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Community
Student activists celebrate Cool Cities goal[10/30/09] Skidmore student advocates worked hard to get Saratoga Springs aligned with the national Cool Cities Campaign. Their efforts were rewarded when Mayor Scott Johnson officially committed the city to the effort. (Left: Johnson and Rebecca Drago '11 at the Oct. 24 signing ceremony.) Read More. |
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Campus News
Donofrio to present fall Distinguished Scientist Lecture[10/16/09] Alumna Nicole Donofrio, a plant scientist at the University of Delaware, specializes in the study of plant pathogens to learn more about preventing crop failure. Read More. |
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Campus News
Celebration Weekend 5K Run/Walk[9/29/09] The 16th Annual Celebration Weekend 5K Run-Walk on Sunday, October 18th at 11AM. The event starts and finishes on Case Green. Read More. |
Campus News
New York Knicks return for training camp[9/27/09] The NBA stars return to Skidmore to train next week and will offer children of the College community a chance to watch a practice while on campus. Read More. |
Lecture
Environmentalist John Cronin to speak at Tang Museum[9/18/09] The future Hudson to be the topic when environmentalist John Cronin of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries gives Skidmore's keynote Environmental Studies lecture Sept. 24. Read More. |
Faculty scholarship
Federal grants to support research, equipment acquisition[8/27/09] Grants from two federal agencies will help support faculty research and fund the purchase of a new electron microscope. At left is the Greenfield, N.Y. pond where a model organism under study by Professor David Domozych was isolated. Read More. |
Collaborative research
Documentary film on Skidmore archeological dig in Colorado[8/17/09] Student filmmaker chronicles dig led by Professor of Anthropology Susan Bender Read More. |
Communications
Skidmore 'town-hall meetings' upcoming[8/17/09] Meetings planned around the country to examine the value of a Skidmore education Read More. |
Faculty and Student Scholarship
Summer option lets students pursue original research[8/9/09] Skidmore's Summer Faculty/Student Research Program observed its 20th anniversary with more than 80 student and faculty scholars at work on nearly 40 projects. Read More. |
Faculty scholarship
Faculty author mixes fantasy, fact in science book for kids[8/7/09] Jill Linz wanted to get younger readers excited about science, specifically, physics. Her idea? Tell them a story. The result? A new book and web site geared to young learners. Read More. |
Alumni
Grads win Fulbrights for research abroad[7/13/09] Tessa Fixter-Coniglio '08 to teach English in Germany; Caryn Saslow '09 to study sustainable-development education in Switzerland Read More. |
Admissions
Admissions Summer Open House July 13[7/2/09] Skidmore's Admissions Summer Open House is scheduled for Monday, July 13, under the tent on Upper South Park. Last year, more than 350 families attended this event, and as many are expected this year. Read More. |
Community
Skidmore to offer public tours of North Woods[7/1/09] Skidmore will offer two guided tours of its North Woods, one focusing on the impact of invasive species and the other on the rich history of the 250-acre tract to the north of the college’s main campus. Read More. |
Faculty scholarship
Researchers seek cause of firefighters' heart attacks[6/25/09] Professors Patricia Fehling (left) and Denise Smith are using a federal Department of Homeland Security grant to determine why heart attacks are the major cause of firefighter death. They've enlisted the help of the Oxnard (Calif.) Fire Department to learn more about this puzzling killer. Read More. |
Science
Q&A with Mark Hoffman: Summer Faculty/Student Research[6/19/09] Professor of Mathematics Mark Hofmann chaired the Department of Mathematics from 2000 to 2005, then served as associate dean of the faculty. Here he talks about a program that he directs, the summer Faculty/Student Research Program, which offers teams of scholars a chance to do original research. Read More. |
Alumni
Reunion 2009 scheduled May 28-31[5/28/09] Close to 1,000 alumni representing classes ending in 4 and 9 will be on campus this weekend for Reunion 2009, enjoying a chance to reconnect with friends and teachers, and to catch up on life, post-Skidmore. Read More. |
Summer Programs
Teagle grant supports new summer program for high schoolers[5/22/09] A new partnership supported by the Teagle Foundation of New York City will allow Skidmore to enroll talented high school students in the College's summer Pre-College Program. Read More. |
Academics
Skidmore graduates largest class ever[5/18/09] In a ceremony Saturday that started in radiant sunshine and was threatened by rain but spared, the College sent into the world Saturday more than 640 members of the Class of 2009 – its largest class ever. Read More. |
Campus News
Health Services provides H1N1 (swine) flu update[4/28/09] UPDATED May 12. One case of novel influenza A (H1N1 swine flu) has been reported in the town of Hadley, Saratoga County. Skidmore officials are working with regional public health authorities and monitoring developments as the College's 98th Commencement ceremony approaches. Read More. |
Academics
College to host 11th Academic Festival[4/26/09] It's bigger and better than ever—Academic Festival 2009 offers more than 300 students presenting 55 sessions on Thursday, April 30. Come 'Celebrate Excellence' at this year's event. (At left, 'A Silly Silverstein Show' from Academic Festival 2008.) Read More. |
