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Ian Glasspool

International Spotlight Shines on Colby Geologists

A new research paper about the origins of wildfires also tells us about the earliest forms of life on Earth

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A Little Clover Leads Colby Biologist on a Giant Quest

Chris Moore’s research helps reveal how urban areas affect evolution in a groundbreaking global study

Alena Giesche

By Digging in the Bottom, Colby Geology Students Reach for the Top

A core survey experiment at Parker Pond offers graduate-level research opportunities

Colby students Hale Aktas, Katie Bernard, Narit Trikasemsak, and Mary Zihui Zhang, interact with Spot.

Meet Spot, Colby’s New Agile Robot

A chance connection to the College leads to a timely donation of a valuable new learning tool

Class Marshal Cindy Zhang wakes up each morning thinking about math. She will continue her studies at the University of California, Davis.

Suixin “Cindy” Zhang ’22 Named Class Marshal

She will pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of California, Davis

Senior Standouts 2022 portraits

Senior Standouts 2022

These graduating seniors represent the academic breadth and excellence of Colby College’s Class of 2022.

Molly Gardner ’22 works with students at the Alfond Youth and Community Center’s Mary Nash Beaupre Greenhouse in Waterville. Gardner will graduate from Colby’s vaunted Environmental Studies Department in May and plans to attend medical school and pursue a master’s in public health.

Colby’s Environmental Studies Department Continues to Grow and Thrive

The College has been a leader in environmental education for 50 years, and its most important work may be yet to come

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alison Bates

Is VR a Solution to the NIMBY Problem?

By combining environmental and computer science, two Colby professors collaborate on wind power in Maine

Nichole Price

Colby Scientists Seek Solutions to Climate Change in the Belly of a Cow

They’re investigating if seaweed-based food supplements will lead to fewer methane-producing cow burps

Elana Alevy '24

Elana Alevy ’24 Unravels Deep-Space Mysteries

A unique partnership with the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum provides the Colby student a rare opportunity to classify meteorites.