Environment and Climate

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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
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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
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Media Stories from 2021

Colby's innovative initiatives received substantial national media attention this year
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Charred Fossils Provide Clues about Early Terrestrialization

Paleobotanist Ian Glasspool investigates wildfires to elucidate Earth’s ancient history
Lockwood Hotel

Colby’s Sustainability Efforts Multiplying Downtown

Lockwood Hotel and Paul J. Schupf Art Center most recent examples of green building designs
Terri Nwanma '22, UN Millennium Fellow

Inaugural United Nations Millennium Fellows Poised to Tackle Global Challenges

Nine student leaders selected for their dedication to social-impact efforts
Cows at Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport, Maine. Wolfe’s Neck is an outreach dairy partner of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences as part of a new $10-million USDA grant.

USDA Grants $10 Million Toward Research into Sustainable Milk Production

The five-year grant will support a research team, led by Nichole Price with Colby and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, to tests algal feed additives.
Justin Ehrenwerth ’01, executive director of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Water Works

A jaunt to Jazz Fest leads to a mission for Louisiana’s wetlands