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 …
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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,”
ES Alums Named to “Outdoor 30 Under 30” list
Outdoor 30 Under 30 highlights the athletes, designers, founders, and misfits who are challenging the status quo and driving the industry forward. They are the crazy ones. The movers and makers. The bold. The quiet geniuses. The clever and collaborative. …
Watson Fellowship and Davis Peace Prize Awarded to ES Students
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Award
Parwana Mohammad ’16 (Environmental Studies Major)
Parwana Mohammad ’16 was awarded a $30,000 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for independent study outside the United States during the year following her graduation this May. Her project, titled …