The Colgate community welcomed autumn with the annual Fall Harvest Festival at the Colgate Community Garden.

Whether it’s studying fire, networks, or neurons, Colgate math professor Dan Schult has managed to pass along the love of applied math to generations of undergraduates. https://bit.ly/4pjeMSy

One of my new favorite moments @colgate.edu was getting invited to judge a Fake Rock competition this week in the first year seminar “Fakes: Deception, Illusion, & Misdirection.” The course is all about illusions, art, and what counts as real. ⚒️🧪 🌎🎨

New episodes of 13, Colgate's award-winning podcast, are out now. Hear about the West Campus, how COVE supports volunteerism in our community, and the alumni support that brought a soy sauce alternative to market. #InternationalPodcastDay | bit.ly/42kEZGm

Will Vagianelis ’24 found his calling just a few streets from campus after graduation. He joined the Hamilton Fire Department during the pandemic, when he was a first-year student, but found more than just an extracurricular activity — he discovered a future career. https://bit.ly/4moM9jT

Congratulations to five Colgate alumni who will soon be departing on Fulbright scholarships around the world. https://bit.ly/4nhw0xY

Colgate University has surpassed $750 million toward its $1 billion Campaign for the Third Century goal. The University continues to pursue a series of priorities, drawing on record-breaking levels of philanthropy to advance a vision for Colgate’s success. #ColgateThirdCentury | bit.ly/47VfFKF

How will the new Federal Reserve benchmark interest rate affect you? W. Bradford Wiley Professor of International Economics Nicole Simpson spoke with @huffpost.com to answer that question. https://bit.ly/4myBKSW

Homecoming Weekend welcomed alumni, families, and friends back to campus to enjoy good Colgate company and cheer on our Raiders. https://bit.ly/4nLaLVc

In her debut book, Janet Leef ’77 Sherlund explores the lasting psychological impact of adoption — and the enduring, human need to know one’s origins. She uses the phrase “big black hole” to describe the mystery surrounding her birth parents, her heritage, and her identity. https://bit.ly/4grxFyp

Meet Eric Widrick. He’s a senior goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team. He’s a geology major and part of a student-run comedy club. After three seasons as a backup, Widrick is finally a starter and has thrived in his new role. https://bit.ly/4plDUrQ

Colgate will celebrate Constitution Day on Thursday with an annual debate that tackles subjects facing the nation. This year’s topic: “Is There a Constitutional Crisis? How Would We Know?” The debate will also be livestreamed. https://bit.ly/4pDpjbk

Michael Lewis, best-selling author of The Big Short and Boomerang, will speak to the Colgate community during Family Weekend, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel and online. https://bit.ly/41L5PHu

Oscar Quintanilla ’28 and fellow researcher Ella Duchnowska ’28 are investigating a shared research question: Why don’t frogs get fevers? Thanks to Colgate’s Science and Technology Accelerated Research Scholars program, they now have the opportunity to find an answer. bit.ly/3JTWQ0x

Colgate faculty and staff are ready to take advantage of new opportunities for assessment and peer review that come with the University’s recent acceptance into the New England Commission of Higher Education. bit.ly/464PX3U

Colgate University is broadening the scope of its institutes of advanced study to enhance student intellectual engagement with the pressing issues of the day, to expand the engagement of the University to the wider public, and to strengthen connections with alumni and other scholars. bit.ly/420DDAz

The Colgate Class of 2029 was officially welcomed into Colgate’s community of scholars last night at the annual Founders' Day Convocation.

A new Colgate class, the same beautiful sunsets. President Casey invited the Class of 2029 to the Raab House Lawn for the annual tradition of First Sunset.

The Class of 2029 began their Colgate journey by stepping onto campus for the first time as students and adding their voices to the traditions that have defined Colgate for generations. https://bit.ly/45LrMqR

Peter's Glen is now open. The tiered pathway connects both campus landmarks and academic buildings allowing members of the Colgate community to move directly from the doors of Bernstein Hall and the Dana Arts Center in Middle Campus up to the Academic Quad. #ColgateThirdCentury | bit.ly/47Egzek

Ekra Hoque ’26 took her biochemistry training home to Bangladesh over the summer, where she investigated a critical public health issue: food safety. https://bit.ly/4lGC8hL

Jen Martin, co-founder of Pipcorn, has been named as the newest Weiner Family Entrepreneur in Residence in the Colgate Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “I started my first two businesses in college, so I understand how transformative this time can be." https://bit.ly/4lCvtVU

The latest issue of Colgate Magazine is now available online and in mailboxes. colgatemagazine.com

Professor Bruce Hansen and his colleagues’ recently published a study in Nature’s Scientific Reports that combines human brain-wave recordings with a visual AI model to answer the question: How does our intention shape our perception? https://bit.ly/4fHJctb

Why does learning a language matter more than ever in the age of AI? Two Colgate researchers who study — and practice — language learning offer a unique perspective. bit.ly/4m8mahv

This summer, Colgate students Harshitha Talasila ’26 and Kajol Luplunge ’28 have been selected as two of 125 recipients of Projects for Peace grants. Their projects address issues of substance abuse, mental health, and women’s health internationally. bit.ly/41ri6jX

Explore the latest edition of Colgate Research Magazine. bit.ly/4ms7Zng

Natural history is captured within the walls of Hascall Hall. Built in 1884, and once the hub of scientific exploration on campus, "Old Bio" now sits on the National Register of Historic Places.

A short story in the @colgate.edu Research Magazine on my project “Condors over Cattle: Managed Wilderness and the Pastoral Tradition in Northern Baja California,” with @bryanbrasmussen.bsky.social news.colgate.edu/researchmaga...

“We were all in a place in our lives where we didn’t have steady jobs or commitments,” says Harry Shook ’23. “We figured it’s now or never.” Shook and five friends then set out on a canoe expedition – their "Centennial Expedition.” bit.ly/3FY8HZd

Andrew Takacs, a goalie on the men’s hockey team and a film & media studies major, took advantage of an opportunity to enhance his education by visiting the Cannes Film Festival through a new Colgate program. The experience had a major impact on the senior. bit.ly/40SOyLK

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Professor of English Peter Balakian is newly featured in the pages of The New Yorker for his poem, "Onions." bit.ly/46oVaFy

Fashion journalist Katharine K. Zarrella ’08 makes no apologies for who she is: “fearless, unbothered, and unhinged.” Such boldness has marked — and sparked — her career, which has included stints with Women’s Wear Daily, the Wall Street Journal, and with Document Journal. bit.ly/4eVzaUS

Colgate University unveiled finalized plans this month for the Carey Center, a modern athletic facility that will serve as the new home for Colgate’s Division I athletics teams. The facility will replace the outdated Reid Athletics Center. bit.ly/44zGfqL

Diya Badola ’25 and Jahanvi Chamria ’28 have created a TIA venture that focuses on hydroponic farming to cultivate vanilla. “Vanilla is one of the world’s most valuable spices, yet traditional farming is inefficient, costly, and environmentally unstable.” bit.ly/3TJtDXH

Four members of the Colgate women's hockey team studied the relationship between the gut microbiome and non-concussive head impacts in women’s hockey players. Similar studies have been done before. But none have focused on female athletes until now. bit.ly/3Truf4g

“It’s the biggest honor of my career." Read how a walk through Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula by Wes Testo ’12 led to Professor Eddie Watkins having a fern named after him. bit.ly/4egEotZ

Gary Ross, the Jones and Wood family vice president for admission and financial aid, shares how NOT to write a college admissions essay. bit.ly/3W0OpTB

Colgate Athletics has announced upcoming schedules for 13 teams. bit.ly/40Fs1ls

ICYMI: Colgate University Announces Lower Campus Initiative, $105M in New Gifts for the Student Experience “Colgate intends to offer the strongest residential liberal arts education in America, and the Lower Campus initiative is key to achieving that vision.” bit.ly/3StsDq4

"There is something indescribable about the band of students who remain and the quieter campus of summer." Alumni reminisce with Colgate Magazine about the summers they spent on campus.

Four Colgate students have been selected for the Summer 2025 cohort of The Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development Program. Congratulations to Isabella Ohrt '25, Brittany Cohen '26, Grace Owusu-Amoah '26, and Shuhei Matsutoya '28. bit.ly/4ewY2lr

Oneida Nation botanist Sheri Beglen, Professor Emeritus Ron Hoham, and students in Professor Watkins’ Field Ecology course collaborated to develop a Tree Guide, helping the University become an Arbor Day Foundation 2024 Tree Campus. bit.ly/44l9uw0

“[Changing my diet] was so powerful for me that, for the first time, I started to think about what my life could look like outside of basketball.” Former Colgate basketball player Malcolm Regisford ’19 is sharing his passion for health and wellness through TikTok and a cookbook. bit.ly/3FIlpf7

The @colgate.edu BLAST (Bubbles, Lavas, and Silicic Tephras) research group is heading to @iavcei.bsky.social 2025! Come and chat about geochem/componentry/explosivity/grainsize on Monday and Friday afternoons: Poster 1.7.23 (Monday, Koleszar et al) and Poster 3.4.26 (Friday, D'Errico et al).

Two students, Leigha Schultze & Charlie Tourbaf, presented “Redefining Wilderness: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Impacts in Protected Areas Across the U.S., Canada, and Australia” at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences annual conference in Minneapolis today. They did great!

Every Field, Every Arena The 2024-25 season brought several special moments for Colgate Athletics, including individual achievements and championship trophies. bit.ly/3HxZKGP | #GoGate

Through a new collaboration between Colgate, Quinnipiac, and The Gotham Film and Media Institute, students are getting hands-on experience at the Cannes Film Festival. “I’m still amazed that I got the opportunity to attend Cannes last year,” Harper Hollander ’25 says. bit.ly/3HDiLI9

“Everyone is wildly creative,” Kelley said. “We don’t have to teach students to be creative — we just have to remove the blocks.” Colgate University welcomed Clifford Family Innovator in Residence David Kelley last semester. bit.ly/45qpH5j

"Every story is somebody’s life." ABC News Correspondent Stephanie Ramos visited with Colgate students to discuss the importance of storytelling last semester. bit.ly/3ZtHDrZ