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Scenes from early summer on the Bates campus Hathorn Hall weathervane
Reflections from a Fulbright alumna as Bates announces seven new Fulbright Student offers for 2023-24

Friday, May 19, 2023 11:01 am

Meet Bates' seven new recipients of Fulbright Student Awards, before they set out to teach English and do research projects in six different countries.

Video: A visit with the Bates knitting club, aka the Knit Wits

Friday, May 12, 2023 2:33 pm

You can focus on chatting with friends, making your first (terrible) hat, or getting into a flow, where everything disappears except you and the knitting.

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 3:18 pm

From the softball field to the stars, students are stretching their competitive and creative muscles, as Short Term takes off. This edition of This Month at Bates is a time for reflection and anticipation, as we draw closer to Commencement.

Aaliyah Moore, Bates College, Class of 24’, poses for a portrait at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Photo by Cheriss May, Ndemay Media Group for Bates College.
Aaliyah Moore ’24, an ‘exceptionally talented and determined Bates student,’ wins 2023 Truman Scholarship

Friday, April 28, 2023 3:52 pm

Aaliyah Moore ’24 of Phoenix, Ariz., has received a Truman Scholarship for graduate studies to gain the skills to tackle systematic disparities within the U.S. legal and foster-care systems.

For her senior thesis, Margaret Pickoff '13 (shown here with geology major David Harning '13 at salt marsh at Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area) is studying carbon storage in Maine salt marshes. Salt marshes are one of the most abused ecosystems on the planet; they have been and continue to be drained and converted into agricultural land, fish ponds, and coastal housing developments despite their ecological importance. My research is part of a greater project that is attempting to quantify the amount of "blue carbon", or carbon stored in marine vegetation, in salt marshes, which recent literature suggests is quite substantial. I'm hoping that my research will help to emphasize this critical function of marsh ecosystems, as global climate change and sea level rise continue to threaten the health of the planet. A major part of my field work is taking cores of marsh peat from the Sprague River Marsh at BMMCA, as well as several other Maine salt marshes. I take samples from many of the cores to be analyzed in the Environmental Geochemistry Lab at Bates. A variety of tests are run on the peat samples to determine what percentage of organic carbon is contained in the peat, and this value can be extrapolated upon to determine how much carbon the entire marsh is storing. It's hard to write briefly about my thesis project (I think that's a good sign..). Thanks again for coming out to take photos, and I apologize for not getting this to you sooner!
Bates in the News: April 21, 2023

Friday, April 21, 2023 3:36 pm

Bates experts talk about climate and Maine; an innovative database for pancreatic research; and a children's picture book about a lost lamb, and more in this month's Bates in the News.

J. Drew Lanham to deliver 2023 Bates College Commencement address joined by fellow honorands Michael Lewis, Julieanna Richardson, and Shankar Vedantam

Friday, April 14, 2023 8:00 am

Author The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, Lanham is a MacArthur Fellowship–winning ecologist, ornithologist, and inclusive wilderness advocate.

Video: Spend a minute with Mount David Summit 2023

Friday, April 7, 2023 1:12 pm

Enjoy a minute of fast-paced but slow-motion moments from this year's Mount David Summit, captured by Theophil Syslo, multimedia producer for Bates Communications.

Slideshow: Minute by minute with student presenters at Mount David Summit 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023 11:09 am

Here's what we saw and heard from students presenting their research — with gusto — to friends, professors, staff members, family, alumni, and guests.

Two seniors, inspired by personal journeys from pain to healing and justice, awarded Watson Fellowships

Friday, March 31, 2023 2:31 pm

Two Bates College seniors who seek healing and justice for others inspired by personal journeys, one from physical pain, another from the pain of dislocation from beloved land, have been awarded Thomas J. Watson Fellowships.

Bates College Board of Trustees elects three new members

Thursday, March 30, 2023 10:55 am

Jeremy Chase ’91 is a healthcare investment professional; Shannon Griffin ’16, an analyst for community-driven real estate development; and Jason Ryan ’96, a life-sciences industry executive and board director.

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