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Announcements

Class of 2030 Admitted to Colby

New programs and opportunities expand Colby’s reputation and reach

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Campus and Community

Breaking Down Barriers

Through the student-led Colby Community Health Program, students and shelter guests exchange health tips, snacks, and life lessons

Announcements

Colby Hires Inaugural Director of Center for Resilience and Economic Impact

Marine ecologist Nichole Price will lead the center dedicated to helping communities become resilient to a range of catastrophic events

Interdisciplinary Studies

Following in Thoreau’s Footsteps 

Colby students are learning about phenology by observing the world around them

Natural Sciences

Protecting an Ancient Forest

Colby’s tree-dating research was instrumental in conserving a 172-acre parcel of old-growth forest on Long Pond in Maine

Artificial Intelligence

The Quantum Revolution

A leading national expert comes to Colby to discuss the next technological wave

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Arts

A Look Inside Colby’s Sound-and-Lightproof Creative Hub

The Landay Cinema Studies Production Studio is revolutionizing how film and media are taught on campus

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Alumni

Bottled History: Resurrecting a Shipwreck’s 19th-Century DNA

How two brewers turned a scuba hobby into a scientific breakthrough for the New York craft beer scene

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Access and Opportunity

Creating Pathways to College for Rural Students

As part of the STARS College Network, Colby is expanding its commitment to help rural students find their way to college

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Natural Sciences

A Major Math Breakthrough 

Pedro Alves Silva Dos Santos ’26 teamed up with Associate Professor Evan Randles to crack a complex problem in numerical stability