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Female college professor talking to a student
Environment and Climate

Climate Change and Human Health

Gail Carlson contributes research and expertise to the latest Maine Climate Council report and climate-action plan
Five people standing on a rock outcropping overlooking the ocean
Humanities

How Literature Looks at Climate Change

Ralph Waldo Emerson is just the beginning of literature that can teach us about environmental issues relevant to contemporary life
Campus and Community

The Fall in Photos

As we pause this week to give thanks, we reflect on a semester that feels like it began just the other day. The campus and community have experienced a whirlwind of activity since summer internships wound down and first-year students arrived on campus and immersed themselves in the…
Associate Professor of Statistics Jim Scott is bringing epidemiology to the College.
Natural Sciences

Learning How to Investigate Diseases 

Why Associate Professor Jim Scott’s epidemiology class is always full

female college student carrying bags of oyster at a fishing wharf
Environment and Climate

Warming to Oysters

Cait Cleaver’s research will help determine the viability of oyster restoration in Maine’s changing coastal environment
Assortment of weathervanes on display at a museum
Arts

Into the Wind

A new exhibition at the Colby Museum explores the beauty and history of American weathervanes

Tutor session with a male and female at a desk
Artificial Intelligence

Let’s Talk about Artificial Intelligence

At the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, conversations about the consequential technology abound
Young female artist working on a coffee table in her living room
Arts

Colby Artists Take Home Prestigious Printmaking Awards

Seven former and current students displayed work in the Boston Printmakers Student Print Exhibition, and two won awards
A man wears a virtual reality headset while in a training session.
Campus and Community

The Mental Game

Colby’s new focus on mental performance coaching is designed to help athletes both on the field and beyond

Portrait of a female college professor in the library stacks
Humanities

Innovation Award Recognizes Linguistic Justice Initiative

Ghada Gherwash works to foster an inclusive learning environment for all language speakers