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Seeing Light Amidst the Gloom

Environmental Connections Sandy Buck ’78 Sandy Buck ’78 was in the office of the Horizon Foundation, on Commercial Street in Portland’s Old Port, talking about climate change. He also wanted to talk about a Colby alumna, Maggie Parrish ’15. Buck, a Colby trustee who, with his wife,…

Environment and Climate

Inspiring Students to Step Up

Public Health and Climate Change Gail CarlsonAssistant Professor ofEnvironmental Studies Just four or five years ago, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson found that her first-year students arrived at Colby pessimistic about the future of the planet. “Students were like, ‘I might not have kids. ……

Environment and Climate

Mapping a Clearer Picture of Air Pollution’s Effects

Atmospheric Chemistry Karena McKinneyAssociate Professor of Chemistry On a smoggy day, when it’s harder to see the skyline, we get a glimpse of something else: The complex story of our air. From driving cars to spraying chemicals to making electricity, modern life sends a cocktail of gases…

Environment and Climate

On the Forefront of Climate Policy

Renewable Energy Tyler Clevenger ’16 As international climate talks convened last November, an unofficial cadre arrived in Bonn to affirm support from the United States. Cities, states, and businesses promised to honor the 2015 Paris Agreement under an effort dubbed America’s Pledge, despite President Donald Trump’s…

Natural Sciences

For Fulbright Scholar Professor Dasan Thamattoor, Organic Chemistry is Global

Professor of Chemistry Dasan Thamattoor is taking his research on the road. Thamattoor has been named a Fulbright Global Scholar, an award that will allow him to conduct research in organic chemistry in Japan and the Czech Republic, and teach in Singapore. Several Colby student researchers will be in tow.

Environment and Climate

Time-Traveling Through Antarctic Ice

Earth and Climate Sciences Bess KoffmanAssistant Professor of Geology From the outside, a plug of ice extracted from the depths of an Antarctic glacier might look like just that: ice. But that cylinder of frozen water contains an invisible layer cake of data about Earth’s atmosphere…

Arts

Oak Human Rights Fellow Jinyan Zeng interviews artist, activist Ai Weiwei

Artist and activist Ai Weiwei During her semester at Colby, the 2017 Oak Human Rights Fellow Jinyan Zeng, a Chinese filmmaker, blogger, activist, and scholar, interviewed the renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei to discuss art, politics and exile. This interview was conducted and transcribed in Mandarin and…

Campus and Community

The Revitalization of Downtown Waterville

Colby-led collaboration is revitalizing Waterville’s Main Street and shaping the city and the College for the future

Humanities

Anything but Invisible

Oak Fellow Khalid Albaih marvels at supportive Colby while opening eyes to global suppression

Humanities

Hiding in Plain View

Clare Byarugaba, Ugandan LGBT activist and 2014 Oak Fellow, won't be silenced