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Molly Gardner ’22 works with students at the Alfond Youth and Community Center’s Mary Nash Beaupre Greenhouse in Waterville. Gardner will graduate from Colby’s vaunted Environmental Studies Department in May and plans to attend medical school and pursue a master’s in public health.
Environment and Climate

Colby’s Environmental Studies Department Continues to Grow and Thrive

The College has been a leader in environmental education for 50 years, and its most important work may be yet to come

Harold Alfond Athletic and Recreation Center
Announcements

Colby’s Commitment to Green Brings Home the Platinum—and Gold

The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center earns high marks from the U.S. Green Building Council for its energy-efficient design and natural landscape

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alison Bates
Environment and Climate

Is VR a Solution to the NIMBY Problem?

By combining environmental and computer science, two Colby professors collaborate on wind power in Maine

Josephine Liang
Alumni

From Lunching to Launching a Startup

Josephine Liang ’14 cofounded CauliBox to reduce takeout waste in London

Arts

Colby Fringe Festival Returns, Front and Center

Now under the umbrella of the Arts Office, the festival represents the College’s effort to integrate the arts on campus and across the community

Assistant Professor of Economics Stephanie Owen
Social Sciences

The Economics of Education

Professor Stephanie Owen’s research on access and equity in higher education comes with real-world implications

Alexis Grant
Alumni

Celebrating Small Deals (And Big Wins)

How Alexis Grant ’03 built an entrepreneur-focused media company

Photo of Adrianna Paliyenko, the Arnold Bernhard Professor in Arts and Humanities
Humanities

A Detective in the Archives

Adrianna Paliyenko’s painstaking work in the Yale archives brings under-appreciated French poet Louisa Siefert back to life

Professor Joe Reisert
Social Sciences

Government Professor Joe Reisert Uses Science Fiction “To Make the World Better”

He talks about the appeal of Brave New World, published in the 1930s and set in a futuristic world, in a new video

William "Bro" Adams
Humanities

William D. “Bro” Adams makes forceful pitch for a liberal arts education 

In a new book, the former Colby president calls for educational practices “that are thoughtfully aligned” with the lives students will live