Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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FridayAugust 29, 2008 |
Expert in ethnomathematics, math history to give Sampson LectureUbiratan D’Ambrósio, an authority on the fields of ethnomathematics, math education and the history of mathematics, offers two talks at Bates College on Sept. 18. D’Ambrosio offers an informal look at 19th-century Brazilian mathematician Joaquim Gomes de Souza at 4:30 p.m. His second talk, Bates’ annual Sampson Lecture, is titled “Ethnomathematics in a Global World” and begins at 7:30 p.m. |
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WednesdayAugust 27, 2008 |
Dazzling season of performances at Bates begins in SeptemberLed by a musician whom The New Yorker called “one of the most gifted bassists of his generation,” the Avishai Cohen Trio opens Bates’ 2008 performance season at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The concert kicks off a season of performances at Bates that include dance, theater and musical offerings ranging from jazz to classical to the Top 40 mashups of Girl Talk. |
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FridayAugust 22, 2008 |
The New York Times: Devils Hole pupfish is at brinkA precipitious drop in the population of the Devils Hole pupfish, an iridescent blue minnow found only in a hot spring-fed pool in the Nevada desert, is confounding scientists. |
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ThursdayAugust 21, 2008 |
Phelps' agent makes home in Maine“This changes everything.” That’s how Peter Carlisle ’91, agent to the hottest athlete on the planet, summed up the likely effect of Michael Phelps’ historic Olympics performance — not only for Phelps, but perhaps for the Olympics themselves. |
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ThursdayAugust 21, 2008 |
Retirement beckons to uber health agentThe Foxboro (Mass.) Reporter profiled George Young ’73, who is retiring as health agent in the town of Foxborough after 20 years. |
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MondayAugust 18, 2008 |
Olympic Gold for Batesie!Just wanted to give you a little update about the Bates Olympian. Bates graduate Andrew Byrnes (’05) won a gold medal yesterday in the men’s eight rowing event. Byrnes and his 7 teammates beat out Great Britain (Silver medal) and the U.S. (Bronze) to capture the gold medal for Team Canada. |
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MondayAugust 18, 2008 |
Now, Phelps Chases Gold on LandAfter Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps won his historic eighth gold medal, the hard work to ‘transform the swimmer’s Olympic feat into a marketing juggernaut, akin to Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods,’ in the words of The Wall Street Journal, was just beginning for his agent, Peter Carlisle ’91. |
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MondayAugust 18, 2008 |
From politics to philanthropy: Sally EhrenfriedAs community relations director at the software company Blackbaud Inc., Ehrenfried is able to foster her love of public service through Blackbaud’s philanthropic efforts. |
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SundayAugust 17, 2008 |
Rower Andrew Byrnes '05 and Canada win gold medal in men's eightsBates College graduate Andrew Byrnes and the Canada men’s eight captured the gold medal on Sunday at the Shunyi Rowing–Canoeing Park, Canada’s first medal in the event since 1992. |
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SaturdayAugust 16, 2008 |
Bates Olympian!I am completely obsessed with sports. So obviously since getting back from camp I have been watching as much of the Olympics as I possibly can. |
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