Natural Sciences

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Predicting Changing Landscapes

Interactive teaching tools augment our comprehension of geomorphology, the study of the science of sand
Photo of Ian Glasspool

Charred Fossils Provide Clues about Early Terrestrialization

Paleobotanist Ian Glasspool investigates wildfires to elucidate Earth’s ancient history
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.
Evan Randles, assistant professor of mathematics

Breaking the Bell Curve

Professor and student push limits of foundational math theorem
Amanda Stent

Amanda Stent Named Inaugural Director of Colby’s Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Leading AI authority brings exceptional experience from Bloomberg, Yahoo, and AT&T Labs
Carol Lipschultz ’20 and Martin Schnermann ’02 at the National Cancer Institute

Bright Futures in Cancer Research

At NCI, young Colbians contribute interdisciplinary scientific thinking
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
Blackboard with math problems

An Advocate for Algebra

Nora Youngs brings abstract algebra down to earth
Dale Kocevski

First Light

Students and faculty to deploy AI on data from NASA's new orbiting telescope