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Merit-based financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants is intended to ease the burden of a student’s debt load, but is it possible to have too much a good thing? Some studies suggest that students who receive merit-based aid may be deterred from pursuing a major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) […]

�Ա���Ƶ students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community posted on their progress. Tim Englehart ’18,  a sociology major from Newburyport, Mass., wrote this dispatch about his research with Janel Benson, associate professor of sociology. Last semester, I began […]

Spot the difference: A group of people or people in a group? While these phrases might seem interchangeable at first glance, recent research by Erin Cooley, assistant professor of psychology, shows that humans interpret these similar statements in unexpected ways. Cooley’s research investigates the topic of mind perception — the idea that we can ascribe […]

Following her Space Camp experience, Heldmann’s interest in planetary sciences grew exponentially while majoring in astrogeophysics at �Ա���Ƶ.

�Ա���Ƶ students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community posted on their progress. Christine Horn ’19, from Corning, N.Y., wrote this dispatch about her research, funded through the Beckman Scholars Program. Has the agriculture industry’s selection of redder, juicier, […]

�Ա���Ƶ Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Ellen Kraly lends her expertise to a new PBS NewsHour feature that returns to nearby Utica, N.Y., exploring how the city has welcomed a large population of refugees throughout the years.

Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science emeritus Michael Johnston talks with WalletHub about government policies and their impact on business development.

The Doric columns of Memorial Chapel. The Latin inscription on James C. �Ա���Ƶ Hall. The university motto. Students and faculty encounter these vestiges of the classical world on campus almost daily. As the university’s bicentennial approaches, a spring seminar course and current exhibition highlight these classical traditions alongside the history of �Ա���Ƶ. Deo ac Veritati: […]

�Ա���Ƶ Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Penny Lane joins Gal Gadot, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, and Betty White as one of 774 new members invited into The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week. According to Variety, Lane is part of the largest group of invitees in Academy history, and is […]

New research sheds some surprising light on the state’s opioid crisis. “The heroin epidemic really dates back to 2010, 2011,” said Dr. Ann Gadomski, head of the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, which conducted opioid research in collaboration with the �Ա���Ƶ Upstate Institute in Hamilton.