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Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman was the lead author of an article published in the April 2023 issue of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. Her paper, which was featured on the cover of the journal and is titled "Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Circulation During the Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age Recorded by Sr-Nd Isotopes in the Siple Dome Ice Core, Antarctica," uses geochemical data from the Siple Dome ice core in Antarctica to explore past changes in wind patterns around Antarctica. The data show that the predominant circulation system of the Southern Hemisphere, the mid-latitude westerly winds, shifted abruptly during a past warm-climate interval, suggesting that they may be capable of similar changes under today's climate conditions.
Professor of Art Véronique Plesch wrote the introduction to the summer issue of the Maine Arts Journal as well as her "Art Historical Musings" column with an essay titled "A Balancing Art." For this issue, the MAJ joined forces with the L.C. Bates Museum and their summer show, which was curated by Anna Jaubert '25 and Zehra Gundogdu '26 and supervised by Plesch (the virtual show can be seen here). The L.C. Bates summer show, the MAJ, and a forthcoming show at the Portland Gallery of the Union of Maine Visual Artists are all on the same topic of In Balance/Imbalance. Assistant Professor of Printmaking Amanda Lilleston is featured both in the L.C. Bates show and the summer issue of the MAJ.
The Boothbay Register, a local paper in the popular coastal town Boothbay Harbor, featured research led by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Alison Bates and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Stacy Doore to gather community perspectives on offshore wind power using virtual reality.
A story in Lux Expose on pet-friendly hotels highlighted Waterville’s Lockwood Hotel, noting that it “extends a warm welcome to guests and their beloved four-legged companions, ensuring an unforgettable ‘pet essentials’ stay.”
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Stacy-ann Robinson has coauthored an article titled "Locally led adaptation: Promise, pitfalls, and possibilities." Appearing in the journal Ambio, the article offers a nuanced understanding of the power and justice considerations required to make climate change adaptation useful for local communities and institutions, and to resolve the tensions between locally led adaptation and other development priorities. It also contributes to a further refinement of locally led adaptation methodologies and practices to better realize its promises.
A story in the New York Times about two New York galleries highlighting Bob Thompson referenced the Colby Museum’s recent retrospective of the artist’s work, suggesting that New York museums should have also paid attention to this important exhibition.
On June 15, 2023, Professor of Art Véronique Plesch delivered a lecture (via Zoom) titled “Iconographie de la haine: Défense et illustration du corpus iconographique” at the conference Expressions Artistique et Diversité Religieuse: Déconstruire les Figures de la Haine, organized by the Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales Agda (Université Mohammed V, Rabat) and the International Association Overcoming Hate/Vaincre la haine, along with Essaouira Mogador, Bayt Dakira, Agence Marocaine d’Évaluation des Politiques Publiques, Centre d’Études et de Recherche sur le Droit Hébraïque, Chaire de Droit Hébraïque, and the Fondation Konrad-Adenauer Maroc, in Rabat, Morocco. Plesch is member of the scientific council of Vaincre la Haine, a French association (Law 1901) whose aim is "to fight racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Muslim hatred; defend their victims and publicly plead for understanding of the problem and its consequences."
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson provided commentary for a story by Bloomberg about the impacts of cumulative air pollution and its connection to worsening climate change. “Don’t just look away as soon as the air clears,” Carlson said. “This wasn’t just a one-time thing.”
NBC’s News Center Maine featured Colby’s efforts to help students from rural areas and small towns in Maine understand the various college opportunities available to them. The piece noted that it’s an “eye-opening experience, opening doors to a future some students had only imagined.”
“The energy, excitement, and street buzz in Waterville is palpable.” That was the lead sentence in a Boston Globe article on how the city is becoming the “artsy hotspot of northern New England” thanks to a unique collaboration between Colby and the community.