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Ian Glasspool, a research scientist in the Department of Geology, was among researchers from various institutions whose recent paper on how tyrannosaurs lived and hunted, as published in the journal Paleontology and Evolutionary Science, was covered in a number of publications, including on the Weather Channel and CNET.

Two papers by Professor of Education Adam Howard have recently been published, coincidentially on the same day. The article "East meets West: cultural negotiations between parents and staff at a Taiwanese elite school" appeared in the journal Multicultural Education Review; and the article "Preparing leaders for the global south: the work of elite schools through global citizenship education" appeared in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. Both papers were cowritten with Claire Maxwell, a professor of sociology at the University of Copenhagen, during Howard's most recent sabbatical. 

Pianist Thomas Deng '20 was featured in Classic FM about his recreation of the third movement of Chopin’s Second Concerto using an electronic MIDI keyboard. Associate Professor of Music Jon Hallstrom was also quoted in the article, saying, “it’s really quite amazing, both from the musical and from the technological standpoint.”

The Crawford Family Professor of Religion Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh was quoted in articles published by Vox and NBC news about recent hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans. “We have very warped notions of the Sikhs," commented Singh. "To know about Sikh tradition in schools and colleges, Sikh art, Sikh films, Sikh music — I want it to be promoted everywhere.”    

Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman has been awarded an American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Fellowship for 2021-22. Established in 1888, the American Fellowship is "AAUW’s largest fellowship program and the oldest non-institutional source of graduate funding for women in the United States," according to its website. The fellowship will support Koffman's research on tracing dust in Antarctica to learn about past climate.

Photographs by Associate Professor of Art Gary Green will be on view in a two-person show at the Galerie Miranda in Paris May 6-26, 2021. The exhibition, Rebels & Dandies, features Green's work from his book When Midnight Comes Around.

Assistant Professor of History Sarah Duff was quoted in the Nature news story "'The damage is total': fire rips through historic South African library and plant collection." The piece brought together scholars to discuss the recent fire at the University of Cape Town that destroyed a part of the university's main library and special collections. “This archive is special for all sorts of reasons, and for me, it’s because it includes collections which provide a record of the ordinary lives of ordinary people in the area — from working-class children to Black students attending night school,” said Duff in the article. “We lose that texture of everyday life and struggles with a catastrophe like this."

The Portland Press Herald shared the news of an anonymous $2.8-million donation to Colby designated for in-state student financial aid and an incentive for Maine students to apply. "Financial aid is a huge component in students being able to make that decision," said Matt Proto, vice president of enrollment and communications.

Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman and students Meg Yoder '19, Taylor Methven '20, Helen Sears '20, and Lena Hanschka '21 coauthored the paper "Glacial Dust Surpasses Both Volcanic Ash and Desert Dust in Its Iron Fertilization Potential" recently published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles.  In the study, the authors demonstrate that glacially sourced dust from Alaska has greater potential to deliver iron and other nutrients to the ocean ecosystem than other sources of nutrients such as volcanoes and Asian desert dust. This finding is important because the northeastern Pacific ocean is "iron-limited," meaning that biological growth is hampered by a lack of the nutrient iron. As glaciers recede with climate warming and catchments become forested, the supply and geochemistry of glacier-derived dust to the ocean are likely to change, impacting the ocean ecosystem.