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View article: The Digital Health/Wellness Capability Maturity Framework (DHW-CMF), a breakthrough tool to accelerate health systems evolution to better digitally enabled performance.
The Digital Health/Wellness Capability Maturity Framework (DHW-CMF), a breakthrough tool to accelerate health systems evolution to better digitally enabled performance. Open
As a global society we have made remarkable progress over a period of two centuries to reduce mortality rates, extend life expectancy and deliver quality healthcare for many. However what has got us collectively to here will be insufficien…
View article: Hospitals as medical device manufacturers: keeping to the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) in the EU
Hospitals as medical device manufacturers: keeping to the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) in the EU Open
In the European Union, the introduction of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745 in 2021 increased the regulatory requirements for ‘in-hospital’ manufacture of medical devices. Depending on the exact scenario, a hospital manufacturi…
View article: Gail Carlson: Inspiring Students to Step Up
Gail Carlson: Inspiring Students to Step Up Open
"When you become a doomsday person, when you're really pessimistic, it's because you can't see that you can make a difference." -Gail Carlson, associate professor of environmental studies
View article: Breaking Free of the Cultural Biases that Surround Women (+ Math)
Breaking Free of the Cultural Biases that Surround Women (+ Math) Open
"I think what we have to do here is not only teach women to be strong in a place where they're a minority," she said, "but also teach the men how to be allies to women as they leave Colby and go into the workforce." - Kayla Freeman '19
View article: Care Package: Condon Medal winner Michelle Boucher '17 leaves her community a better place
Care Package: Condon Medal winner Michelle Boucher '17 leaves her community a better place Open
Last summer Michelle Boucher '17 led multiple lives. She went looking for help because she was a homeless woman, because she was a minor who needed counseling, because she was a single mother whose child needed services. She sought help fo…
View article: Collaboration: Professor and former protégé are finding answers to nature's questions
Collaboration: Professor and former protégé are finding answers to nature's questions Open
Biologist Dave Angelini and collaborator Will Simmons '17J have published findings of their three-year study of the effect of pesticides on bumblebees and hope the results will have the scientific community looking for new solutions to the…
View article: Deal Maker: Robyn Glaser '89 makes it happen for The Kraft Group and New England Patriots
Deal Maker: Robyn Glaser '89 makes it happen for The Kraft Group and New England Patriots Open
"If there are any impediments to my success, I really don't notice because I don't care. Im just going to blaze on and do it." - Robyn Glaser '89
View article: Common Ground: Nick Pattison '18 and William "Brownie" Brown, 101, forge a close friendship in "just passing the time"
Common Ground: Nick Pattison '18 and William "Brownie" Brown, 101, forge a close friendship in "just passing the time" Open
It was lunchtime at a nursing home in Waterville, and Nick Pattison '18 had brought a feast: homemade venison sausage, pancakes, and cubes of cantaloupe, served on paper plates. Pattison's friend, William "Brownie" Brown, 101, sat in his e…
View article: Jump Start: Colby-Led Collaboration is Revitalizing Waterville's Main Street and Shaping the City and the College for the Future
Jump Start: Colby-Led Collaboration is Revitalizing Waterville's Main Street and Shaping the City and the College for the Future Open
Businessman Charlie Giguere has always been optimistic about the future of downtown Waterville. So optimistic that he's literally bet on that optimism, purchasing and renovating several Main Street properties, including Silver Street Taver…
View article: Anything but INVISIBLE: Oak Fellow Khalid Albaih marvels at supportive Colby while opening eyes to global suppression
Anything but INVISIBLE: Oak Fellow Khalid Albaih marvels at supportive Colby while opening eyes to global suppression Open
A political cartoonist with a global web presence was surprised and gratified to find an equally receptive audience at Colby.
View article: The accuracy of anatomical landmarks for locating the carotid sinus
The accuracy of anatomical landmarks for locating the carotid sinus Open
this is the first study to characterise the accuracy of standard anatomical landmarks used in CSM. Results suggest that the point of maximal pulsation has the lowest associated error. Future work should examine CSM yield across this and a …
View article: A Cosmic Connection: For anthropologist Catherine Besteman, reunion with Somali Bantu in Maine was life changing.
A Cosmic Connection: For anthropologist Catherine Besteman, reunion with Somali Bantu in Maine was life changing. Open
Reunited with Somali Bantu families after decades, anthropologist Catherine Besteman chronicles their lives.
View article: From the Editor (Editor's Note)
From the Editor (Editor's Note) Open
Her story is about a lot of things, but when I think of Willie de Kadt Juhlin ’61, I think of determination.
View article: White matter alterations in patients with <scp>MRI</scp>‐negative temporal lobe epilepsy and their asymptomatic siblings
White matter alterations in patients with <span>MRI</span>‐negative temporal lobe epilepsy and their asymptomatic siblings Open
Summary Objective The identification of “endophenotypes”—measurable variations along the pathways between genes and distal disease state—may help deconstruct focal epilepsies into more sensitive phenomena and improve future efforts to map …
View article: Lifting the Curtain: New Jersey Symphony is Susan Stucker's Musical Home
Lifting the Curtain: New Jersey Symphony is Susan Stucker's Musical Home Open
When as a sophomore Susan Stucker '89 agreed to manage the Colby Symphony Orchestra, she didn't know she was setting the course for her entire career.
View article: The Magic of the Classroom: Islamic scholar and Charles Bassett Teaching Award winner John Turner teaches, and is enlightened by, his students
The Magic of the Classroom: Islamic scholar and Charles Bassett Teaching Award winner John Turner teaches, and is enlightened by, his students Open
Islamic scholar and Charles Bassett Teaching Award winner John Turner teaches, and is enlightened by, his students. Associate Professor of History John Turner is seldom at a loss for words, certainly not when he’s discussing the history of…
View article: The Intersection of Art and Medicine: Tanya Sheehan Breaks Down the Boundaries Between Disciplines
The Intersection of Art and Medicine: Tanya Sheehan Breaks Down the Boundaries Between Disciplines Open
Tanya Sheehan arrived at Georgetown University intending to become a medical doctor. She aced her organic chemistry lab section, eventually was turned off by the rote memorization the program emphasized, and then discovered art history and…
View article: Confronting Sexual Conduct: Student-Led Colby Program Demands Honesty and Accountability
Confronting Sexual Conduct: Student-Led Colby Program Demands Honesty and Accountability Open
With awareness about sexual assault on America's campuses increasing, and with new federal requirements aimed at addressing the problem, colleges and universities are expanding their efforts to prevent sexual violence and to change campus …
View article: Christopher Soto Sees Personality Change: How We Think, Feel, Behave
Christopher Soto Sees Personality Change: How We Think, Feel, Behave Open
Christopher Soto studies how personality is formed—and can change.\nWhat is the Colby personality? A study by students of Assistant Professor of Psychology Christopher Soto showed that Colby students are above average in extraversion, agre…
View article: Hidden No More: Wilhelmina "Willie" Juhlin '61: A Secret Life
Hidden No More: Wilhelmina "Willie" Juhlin '61: A Secret Life Open
Willie de Kadt Juhlin ’61 tells of her life as a hidden child so that this chapter in history is remembered and in hopes that it will not be repeated.
View article: They Care What You Eat: With Ingredients from the Classroom, Colbians are helping to shape a new Maine, on the Farm, in the Sea, at the Restaurant Table
They Care What You Eat: With Ingredients from the Classroom, Colbians are helping to shape a new Maine, on the Farm, in the Sea, at the Restaurant Table Open
With ingredients from the classroom, Colbians are helping to shape a new Maine, on the farm, in the sea, at the restaurant table.
View article: Shooting for the Sky: Martin Tengler is Part of a Team That Wants to Use Drones to Plant a Billion Trees a Year
Shooting for the Sky: Martin Tengler is Part of a Team That Wants to Use Drones to Plant a Billion Trees a Year Open
Martin Tengler '12 can picture a time when aerial drones fan out to map vast reaches of deforested land and then plant thousands of seed pods that will turn wasteland into new forest.