Media Coverage
Colby Art Class Elevates Historic Landmark
| Picked-up by major national newspapers, a special weekend feature by The Associated Press on the South Solon Meeting House credited its renewed interest to a student-built website, which was created as part of a course designed by Professor and Chair of Art Véronique Plesch, who also serves on the landmark’s historical board. |
Colby’s AI Leadership
Marketplace Tech on NPR featured Michael Donihue, Colby's interim director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, in a segment about how the College continues to be a leader among liberal arts institutions in its interdisciplinary approach to understanding and using the consequential technology.
Colby's Fair Shot Fund program was featured in a story by NPR about making a college education more affordable for middle-income families. In the piece, President David A. Greene commented on how the program simplifies a financial aid process that has become “overly complex.” Additionally, one parent noted that she felt “the weight come off my shoulders” after learning about the initiative.
The Lockwood Hotel was named one of Travel + Leisure’s Top 10 Best New England Hotels of 2025 as part of the publication’s World’s Best 2025 Awards. The hotel placed sixth with a reader’s score of 94.13, placing the hotel among notable company.
In a Huffington Post article on whether or not AI hallucinates, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Tahiya Chowdhury, explained that AI solves problems using scalable algorithms, not brute force. When unfamiliar patterns arise, “their accuracy collapses,” she said, adding, “This is not hallucination or cognitive decline; the models were never reasoning in the first place.”
In a Portland Press Herald article, Dr. Nirav Shah, former top U.S. CDC official and current visiting professor at Colby, said the move to create new vaccine advisory panels is prudent under current conditions.
The Athletic from the New York Times reported that Greg Cronin ‘86 will serve as the head coach for the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild.
News Center Maine’s “207” takes a closer look at the Colby Museum of Art’s new Bernard Langlais exhibition, Love Your Langlais: A Community Curates, now on view at the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville.
Leading politics and policy publication The Hill called on Professor of Government Dan Shea for an important article that previewed the 2026 Maine Senate races.
The Albany Times Union consulted Gail Carlson, assistant professor of environmental studies, for a widely circulated article on PFAS removal, where she highlighted the importance of such projects while also warning of the potential health and exposure risks.
Dr. Nirav Shah, incoming visiting professor of statistics, was a leading source in a recent Boston Globe public health guide and update on important topics such as Covid-19, measles, vaccines, and more.
The New York Times interviewed Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross about his ongoing research involving politics on college campuses for an article about student involvement in off-campus conservative-backed institutes.