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Artificial Intelligence

How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Higher Education?

The Davis Institute for AI will host experts from liberal arts colleges to answer that question

A woman wearing a black dress sits on a counter in a lovely-looking home.
Alumni

The Lasting Influence of Colby

More than 30 years later, memories of a COOT trip surface in new novel

A composite image of a 4x400-meter relay team doing their baton handoffs.
Campus and Community

‘The Pinnacle of Athletic Success’ 

The Colby women’s 4x400-meter relay team won a national title and set a school record at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships

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Access and Opportunity

Ella Carlson ’25 Wins Prestigious Watson Fellowship

Colby’s 67th Watson Fellow to explore motivations behind amphibian conservation efforts

A professor wears safety goggles in front of a whiteboard.
Natural Sciences

On the Forefront of Microplastic Research

A Colby professor and his students are part of a cutting-edge project to measure microplastics in human tissue

Sanval Nasim '08, assistant professor of economics
Social Sciences

A Full-Circle Experience for Colby Economist

Sanval Nasim ’08 teaches students about the importance of environmental economics

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Announcements

Dr. Nirav Shah to Join Colby College Faculty

The former principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will teach several courses and help advance the College’s public health initiative

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Access and Opportunity

Watson Fellowship Finalists on Cusp of Global Experience

Olchey Tchavyntchak ’25 and Gloria Zhang ’25 are poised to study reproductive health inequities and Buddhism

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Natural Sciences

Improving Lives and Communities

A look at the work of Colby faculty around public and environmental health

Ling Ma, a writer of speculative fiction, is a MacArthur Fellow. (Photo by Anjali Pinto)
Campus and Community

Front-Row Seats for a Lineup of ‘Genius’ Luminaries

Winners of the MacArthur Fellowship, nicknamed the ‘genius grant,’ are flocking to Colby to share their visionary wisdom