Academics | Ho Science Center, 101
Join us for the WOLK Lecture - "A New Epigenetic Fix for Brain Cancer" - presented by Alea Mills, professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.Scientific exploration shapes our lives and impacts the world in a multitude of ways, and Mills is fortunate to lead a highly talented team of international scientists that are driven to make cutting edge discoveries that benefit mankind.In this seminar, Mills will tell you about the journey, and discuss some of their successes, in particular on a cancer known as glioblastoma, the most common type of cancer that starts in the brain. Only about five out of 100 people with glioblastoma are alive five years after they get the news from their doctors; half of these patients live for just around a year. This team discovered a new target that, when depleted, could prolong survival in nearly three quarters of these deadly cancer cases. The group shows that glioblastoma’s malicious nature is due to a protein that goes rogue and repackages our chromosomes to ‘epigenetically’ wipe out our natural ability to prevent cancer. The good news is that we can trigger a switch to revive our cancer-preventing power, thereby shutting down glioblastoma.Mills will also discuss current efforts to advance these findings, which offer promise for future success stories of longer, healthier lives for people with this devastating brain cancer.Co-sponsored by the Michael J. Wolk Heart Foundation. Reception to follow in Cunniff Commons Atrium

Academics | Lawrence Hall, 105
Attend the 22nd Annual Japanese Speech Contest.All are welcome.

Academics | Ho Tung Visualization Lab, 401 Ho Science Center
Vast. Wild. Magical. The Arctic is not just one of the planet’s greatest natural spectacles, it’s a place with global ecological importance that has supported Indigenous communities and diverse ecosystems for generations.Narrated by Indigenous film producer Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Neet'saii Gwich'in) with National Geographic photographer Florian Schulz, The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness roams the 19.6 million acres of what is currently known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Follow the elusive 200,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd as it migrates to the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the longest animal migrations on Earth. Meet the polar bears, musk oxen, wolves, golden eagles, and people who call this area home. Experience the adventure of The Arctic, and learn why this remarkable land deserves our protection.

Academics | Ryan Studio, 212
Ni Una Bomba Más Written and directed by Jorge Rochet ‘25 Performed by Colgate students and community membersNi Una Bomba Más brings to life three intertwined stories based on real events from Vieques, Puerto Rico, during the U.S. Navy’s occupation. Through defiance, loss, and resilience, the play reveals the deep scars of colonialism and environmental devastation, offering an intense and raw perspective on this lost piece of Puerto Rican and American history.Limited seating. Registration through Eventbrite is strongly encouraged.

Academics | Case-Geyer Library
National Poetry Month, launched by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, is an annual celebration in April that aims to highlight the importance of poetry and poets in American culture, encouraging people to read, write, and share poetry.The University Libraries, in collaboration with The Upstate Institute and the Adirondack Center for Writing, will be circulating a poetry machine throughout the Village of Hamilton in April.Pay attention the next time you’re at Case-Geyer, Flour & Salt, MOMs, or the Hamilton Public Library. You might encounter the ACW’s Poetry Machine.The Poetry Machine is an old capsule machine, the kind you might spend two quarters to get a bouncy ball, sticky hand, or small plastic alien from in the vestibule of a convenience store. With our machine, you can get your very own poem (for free—no quarters necessary).Inside the Poetry Machine are 10 different poems. Each one features a unique style of poetry, including haiku, cento, epistolary, list, ode, ekphrasis, prose poem, how-to, erasure, and cut-up.If you want to "check out" more poetry, visit the poetry display on the third floor of Case-Geyer.

Academics | Lawrence Hall, 105
This symposium is open to the public and will feature 10 speakers from Colgate and other universities in New York State with presentations in English and Spanish.Sponsored by the Central New York Humanities Corridor from a Mellon Foundation awardAdditional support from the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, the Division of Arts and Humanities, the Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Africana and Latin American Studies programs, the W. M. Keck Center for Language Study and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures