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Join Chief of Staff to the President Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar as she explains how the Colgate Board of Trustees works, planning a Commencement during a pandemic, and how one lucky lottery ticket changed the course of her life in this all-new episode of 13. This will be the last podcast of the spring semester. We will return in August with a new season for the fall.

Join Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience F. Scott Kraly as he shares some of his more than 20 years of research into how the human brain regulates eating and drinking, and how psychiatric medications have changed through the years, in this all new episode of 13.

Join Colgate's Assistant Dean and Director of International Student Services Kerra Hunter in this all new episode of 13. Hunter works to support Colgate's international student population which currently hails from 44 countries around the world. Hunter discusses the visa requirements for international students, and the ways the University works to make their transition to studying in the United States as seamless as possible.

Join Colgate Assistant Professor of Geology Joe Levy as he talks about his work with NASA to learn more about Mars, the ancient history of glaciers on the red planet, and how a major National Science Foundation grant is helping to train student drone pilots on this all new episode of 13.

Join Vice President and Director of Athletics Nicki Moore as she talks about the University's return to competition during the pandemic, memorable game moments, and the drive to build an even stronger inclusive community of excellence on this all new episode of 13.

Join Professor of Mathematics and LGBTQ Studies Ken Valente, and Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Professor Sarah Keen, as they discuss a multi-year digital history project focused on the legacy of LGBTQ students and activism at Colgate. This episode includes voices from the digital history project along with students involved in collecting the oral histories. Assistant Professor of LGBTQ Studies Paul Humphrey also joins the show to discuss how he plans to use the work in one of his courses this semester.

Join Alumnus Dan Benton ’80, H’10, P’10 and Professors Leseligh Cushing and Mary Simonson as they discuss Benton's recent $25 million gift to Colgate and what it means for the future of innovation on this liberal arts campus.

Civil war has erupted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and most of the world is in the dark about what is happening thanks to a communications blackout in the country.

Join Associate Professor of Biology Endga Hagos, who grew up in the Tigray region and still has family there today, to learn more about this ongoing conflict and the humanitarian crisis being left in its wake. Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of Women's Studies Susan Thomson also joins the episode to help provide historical background and current geopolitical context to the ongoing situation.

Colgate University’s Vice President of Communications Laura Jack talks about communicating during a pandemic, building brand consistency within different targeted audiences, and the unique opportunities working at a liberal arts university provides.

In 2021’s first episode of 13, Professor of Psychology Carrie Keating shares her insight on the physiology of leadership, how she came to study nonverbal communication and assessing charisma, the impact of society’s move to more remote, and how the balance between reward and punishment are used to form strong social bonds.