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Recently released findings by Robert Gastaldo, the Whipple-Coddington Professor of Geology, were covered at Phys.org, as provided by the National Science Foundation. "New research led by Colby College geologist Robert Gastaldo has revealed the most definitive proof to date that the extinctions did not occur at the same time. The findings, published in the journal PALAIOS, have implications for the impact of a possible future biodiversity crisis driven by climate change and a warming planet," Phys.org said. Archeology News Network also covered the story in a Dec. 11, 2019, blog post. GeologyPage.com covered the story Dec. 15, 2019.

Recently released findings by Robert Gastaldo, the Whipple-Coddington Professor of Geology, were covered at Phys.org, as provided by the National Science Foundation. "New research led by Colby College geologist Robert Gastaldo has revealed the most definitive proof to date that the extinctions did not occur at the same time. The findings, published in the journal PALAIOS, have implications for the impact of a possible future biodiversity crisis driven by climate change and a warming planet," Phys.org said. Archeology News Network also covered the story in a Dec. 11, 2019, blog post. GeologyPage.com covered the story Dec. 15, 2019.

In an essay in Guernica titled "Anatomy of a Successful Campus Talk," Assistant Professor of English Aaron Hanlon discusses a recent campus visit by former Maine Governor Paul LePage and ways that campuses can make the most of a "less than admirable speaker." Hanlon issue isn't with bringing conservative speakers to campus, but rather with a format that doesn't allow for a true exchange of ideas. "This format favors the unidirectional expressions of visiting speakers, who get to orchestrate a speech performance while everyone else remains silent upon pain of punishment. This way of doing things doesn’t suit the putative purpose of campus talks—to inform and engage—much less the limited value of bringing a high-profile bigot or demagogue to subject their views to scrutiny," he wrote.

In an essay in Guernica titled "Anatomy of a Successful Campus Talk," Assistant Professor of English Aaron Hanlon discusses a recent campus visit by former Maine Governor Paul LePage and ways that campuses can make the most of a "less than admirable speaker." Hanlon issue isn't with bringing conservative speakers to campus, but rather with a format that doesn't allow for a true exchange of ideas. "This format favors the unidirectional expressions of visiting speakers, who get to orchestrate a speech performance while everyone else remains silent upon pain of punishment. This way of doing things doesn’t suit the putative purpose of campus talks—to inform and engage—much less the limited value of bringing a high-profile bigot or demagogue to subject their views to scrutiny," he wrote.

Noontime Sports has chosen Colby's men's basketball as its Team of the Month for November. "The Mules, who recently improved to 7-0 this past weekend with a 106-102 win over Kean University, recently moved-up three spots in today’s New England D-III Men’s Basketball Top 10 Poll for Monday, Dec. 2, 2019," Noontime Sports reported. "The Mules boast a 4-0 record in Waterville, Maine, a 2-0 mark away from campus and a 1-0 record in neutral sites."

Maine Public's podcast The Pulse featured Professor of Government Anthony Corrado for a segment titled "Who Is Paying For All Those Political Ads?" In the Nov. 29 episode, Corrado, a campaign finance expert, gave a primer on dark money groups, their tactics, and how they're operating in Maine.

Maine Public's podcast The Pulse featured Professor of Government Anthony Corrado for a segment titled "Who Is Paying For All Those Political Ads?" In the Nov. 29 episode, Corrado, a campaign finance expert, gave a primer on dark money groups, their tactics, and how they're operating in Maine.

The Nov. 25 topping off ceremony for Waterville's Lockwood Hotel was covered by these outlets: Mainebiz, Nov. 25 Morning Sentinel, Nov. 25 WFVX-TV22 Bangor, Nov. 25 WABI-TV5 Bangor, Nov. 25    

The Nov. 25 topping off ceremony for Waterville's Lockwood Hotel was covered by these outlets: Mainebiz, Nov. 25 Morning Sentinel, Nov. 25 WFVX-TV22 Bangor, Nov. 25 WABI-TV5 Bangor, Nov. 25    

An op-ed by Charles Lawton in the Portland Press Herald's "Maine Voices" series highlights Colby's community investments as a model for growth across Maine. Lawton, a member of the Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission, notes Colby's 20-percent growth in employees, its $176-million investment in facilities and equipment, and its economic impact on Waterville as examples of the College's strategy for growth. "Success requires having both an attractive academic institution and an attractive community – not merely a place where recruits will want to work, but also a place where their families will want to settle and build lives," he writes.