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A wide range of media, including NPR's All Things Considered, wrote about recent findings from scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope led by Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Dale Kocevski. In the interview he discussed efforts to solve the "little red dot" mystery, noting that they could “maybe be the first stage of producing the galaxies and black holes that we see today.”
The Culture Show on NPR’s Boston affiliate featured a conversation with Erica Wall, director of the Lunder Institute for American Art, about the recent initiative exploring the state of American art. In addition to highlighting the Lunder Institute @ program, the segment also noted that the Colby Museum is "always free and has spectacular exhibitions."
Debra Spark, the Zacamy Professor of English, won the Editor's Choice Award for Nonfiction from Scoundrel Time for her essay "I Think I Know You." The essay is part of a book Spark is currently working on concerning coincidence stories.
The winter 2025 issue of the Maine Arts Journal is out with contributions by Professor of Art Véronique Plesch. This issue's topic is "Stuck!" Plesch wrote the introduction along with her "Art Historical Musings" column with an essay titled "Where to Go from Here?" in which she discusses a painting in the Colby College Museum of Art collection, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Laburnum Tree (1912). She also includes a photo of Professor of Art Gary Green leading crits with Colby's studio art seniors during the fall semester capstone course.
Debra Spark, the Zacamy Professor of English, wrote a roundup book review of several books by former Radcliffe fellows for the Radcliffe Quarterly titled "Who Is a Real Indian?" The review covers books by Rahul Bhatia, Anthony Abraham Jack, and Liz Chiarello.
Colby was the leading college profiled in an article by GoBankingRates, a popular personal finance resource, about “quality colleges in the U.S. that the middle class can still afford.” The piece also included a quote from President David A. Greene on the Fair Shot Fund expansion.
New England Soccer Journal published a special feature about Colby’s Women’s Soccer team titled "Colby Charge: How Abby Jarvi is leading the resurgent Mules."
The South China Morning Post extensively quoted Professor of Government (Emeritus), Walter Hatch, for an article on China-Japan relations under the incoming administration. "With 'America first' Trumpism on the rise in Washington, both Tokyo and Beijing have a strong interest in building better ties to protect against unilateralism," he said.
Portland Press Herald interviewed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Gail Carlson, for her expertise on PFAS and forever chemicals for several articles about the Brunswick foam spill after new records were released. This includes an opinion piece from the publication’s editorial board.
The Sun quoted Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Elizabeth McGrath, in a widely circulated article on viewing the Northern Lights this year. In discussing why it's happening, she explained that "the sun has been very active recently, and we expect it to continue through 2025.”