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Robert A. Gastaldo, the Whipple-Coddington Professor of Geology, Emeritus, served as a scientific script advisor for the episode "Inferno" that is part of the Ancient Earth series recently produced by NOVA. In the episode's credits, he's listed as an academic advisor. The "Inferno" episode focuses on the end-Permian extinction crisis on land and its recovery in the Triassic, a topic Gastaldo has studied throughout his career.  The five-part series launched Oct. 4, 2023, and the "Inferno" episode airs October 25 on PBS.

Assistant Professor of History Danae Jacobson contributed to a recent exhibition at the New York Historical Society titled Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West. On Oct. 6, she was a panelist for the talk "Understanding Religious Liberty in a Diverse Nation" that  focused "on the fascinating 19th-century roots of America’s deep religious diversity," according to the society's website. Jacobson also wrote a chapter for the exhibition's catalogue, "Religion and Empire: Mythic Trails, Stolen Homelands, and Forced Migration in the Antebellum West (1840-1860)."

A new book by Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Tizoc Chavez has been named a co-winner of the American Political Science Association Foreign Policy Section's Best Book Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarly monographs related to foreign policy. His book, The Diplomatic Presidency: American Foreign Policy from FDR to George H.W. Bush (University Press of Kansas, 2022), was selected based on criteria such as importance of topic, novel theory, novel research, innovative research methods, effective execution of research methods, and overall excellence.

Colby was highlighted in a story by CNBC.com about schools that have no-loan policies. The piece noted that the College has had the policy in place since 2008, and included commentary from students as well as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Randi Maloney, who said that Colby’s "no-loan message is incredibly powerful."

In the higher education publication University Business, Amanda Stent, director of Colby’s Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, weighed in on the potential impacts AI could have on the role of the essay in the admissions process.

The popular travel site Thrillist highlighted Waterville in a story about road trips that are an easy drive from Boston. The piece noted that the city is "home to the respected Colby College Museum of Art," and is an "up-and-coming New England arts and culture hub" with the "recently unveiled Paul J. Schupf Art Center."

Assistant Professor of Art Amanda Lilleston and Torsten Brinkma '22 have works included in a new exhibition, In the Moment, at Cove Street Arts in Portland, Maine. "With a lively mix of contemporary artists, In The Moment captures meaningful relationships between seemingly disparate disciplines: art and sport," according to the gallery's website. Lilleston, who has three pieces in the show, creates artwork that depicts an evolving relationship with human anatomy, physiology, and ecology. Brinkema, who also has three pieces on display, is a sculptor and also creates with film and photography. The show runs October 12-December 2, 2023  

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Stacy-ann Robinson was featured on NPR affiliate WBUR's public radio show On Point. In the episode, "Guyana’s oil boom: The world’s newest petrostate plans to combat climate change with oil revenues," Robinson commented on the tensions associated with simultaneously pursuing climate mitigation, adaptation, and development objectives in a postcolonial petrostate.