August 2011 images of Bates

Geometric solids

Bates Summer Scholar Asha Mohamud '15, of Lewiston, builds a model of geometric solids to answer some mathematical questions.

Managing math

Grace Coulombe, director of the Mathematical and Statistics Workshop, discusses geometric models during a hands-on class with Bates Summer Scholars, an annual accelerated introduction to the sciences and math. The program builds a community of science scholars from among a diverse group of 10 incoming first-years, including first-generation college students and students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.

Late bloomer

Singer-songwriter Matt Szlachetka '02, whose band, the L.A.-based Northstar Session, is touring New England in support of its third album, "Late Bloomer," performs at the Irish Twins Pub in Lewiston.

Paradise in Auburn

Attorney Irving Isaacson '36 of Auburn, Maine, tends to his raspberry bushes.

Art showcase

The George and Helen Ladd Library showcase new art volumes.

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Measuring sound

From left, 2011 Bates Summer Scholars Mark Charest ’15 of Westbrook, Maine, and Tyler Jones ’15 of Newport, Maine, work on making “sound” measurements on Garcelon Field. This exercise is part of a course called “Musical Acoustics,” taught by Professor of Physics John Smedley. The Summer Scholars program, an annual accelerated introduction to the sciences and math, builds a community of science scholars from among a diverse group of 10 incoming first-years, including first-generation college students and students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.

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