environmental Problems and Environmental Activism in the People’s Republic of China, this extended study let students examine issues of environmental justice.

Niranjan Davray, associate vice president for information technology services at Kenyon College, has been named chief information officer at Colgate University, effective August 1, 2019.

Two newly published student-faculty research papers explore depression in young adults and gender-based risk taking.

During the summer, Colgate students are applying their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. Microbiology major Rebecca Gowen ’19, from Philadelphia, Pa., describes her summer research, conducted through the Beckman Scholars Program.

Colgate University Professor of Physics Ken Segall is embarking upon collaborative research with Microsoft to progress neuromorphic computing.

New research authored by a Colgate professor and her student paints a bleak picture of the democratic future of Rwanda.

On June 1, 2019, Colgate at 200 played in the Ho Tung Visualization Lab in commemoration of the Bicentennial.

Inside Higher Education writes, “Nationwide, many members of the Class of 2023 are thinking about their college arrivals. Educators hope these new students will find commonality in books assigned to freshmen to read over the summer.”

Colgate’s 2019 Alumni of Color scholar in residence, Dianne Stewart ’90, associate professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University, visited classrooms and delivered two public lectures as part of her two-week residency on campus last semester.

During the past three weeks, Colgate waved farewell to the Bicentennial Class of 2019 and hosted more than 4,000 alumni, families, and friends for the Bicentennial All-Class Reunion. Visitors encountered a campus of distinctive beauty, thanks in part to the grounds and custodial crews who work behind the scenes.