Stories from July 2014
Summer Student Work: Callahan ’15 advances Project Story Boost in L-A

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:00 am

Brenna Callahan '15 inspires a love of reading in young students with Project Story Boost.

Bates Dance Festival to feature dance from South Africa, China; music from all over

Friday, July 25, 2014 2:31 pm

Coming up at the Bates Dance Festival are the popular Musicians' Concert and a pair of performances exploring changing times in South Africa and China.

Biomedical research at Bates gets $459K boost from INBRE

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 3:38 pm

Thanks to funding from a partnership of institutions in Maine, Bates will receive more than $459,000 this year to support biomedical research.

New book by sociologist Duina studies American view of life transitions

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 2:08 pm

Known for a study of the American focus on winning, Bates sociologist Francesco Duina views the emotional landscape from a different perspective in his new book.

Punk, indie, folk-rock drive Dorfman Dance in ‘Come, and Back Again’

Monday, July 21, 2014 12:37 pm

David Dorfman Dance examines the 1990s underground music scene in "Come, and Back Again" in Bates Dance Festival performances on July 25-26.

Campus Construction Update: July 16, 2014

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 3:47 pm

Note this date: July 28 is the target date for the Campus Avenue Project construction fence to rise and for buildings, trees and other current features to start coming down.

Atsuko Hirai, the Kazushige Hirasawa Professor Emerita of History, dies at age 78

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:18 pm

A witty and exacting teacher and scholar who broadened the college's curricular offerings in history and Asian studies, Hirai died July 14.

President Spencer among 50 notable Maine leaders

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:06 am

President Spencer joins nationally recognized Maine luminaries who are "moving Maine forward."

Gifts to Bates surge 33 percent in 2014, topping $16 million

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 8:00 am

“We have ambitious goals for Bates, and I am inspired by this outpouring of support from the college community,” said President Clayton Spencer.

Award supports Kahan’s study of cultural influences on visual perception

Monday, July 14, 2014 4:04 pm

Todd Kahan, a psychology professor who studies how people process visual information, has received a major award that will allow him to explore how cultural differences affect those processes.

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