Natural Sciences Archives - Page 16 of 17

$18-Million Grant Sustains Biomedical Research in Maine

Colby among institutions to continue to receive funds for faculty and student research experiences

Cal Waichler, Wild Mercy, 2017. Trace monotype, 9x23 in. (Detail)

The Lives of Trees
Lending voice and image to the bellwether redwood

A Voice for the Environment Cal Waichler ’21 When she arrived at Colby, Cal Waichler ’21 set out to study Maine’s forests, including old-growth tracts in the Pine Tree State. To her dismay, she discovered there were practically none. This prompted Waichler to consider…

$Math equation on black chalk board$

Colby Math Teams are Winners

Two Colby teams were named as “Meritorious Winner” at the 35th annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) Competition organized by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP). This year, 14,108 teams from 17 countries and regions participated in the competition. Colby’s first team, consisting of Allen Ma…

A Climate Storyteller

If you’ve followed the career of outdoor writer Heather Hansman ’05, you’ll recognize her gasping for air after dumping her raft-load of customers into a Class V rapid on the Gauley River, avoiding avalanches in deep backcountry powder in the Rockies and Cascades, or dodging toxic algae and…

data visualization wall, inside the Paul J. Schupf Scientific Computing Center

Colby College to Receive $2-Million Gift from Colby Parent, Trustee

The commitment, from Rick McVey, will support the creation of a multidisciplinary data science initiative and the College’s championship women’s lacrosse team

Colby College Establishes Pulver Science Scholars Program with $5-million Commitment

Colby College has established the Pulver Science Scholars Program, designed to create a pipeline for the most ambitious and talented students from all backgrounds to pursue research at the nation’s top biomedical laboratories.

Sea turtle swimming in clear ocean waters

Oceans of Change

Marine Ecology Loren McClenachanElizabeth and Lee Ainslie Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies For all the fish we eat and ships we sail, humans still know very little about the seas that sustain us. We know even less about how climate change is affecting…

Trained Globally, Acting Locally

By the time they graduated, Emmie Theberge ’08 and Sophie Janeway ’17 had, between them, studied conservation policy in Ecuador, wind power legislation in Maine, human interaction with the ecology of the Gálapagos Islands, changing fisheries in Vietnam, the effect of climate change on Moroccan farmers, the environmental…

Colby Expands Access to Cutting-Edge Science Through Establishment of Linde Packman Lab for Biosciences Innovation

Programs supported by gift will create pipeline for the next generation of scientific leaders Colby College has received a major contribution to support programs that will prepare the next generation of innovators in the sciences through funded experiences at renowned partner institutions on the leading edge of discovery.

As Forests Return, Justin Becknell is watching

Forest Ecology Justin BecknellAssistant Professor of Environmental Studies Once a patch of tropical forest is razed, it isn’t necessarily gone forever. Trees and wildlife often return, if given a chance. As trees grow, the forest resumes its role as an air filter, drawing…