The Boothbay Register, a local paper in the popular coastal town Boothbay Harbor, featured research led by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Alison Bates and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Stacy Doore to gather community perspectives on offshore wind power using virtual reality.

A story in Lux Expose on pet-friendly hotels highlighted Waterville’s Lockwood Hotel, noting that it “extends a warm welcome to guests and their beloved four-legged companions, ensuring an unforgettable ‘pet essentials’ stay.”

A story in the New York Times about two New York galleries highlighting Bob Thompson referenced the Colby Museum’s recent retrospective of the artist’s work, suggesting that New York museums should have also paid attention to this important exhibition.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson provided commentary for a story by Bloomberg about the impacts of cumulative air pollution and its connection to worsening climate change. “Don’t just look away as soon as the air clears,” Carlson said. “This wasn’t just a one-time thing.”

NBC’s News Center Maine featured Colby’s efforts to help students from rural areas and small towns in Maine understand the various college opportunities available to them. The piece noted that it’s an “eye-opening experience, opening doors to a future some students had only imagined.”

“The energy, excitement, and street buzz in Waterville is palpable.” That was the lead sentence in a Boston Globe article on how the city is becoming the “artsy hotspot of northern New England” thanks to a unique collaboration between Colby and the community.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson provided commentary for a TIME magazine story about the impact of smoke from the Canadian wildfires on plants and animals. She noted that "for anybody with lungs" air pollution is a "major, major health threat."

TIME magazine ran a powerful excerpt from the new book Walk the Walk by Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross.

Maine’s CBS affiliate covered Colby’s 202nd Commencement, including interviewing student speaker Tovah Duffaut ’23 as well as Provost and Dean of Faculty Margaret McFadden. The Portland Press Herald also picked up a story on the ceremony.

Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Neil Gross discussed his new book about police reform, Walk the Walk, on the popular podcast Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry.