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Colby Magazine vol. 97, no. 2 (Summer 2008): full issue

From The Hill, Gerry Boyle, Barbara Walsh, Richard M. Pious, Kevin Rousseau

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Forty-Eight Years--And Counting: Carleen Nelson has seen presidents, students, and technology come and go on Mayflower Hill

Rafts of Research: A chance for students to leave the lab and strut their stuff

Made to Order: For Marybeth Luber '96, CEO seat is a perfect fit

Power Play: Weisbrot and Mackenzie reexamine the 1960s and find that change makers weren't all in the streets (Review)

For Colby Colleagues, Collaboration is Part of an Ongoing Tradition

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Journeyman: For the Red Sox front office, Ken Nigro '60 is the go-to veteran

From The Hill, Stephen Collins, Anthony F. Cristan, Mackenzie Dawson, Jane Brox, Matt Difilippo, Gerry Boyle

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A Legend on the Move: Tom Tietenberg, groundbreaking environmental economist, retires, after establishing a global legacy

Money in Laundering: Student-owned company turns hard work and dirty clothes into profits

Q&A: Huffington Post chief Betsy Morgan '90 on the future of news media, working on the Web, and breaking ranks with tradition

A Grand Scheme: In 18th-century New England, these men looked outward (Review)

As Good As Your Word: For Robert B. Parker's wild west heroes, honor is all (Review)

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In Teammates They Trust: Resilient women's lacrosse rebounds to win first NESCAC title

Don't Worry; Be Happy: Alice Domar Tells Women How To Escape "The Perfectionist Trap", Barbara A. Walsh

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Psychologist Alice Domar ’80 has studied women’s health for 20 years. Her new book, Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Break Free of the Perfection Deception, tells women it isn’t healthy to always aspire to perfection. Domar gives advice on how to avoid that trap.

The Navigator: Philip Nyhus Directs The Chinese Government To The Places Where Tigers May Once Again Roam Free, Ruth Jacobs

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When the government of China decided to explore reintroducing the South China tiger to the wild, Assistant Professor Philip Nyhus (environmental studies) got the call. Now Nyhus and Colby students use state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to evaluate potential tiger habitat.

Mars Up Close: Scott Murchie's Team Of Scientists Helps Uncover The Secrets Of The Red Planet, Tom Nugent

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Planetary geologist Scott Murchie ’81 leads a team that built and operates the high-tech camera now orbiting Mars and analyzes images used to help select landing sites for the Phoenix lander and the Mars Science Laboratory, scheduled for launch in 2009. Murchie’s work is groundbreaking—literally.

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Commencement 2008: Competition, risk fuel success, says Diamond

Alfond Gift Brings New Turf Football Field and Track

Colby on NBC Nightly News

Fulbrights and Teaching Grants

Roads Scholarship

Sentencing a Terrorist, Searching for Truth

Colby Gets LinkedIn

Hogging the Spotlight

Dispelling the 'Not a Science Person' Myth

Wit & Wisdom

Six Professors, 155 Years of Teaching at Colby

Hats Off (Photo)

Different Shades of Green

Investment Banking Bliss

Q&A: Roger Woolsey

Point of View: Not "Talkin' 'bout My Generation," by Richard C. Bachus '87

Letters

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The Real Ncis: Tom Betro '81 Directs Agency That Fights Crime, From Drug Trafficking To Terrorism, Tom Nugent

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Millions of viewers know the Naval Criminal Investigative Service through the television drama NCIS. Tom Betro ’81 knows it as a former agent who runs the global crime- and terrorism-fighting agency—and has been consulted by his TV counterparts.

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Colby Magazine vol. 98, no. 2 (Summer 2009): full issue

Alumni @ Large

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Alumni notes

Newsmakers

Milestones

On Science, Mussels, and Milk: Carrie Johns '75

Swiss Banker: Rebecca Brunner-Peters '80

World Vision: Graham Macmillan '97

Helpful to the Corps: Chris Andrews '07

Obituaries

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Commencement 2009: Education Advocates Inspire; 509 Graduate

Changing of the Guard

Looking Back and Forward: The Museum Turns 50

Wit & Wisdom

NSF Grant for Evolutionary Genetics

Silvery Green

Green Power Champs

First Lady on Mayflower Hill

Award-Winning Students: Humanity in Action; Watson Winner Profiled; Two Projects for Peace; Four Fulbrights

Three Professors Retire

Mentoring Model

Education Trumps Recession

No More Convent

Miles for Minds

Pulitzer Finalists

From The Editor, Gerry Boyle

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Colby Magazine vol. 98, no. 3 (Fall 2009): full issue

Back Matter

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More Academics, Less Alcohol

Good as Gold

Bicentennial Class Gets Oriented

Women Who Shine

Uighurs Film Rolls On

Summer School--And Recess, Too

The Museum at 50: Many Artists, Many Voices; The People Behind the Place

Dizzy Math

Update: Student-Security Relations

Men's Soccer Celebrates a Half Century

Wit & Wisdom

Salopek Wins Lovejoy for Courageous Reporting

Teaching People to Read (News)

Annual Report of Contributions Online

Commercializing University Research Results: A Case Study By Behbahan Islamic Azad University, Parisa Masudian, Mohammad Reza Farhadpoor, Nasrallah Ghashgayizadeh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present research has been carried out to investigate the influential factors upon commercializing research results in Islamic Azad University of Behbahan. The population includes 116 university professors among whom 92 are selected and studied through random sampling considering Morgan’s table. The methods are descriptive and experimental and data are collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The literature has been reviewed and all influential factors upon commercializing research results have been extracted and classified in five individual, environmental-organizational, socio-cultural, statutory and commercial categories and investigated by 46 questions with 5 choices. Data are analyzed using description and deduction, mean, variance, standard …

Impact Of Captioned Video Instruction On Nigerian Hearing-Impaired Pupils’ Performance In English Language, Tayo Taofiq Omoniyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated impact of captioned video instruction on Nigerian hearing impaired pupils’ performance in English language. The study adopted quasi-experimental pretest, post test, control group design. The experimental group was exposed to captioned video instruction while the control group was taught using the conventional teaching method for the hearing impaired. Two hypotheses were raised and field validated Primary English Performance Test (PEPT) used as data collection instrument. The study concluded that both instructional strategies were effective in giving English language instruction to hearing impaired pupils, as performance of the two groups did not indicate any significant difference and gender …

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Colby Magazine vol. 99, no. 4 (Winter 2011): full issue

From The Hill, David Eaton, Ruth Jacobs, Stephen Collins, Diana Mcqueen, Gerry Boyle, Travis Lazarczyk

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Q&A: Elizabeth Leonard, a historical of the Civil War, discusses her new book, research, Legos, and the inspiration that sent her on the trail of Buffalo Soldiers

Sea Change: Colby-Bigelow partnership turns the world's oceans into a vast classroom

Celebrating Zimbabwe in Maine: Oak Institute events include student panel, Zimbabwean feast, African rock star

Hands Off That Thermostat: James Fleming explores the long and checkered history of attempts to "fix the sky" (Review)

The Sweet Smell of Success (Review)

A Thriller of a Picture (Review)

Close to Home: For Nick Tucker, study of AIDS and children is more than academic …

Thank You, Professor Bassett: Former "Toads" Bid Farewell To Their Beloved Teacher And Mentor, Gerry Boyle

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Charles W. Bassett, the Lee Family Professor of American Studies and English, emeritus, died Oct. 19 in Waterville. News that he was ill brought a deluge of letters from alumni who wanted to make sure that their beloved “Bassett” knew he had changed their lives.

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Colby Magazine vol. 99, no. 3 (Fall 2010): full issue

From The Hill, Ruth Jacobs, Stephen Collins, Gerry Boyle, Sarah Braunstein, Laura Meader

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A Step Ahead: New program gives students from underrepresented groups an edge in the sciences

Q&A: Lori G. Kletzer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, on the perspective of a labor economist, the road back to the liberal arts, and cheering for mules (instead of banana slugs)

Jess Minty Runs for Her Life: NCAA All-American adds distance--and an Olympic marathon goal

Sports Shorts

What Monsters Can Teach Us: Jennifer Boylan takes kids to another world to help them better negotiate their own

Down to the Sea: Linda Greenlaw returns to her true calling

Basketball as Barometer: Bill …

Reaching The World: A Campaign For Colby, William D. Adams, Robert E. Diamond Jr.

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The success of the historic capital campaign has already allowed for important changes, from campus to curriculum. Contents:

The campaign by the numbers

Mapping the changing campus

Change has come, from community centers and teaching spaces to the museum of art and athletic facilities

President William D. Adams and Chair of the Board of Trustees Robert E. Diamond Jr. ’73 on big things to come

Colby News

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A Focus on the Ocean

Oak Fellow Confronts Abusive Government

New Majors Expand Possibilities

Launching Into Business

Welcome Class of 2014

Prize-Winning Poet

Fear and Reporting in Mexico

COOT Changes: Students Connect to Nature in Different Ways

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Obama Names Rouse '68 Chief of Staff

Textbooks That Don't Break the Bank

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Colby Magazine vol. 99, no. 2 (Summer 2010): full issue

From The Hill, Alexandra Desaulniers, Lauren Pongan, Emily Fleming, Stephen Collins, Barbara Walsh, Ruth Jacobs

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Q&A: Nikky-Guninder K. Singh, Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies, on the Among Women Program, revisiting India, and why women are playing an essential role as we seek global stability

Derby Dames: Alumnae join the rolling ranks of a hard-hitting, all-women's sport

Gossip Girl Goes to College: New novel follows teen prep-school book and hit TV series

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A Career in Sails: America's Cup legend Tom Whidden, who once raced dinghies at Colby, has reached the pinnacle of sailing and the sail business

Sports as Privilege: Tennis Coach Doanh Wang, a former refugee, tells players they're fortunate …

Campus Kids: Faculty Residents' Children Enjoy And Contribute To College Life, Alexandra Desaulniers

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Children of faculty living on campus create a family atmosphere on Mayflower Hill.

Water, Water Everywhere Nor Any Drop To Drink: Activists Use Social Networks And Digital Video In Pleas For Rivers And Groundwater, Lauren Pongan

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A new generation of activists, including Colbians in India and Mexico, is using video skills and social media to alert the world to environmental crises.

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Class of 2010 Ready to Fly

Life-Altering Video?

Most Diverse Class

Students Issue Consumer Alert

Professors, Chaplains, and a VP Depart

Fulbright and Udall Scholars in Unprecedented Numbers

Robotics On (and Off) the Hill

Green Power Champion Three-peat

Imperiled Reporter Who Covers Mexico is 2010 Lovejoy Winner

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Research Symposium Sets Another Record

New Alcohol Policy