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A female red-winged blackbird, a song sparrow, a female mallard duck with ducklings, a laughing gull, and a male red-winged blackbird were spotted earlier this summer on Allen Island.

Understanding the Mysteries of Bird Migration

With the installation of a new tracking system, Colby’s Island Campus is now part of an international research network that monitors birds, bats, and insects

Jaslynn Devora '26, an environmental science major, examines an ant she collected on Round Top Mountain in the Kennebec Highlands.

The Mighty Ant

This summer, Colby students are helping biologist Chris Moore better understand ‘the most successful animals to have ever lived’

CEERS image of distant black holes

JWST Detects Most Distant, Active Supermassive Black Hole to Date

Colby astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope also detected other distant black holes and early galaxies for the first time

Denise Bruesewitz

A Professor’s Quest for Clean Water

Denise Bruesewitz is reintroducing inconspicuous but remarkable freshwater mussels to help improve degraded waters

Senior Standouts 2023

Senior Standouts 2023

These graduating seniors represent the academic breadth and excellence of Colby’s Class of 2023.

Colby Life Sciences Alumni Recognized by National Science Foundation

Four recent biology and environmental education graduates awarded prestigious graduate research grants

Dave Angelini

‘An Appendage for Every Function’

Dave Angelini’s newly published research explores genetic traits of female and male milkweed bugs

Thor Gabrielsen

More Than Numbers, Mathematics is the Art of Thought

Thor Gabrielsen ’26 draws on creativity to rank high in a prestigious mathematics competition

Tina Goudreau Collison RIT Sign Language Lexicon

Innovative Sign Language Makes Chemistry Accessible

Tina Goudreau Collison ’98 fundamentally shifts chemistry education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students

Giovanna Novi '25

Giovanna Novi ’25 Wins Projects for Peace Grant

She’ll use the $10,000 prize to cultivate communication skills for use with senior adults