When it comes to assessing sustainability practices, STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) is the gold standard, and in the most recent STARS survey, Colby rated gold. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) uses …
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Visiting Faculty Fellow Published in Environmental Science and Policy journal
Prof. Divya Gupta, a visiting Faculty Fellow in Environmental Studies, co-authored an article, Adaptive institutions in social-ecological systems governance: A synthesis framework, recently published in Environmental Science and Policy journal. The article synthesizes studies on adaptive institutions and developes a …
Prof. Bruesewitz Publishes in Limnology and Oceanography
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Denise Bruesewitz coauthored an article, “Under-Ice Thermal Stratification Dynamics of a Large, Deep Lake Revealed by High-Frequency Data,” published in Limnology and Oceanography in 2014. The official journal of the Association for the Sciences of …
Prof. McClenachan Comments on Ocean Health Analysis in New York Times
Malin L. Pinsky, a marine biologist at Rutgers University, and Douglas J. McCauley, an ecologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and other scientists analyzed the oceans’ health by examining data from hundreds of different sources including findings in …
Prof. Philip Nyhus and ES Colby Alums Have Article Published in Biological Conservation
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Philip Nyhus and three Colby graduates are named authors on an article, “An Assessment of South China Tiger Reintroduction Potential in Hupingshan and Houhe National Nature Reserves, China,” in the February 2015 issue of the …
Prof. Travis Reynolds Co-leads Bioversity International Panel in Rome
Assistant Professor Travis Reynolds co-led a panel on “How to Frame Your Policy Problem“.
Bioversity is the international center for the study and conservation of agro-biodiversity under the United Nations. Their mandate includes studying, conserving and promoting indigenous …
Stream Team Capstone Video
Want to understand further what the Stream Team Senior Capstone focused on this semester, then check out this great video produced by one of their team members.
ES Faculty and Student Research Published in Marine Policy journal
Two ES Faculty and ES Colby Alum (Class of 2014) are published in Marine Policy
Adaptive capacity of co-management systems in the face of environmental change: The soft-shell clam fishery and invasive green crabs in Maine
• Loren McClenachan, Assistant …
Cecil Brooks ’17 Attends AfroLatino Forum Conference in NYC
AfroLatino Forum Conference was the latest in a series of meetings held in
New York City to bring together researchers, students, and artists alike for discussions
pertaining to the myriad of issues faced by marginalized communities in Latin America as …
Cassandra Smith ’15, Attends Public Health Law Conference
Below is a reflection from Cassandra Smith ’15.
From October 14 to October 18, I traveled to Atlanta, GA for the biannual Public Health Law Conference. The conference theme this year was the Intersection of Law, Policy, and Prevention. As …