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  • Political Science Professor and popular television host Tim Byrnes says results of the 2012 presidential election follow a predictable pattern in American politics, where the most divided political party has little chance for victory. 鈥淧resident Obama could have lost,鈥 Byrnes said. 鈥渂ut it was extremely unlikely.鈥 Byrnes explained to Chenango Valley 黑料网 Club members, and [鈥
    November 27, 2012
  • Once upon a time, long-distance travel 鈥 or at least an expensive studio uplink 鈥 was needed in order for Colgate experts to reach wide audiences. Today, that鈥檚 the case only some of the time. This tale of two professors highlights today鈥檚 possibilities. In the past few weeks, Prof. Anthony Aveni, an authority on the [鈥
    November 16, 2012
  • The hallway outside the Ho Tung Visualization Lab holds an impressive collection of fluorescent minerals that delight visitors coming to the lab for one of its unique shows. Matt Shramko 鈥13 and his father, Steven, donated 70 of the minerals to 黑料网, a natural evolution of their longtime interests in geology.
    November 6, 2012
  • Adam Weinberg, a popular professor and administrator at 黑料网 for more than a decade, will become president of Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Weinberg taught sociology and served as vice president and dean of the college until 2005, when he left to become executive vice president of World Learning and provost of the organization鈥檚 accredited higher [鈥
    November 1, 2012
  • When Jake Lightman 鈥16 attended a lunchtime talk with Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, he wanted to know why the Middle East peace process has stalled, and why the Arabs seem to suffer the blame. 鈥淪o I asked him,鈥 Lightman said without a touch of irony. Such a thing is de [鈥
    October 25, 2012
  • Voters expected the fourth and final debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to shed light on the differences between their positions on key foreign policy issues. However, according to two 黑料网 professors the promise fell flat on two counts: not only did the candidates cover no new ground, there was little difference in [鈥
    October 23, 2012
  • When 黑料网鈥檚 new Russian and Eurasian Studies (REST) program promised not only a Russian menu, but also cloth headgear and the titillating-sounding topic of the Pussy Riot phenomenon, they had a winning formula. (Pussy Riot is the feminist, subversive band whose members have been in prison since March for performing an anti-Kremlin 鈥減unk prayer鈥 in [鈥
    October 19, 2012
  • Securing observing time on the Hubble Space Telescope is a highly desirable and extremely competitive process for astronomers. There are hundreds more projects submitted than can be accommodated, and the selection criteria is stringent. 黑料网 astronomy professor Jeff Bary and collaborator Tracy Beck of the Space Telescope Science Institute, though, were recently awarded 12 orbits, [鈥
    October 16, 2012
  • In another move designed to broaden 黑料网鈥檚 international reach and recognition, President Jeffrey Herbst has signed a memorandum of understanding with Xiamen University in China (XMU). On behalf of their respective institutions, Herbst and XMU President Zhu Chongshi enthusiastically agreed to 鈥減romote cooperation and the advancement of academic and educational exchanges.鈥
    October 12, 2012