Media Coverage

Véronique Plesch, the James M. Gillespie Professor of Art, was a guest on Is It? The Art Mystery Podcast, created and hosted by Noah Charney ’02, discussing a work by a 17th-century painter. The production uses experts and artificial intelligence to answer art history mysteries.

Associate Professor and Chair of Biology Dave Angelini was interviewed on the public radio program The World for his expertise in evolutionary biology after French researchers discovered a new type of ant capable of giving birth to an entirely different species.

The Colby College Museum of Art was included in a Boston Globe article about how the work of museums throughout the Northeast continues to reveal and celebrate "the dynamic, diverse, fraught evolution of American culture." The piece highlighted the museum's Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery retrospective, on view in Waterville through January.

Artdaily, which covers a wide range of art news and has an international reach, included Colby's announcement on the unveiling of a monumental sculpture, the first major piece of a promised gift to the College from Rob Radloff and Ann Beha, D.F.A. ’24.

This past week, Dan Shea, the Marson-Muller-McNulty Professor of Government, was a special guest on NPR’s On Point, where he discussed the Maine senate race. Additionally, Nick Jacobs, the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Associate Professor of American Government, was interviewed about young rural voters for an in-depth podcast segment, which also appeared on All Things Considered.

For important national segments, both PBS NewsHour and CNN interviewed Visiting Professor Dr. Nirav Shah about the CDC's response to the government shutdown, including the wave of firings and rehirings.

The South China Morning Post interviewed Assistant Professor of Government Gloria Xiong for a major article that analyzed the NBA’s rise, fall, and return to China. Xiong’s expertise is economic statecraft in U.S.-China relations.

The Boston Globe interviewed Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence Director David Watts for a feature story about Colby’s AI leadership. The article points to Colby’s pioneering AI program, noting that the College was focused on the technology two years before the ChatGPT boom.

President David A. Greene gave an extensive interview for News Center Maine's popular 207 show on Waterville’s booming revitalization. The story focused on how institutions like Colby can make a significant difference in lifting up economically challenged areas, and it also highlighted the College's recently released Economic Impact Report.

 Roll Call interviewed and quoted the Marson-Muller-McNulty Professor of Government,  Dan Shea, about the Maine Democratic race.