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Cacophonic Choir exhibition

Something Doesn’t Compute

Using art and computer science, Hannen (Hannah) Wolfe reveals tech’s shortcomings

Margaux LeBlanc

All Charged Up

Powered by liberal arts, GM’s Margaux LeBlanc ’15 works for a sustainable future

Assistant Professor of Biology Suegene Noh (back) with Emily Larson ’21 in the lab.

The Mystery of Infection

Suegene Noh’s new study seeks to uncover how and why amoebas react differently to the same bacteria

Duncan Tate

Physicist Duncan Tate to Develop New Techniques for Plasma Physics Experiments

National Science Foundation grant to fund cutting-edge Colby research on ultracold plasmas

Will Johnson ’22 at Colby men's soccer game being hugged by teammate

Pathfinder

Will Johnson blazes a trail

A photo of Bess Koffman in her lab at Colby College.

Koffman Awarded NSF Grant to Develop a New Approach to “Fingerprinting” Atmospheric Dust

A team of scientists led by Assistant Professor of Geology Bess Koffman has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to develop a new approach for “fingerprinting” atmospheric dust in ice cores using geochemical processes.

Associate Professor of Biology Bruce Fowles, circa 1996

Colby Remembers Professor and Botanist Bruce Fowles

Colby is remembering the life of Bruce E. Fowles, associate professor of biology, emeritus, who passed away June 23, 2020, in Washington, Maine.

Cattle running across grasslands in Africa

In Africa, Using Nature to Protect Nature

Ecological Systems Matt Brown ’92Africa Regional Managing Director Fresh out of Colby in 1992, Matt Brown joined the Peace Corps. His assignment—tending a tree nursery in Ghana—set him on a lifelong path. After two and a half years of volunteer service growing trees,…

Mike Zheng '20

Early Start, Big Finish

Xiaoyue “Mike” Zheng sought—and found—high-level research at Colby

Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus transmissions chart

Big Questions

For students in Professor Judy Stone’s advanced biology course, the evolution of COVID-19 prompts a scientific inquiry