Biologist Rebecca Sommer receives $419,000 NIH grant for study of arsenic effects

The Bobcat looks forward to May 15, when Bates seeks 555 additional alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day. Photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College

Alumni make May 15 a “great day”

Post by: Victoria Stanton on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.

Matthew Auer, Indiana University honors dean, named Bates College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty

Post by: Bates News on Monday, May 13, 2013

A leading scholar and globally engaged expert, Auer is also a dynamic and effective academic leader, said Bates President Clayton Spencer.

Bates expects to award bachelor's degree to approximately 450 students, representing 35 U.S. states and 28 countries, on May 26. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

2013 Commencement honorary degrees announced; address by Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg

Post by: Bates News on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The honorary degree candidates “show us how the values that define the Bates experience can shape, and take shape in, the world,” said President Spencer.

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Wednesday June 9, 2010 2:49 pm	Biologist Rebecca Sommer receives $419,000 NIH grant for study of arsenic effects Rebecca Sommer, associate professor of biology at Bates College, has received $419,000 from the National Institutes of Health for research that could ultimately shed light on health impacts from the ingestion of tiny amounts of arsenic. Sommer will search for the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which low doses of arsenic given to prenatal and juvenile mice tend to result in a syndrome of ailments by adulthood, including obesity and symptoms consistent with diabetes.
Tuesday June 8, 2010 4:37 pm	2010 Commencement honorand panel discussion: 'Principles into action' The evening before Commencement, the honorary degree recipients gather in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall to share insights into…
Monday June 7, 2010 11:42 am	June 2010 images of Bates Click on thumbnails, above, to view the slide show. Featured image of the month (From left) Maura McGee ’10 and…
Friday June 4, 2010 10:26 am	2010 Commencement honorand addresses A pioneering choreographer, leading researchers in the fields of climate change and reproduction, a best-selling novelist and one of television’s…
Friday June 4, 2010 9:16 am	Bangor Daily News quotes Professor Emeritus Hodgkin on Republican candidate The Bangor Daily News, in its profile of Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage, a fiscal conservative, quotes Professor Emeritus…
Thursday June 3, 2010 5:55 pm	BatesNews Monthly Update: June 2010 For Bates alumni, parents, and friends, here is a look back at stories that represent some of the major Bates…
Thursday June 3, 2010 4:50 pm	Lakes Region Weekly chats with MacMillan author Cowan '61 Lakes Region Weekly writer John Balentine talks with Mary Morton Cowan ’61 of Standish, author of the nonfiction children’s book,…
Thursday June 3, 2010 3:40 pm	A department store among garage sales, Clean Sweep turns 10 The 10th edition of Clean Sweep, the supersized “garage sale” at Bates College that benefits the environment, community organizations and scores of satisfied shoppers, starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Underhill Arena, 145 Russell St.
Thursday June 3, 2010 2:48 pm	Indianapolis Star publishes personal essay by Merisotis '86 In a personal essay for The Indianapolis Star, Jamie Merisotis ’86, a Bates trustee who heads the Lumina Foundation for…
Thursday June 3, 2010 12:22 pm	Portland Press Herald covers memorial for Judge Coffin '40 The Portland Press Herald shares stories from the May 8 memorial service for Frank Coffin ’40. Reporter Edward Murphy writes…

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Rebecca Sommer, associate professor of biology at Bates College, has received $419,000 from the National Institutes of Health for research that could ultimately shed light on health impacts from the ingestion of tiny amounts of arsenic. Sommer will search for the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which low doses of arsenic given to prenatal and juvenile mice tend to result in a syndrome of ailments by adulthood, including obesity and symptoms consistent with diabetes.