At 4 in the morning on March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William Seward signed a treaty buying Russian America—that is, Alaska—for the cost of two cents per acre, a total of $7.2 million in gold bricks. After weeks of …
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Dr. Travis Reynolds and colleagues and ES alumna Janice Liang ’16 published in Ecography!
Sacred natural sites as mensurative fragmentation experiments in long-inhabited multifunctional landscapes
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Travis Reynolds and Colby graduate Janice Liang (ES-Policy ’16) have published an article in the journal Ecography illustrating how sacred natural sites can inform …
Buck Environment and Climate Change Lab Established at Colby
Colby’s leadership on environmental issues got stronger this week with the announcement of a gift to support academic research, internships, and global experiences focused on environmental sustainability and climate change. The program is part of a larger plan to create …
Colby Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Innovative Environmental Humanities Initiative
Colby Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Innovative Environmental Humanities Initiative
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Jasmine Qin ’12 publishes piece, “Where the River Fairies Are: A Quest on the Amazon River with the Pink Dolphins”
In her year as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Jasmine Qin traveled through four great rivers (Rhine, Amazon, Mekong, and Ganges) from source to delta, living with communities, interviewing experts, hiking mountains, and traveling on boats. Here, she shares her …
Associated Professor Nyhus Edits Biodiversity Book Series for Leading Science Publisher
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Philip Nyhus is the editor of a new book series, “Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes,” published by Elsevier, a leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services. …
Assistant Professor Loren McClenachan publishes study on large animals in ‘double jeopardy’
On land and at sea, large animals are in ‘double jeopardy’
…Janice Liang ’16 and Professors Collaborate on Article about Agriculture and Food in Ethiopia
Janice Liang ’16, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Travis Reynolds, and Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Biology Cathy Collins are coauthors on an article published in April 2016 in AIMS Agriculture and Food. The article (online here
Professor Russ Cole Retires, Environmental Studies Program Receives $1Million in His Name
http://www.colby.edu/magazine/russell-cole-retires-after-pushing-colby-to-new-scientific-heights/
http://www.colby.edu/news/2016/05/26/colby-receives_1m-to-fund-es-research-and-lectureship/
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Seniors Clemens and Heisler Win Society for Human Ecology Award
Maravilla Clemens ’16 and Alex Heisler ’16 won the Richard J. Borden Award for best conference paper after presenting their research, “Cultivating Conservation in the Lake Tana Basin: Implications of a New UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Model for Ecosystems and Livelihoods,”