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Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman has coauthored a new paper, "New Zealand as a source of mineral dust to the atmosphere and ocean," published in Quaternary Science Reviews. The study characterizes New Zealand's South Island as a source of dust to the high-latitude Southern Hemisphere. To learn more about why dust is important in the climate system, watch Koffman's video, highlighting the field sampling for this project:   [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN1VWyuf2AM&feature=youtu.be[/embed]

An Associated Press story highlighting how Colby is enhancing its aggressive virus testing protocols was picked up by a variety of media including The Washington Post and PBS. The article quoted Colby’s CFO, Doug Terp, who noted the College will add rapid antigen tests to twice-weekly tests.

Professor of Government Dan Shea, who led Colby's recent election polling, spoke to WBUR about the lack of trust in media and political institutions and how that factored into the polls. He noted during the interview that "we've not seen such polarization in the electorate since polling began."

David Greene was featured on Maine Public's “Maine Calling” where he discussed the Harold Alfond Foundation and its grant to support Colby’s efforts to drive the resurgence of Waterville. “Greg Powell from the Foundation has been a visionary who understands how important it is for Maine to have multiple great cities,” commented President Greene.

This past weekend, The Morning Sentinel published two stories that included Colby. The first quoted Vice President of Planning Brian Clark about the college's old hockey arena, and the second highlighted Colby's plan for sending students home as the fall semester comes to an end.

Chad Higgins '97, a shareholder and litigator at New England-based law firm Bernstein Shur, received the "Arc of Justice" award from the New England Innocence Project. According to the New England Innocence Project, "Arc of Justice" award recipients demonstrate "unparalleled commitment, tenacity, and courage to 'bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice' for innocent people convicted of crimes they did not commit." The award recognizes Higgins's outstanding pro bono efforts to free Keyon Sprinkle, a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for the last 20 years. Higgins was honored at the Voices of the Innocent event on Nov. 19. In addition to his work with the New England Innocence Project, Higgins remains actively involved in the Colby community and serves on the Alumni Council.

Chad Higgins '97, a shareholder and litigator at New England-based law firm Bernstein Shur, received the "Arc of Justice" award from the New England Innocence Project. According to the New England Innocence Project, "Arc of Justice" award recipients demonstrate "unparalleled commitment, tenacity, and courage to 'bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice' for innocent people convicted of crimes they did not commit." The award recognizes Higgins's outstanding pro bono efforts to free Keyon Sprinkle, a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for the last 20 years. Higgins was honored at the Voices of the Innocent event on Nov. 19. In addition to his work with the New England Innocence Project, Higgins remains actively involved in the Colby community and serves on the Alumni Council.

The Morning Sentinel reported on the multimillion-dollar gifts from Trustees Jack O’Neil ‘77 and Tim O’Donnell ‘87, which will be used to name the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center ice arena the O'Neil | O'Donnell Forum, and the ice rink after legendary Colby hockey coach and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Jack Kelley.

Assistant Professor of Government Carrie LeVan joined a webinar, organized by FairVote as part of its series called "The Future of American Elections," to discuss Maine’s historic first use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in a presidential general election. The conversation was moderated by FairVote Senior Policy Coordinator Pedro Hernandez and the panelists included LeVan, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Maine Anna Kellar, and Utah State Representative Marc Roberts. The video of the webinar, which took place Nov. 17, 2020, has just been released online.

Associate Professor of German Arne Koch has been selected as one of the seven recipients of the Goethe‐Institut/AATG Certificate of Merit, given by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) to recognize achievements in furthering the teaching of German. Koch said the selection is a tremendous honor. "A big thank you has to go to my colleagues and, of course, our students for letting us try out different ways of digging into German Studies. It is important to note that this award is again recognition of the German Program at Colby because it explicitly acknowledges innovative curricular design, interdisciplinary cooperation, and significant contributions to the profession—all hallmarks of our small but vibrant academic home here on Mayflower Hill.” This award comes two years after Colby's German Program was named a 2018 Center of Excellence by the AATG, an honor that speaks to the strength of the program’s scholarship, teaching, and engagement on campus and in the community. Koch will be receiving his award at a virtual presentation Nov. 21.