Environment and Climate

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Senior Standouts 2022 portraits

Senior Standouts 2022

These graduating seniors represent the academic breadth and excellence of Colby College’s Class of 2022.
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.

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
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alison Bates

Is VR a Solution to the NIMBY Problem?

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

Colby Scientists Seek Solutions to Climate Change in the Belly of a Cow

They’re investigating if seaweed-based food supplements will lead to fewer methane-producing cow burps
Photo of Gail Carlson

A New Climate Textbook Emerges from Mayflower Hill

Gail Carlson’s Human Health and the Climate Crisis aims to bring Colby-like environmental teaching into other classrooms

Stellar's sea eagle

Colby Biologists Weigh In on Steller’s Sea-Eagle Sighting

Experts and students shed light on the eagle’s unusual residency in Maine

Hillary Swimmer '22

Hillary Swimmer ’22 Maps out Maine’s Climate Goals

Internship supported by Buck Lab for Climate and Environment demonstrates how policy translates into action
Photo of Libby Mensch ’23

Combating Climate Change Through Business Solutions

Libby Mensch ’23 experiences hands-on opportunity promoting sustainable business practices

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Scholarship Stories from 2021

A sampling of our wide-ranging faculty scholarship

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Impactful Videos from 2021

Animating the excellence, talent, and influence of the Colby community