Celebration in Dana Atrium marks a milestone for the Center for Integrated Sciences.

Super-resolution microscopy and wearable computing, medieval Buddhism and pre-Columbian sculpture, skydiving and keyboards, tacos and yogurt. And lots in between.

Oct. 24 program to feature conversations at the forefront of science and society.

When it comes to climate-change science, Skidmore students are working with faculty on a broad range of research. Among the projects this year: studying an ancient stalagmite to learn about the effects of volcanic eruptions and storms on the decline of Mexico's Maya civilization, analyzing coal ash from as far away as Calcutta to determine how it behaves in the atmosphere, and calibrating a tool that uses satellite data to determine how carbon sinks deep into the ocean.

Research across disciplines was front and center at the 16th annual Academic Festival, which had as its theme "Excellence matters."