Mission Statement:

The mission of the Harvey Picker Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Sciences and Mathematics at Colgate University is to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained interdisciplinary research.  The Institute supports internal and external collaborations among faculty who bring expertise from disparate disciplines to bear on current and emerging scientific problems that remain intractable to the methods used within a single discipline.  The Institute also encourages interdisciplinary approaches to learning through innovative curricular and research opportunities for students that may arise from the pursuit of interdisciplinary research projects.

Goals:

Address critical scientific problems with new approaches

Enhance research opportunities for faculty and students

Encourage careers in science and science education

Highlight and promote science at Colgate to the external community