Investigating why preschool children have difficulty estimating others' ages, this award-winning psychology major was the subject of an Echo profile (written by Kelsey Conroy '13). Read more »

Awn Be Se means "we can" in Bambara, the local language in Bamako, Mali, and a $10,000 Projects for Peace award allowed this alumna to build girls' aspirations, business skills, and self images in this African capital. Read more »

After a year working in Boston for a market research firm, this economics major took to his interest in medicine to Uganda, where he implements a pilot study monitoring HIV/AIDS patients' adherence to medication. Read more »

From her home in Istanbul, her dream of becoming a veterinarian took her to Colby and then on to Newfoundland. Read more »

This international studies major and All-NESCAC basketball player jumped from the field of orthotics and prosthetics to public health and a career as a physicians assistant. Read more »

This alum and his partners at the nonprofit VisionSpring have developed an innovative way to distribute reading glasses to people in developing countries. Read more »

To help students navigate their first year of college, this chief of health promotion services at Washington University in St. Louis relies on prevention and risk reduction programs. Read more »

Now the clinical director for a therapeutic day school for disabled children and adolescents, this Colby alumna stays connected to Mayflower Hill as a member of the Board of Trustees. Read more »

This senior adviser on migrant health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a passion for working with disenfranchised communities. Read more »

Meet the chief of the genetics and molecular biology branch of the National Institutes of Health. He not only seeks to unlock the genetic mysteries of blood disorders, he mentors young scientists, including many Colby graduates. Read more »