Posts by Bates News
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FridayFebruary 16, 1996 |
Jazz Great Corea to Perform at BatesPianist Chick Corea, considered one of the preeminent forces in modern jazz, will perform with his quartet Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Bates College Chapel. Tickets, at $10 each, may be reserved through the college box office at 207-786-6135. |
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FridayFebruary 16, 1996 |
Scientist to Speak at BatesDistinguished scientist Jack E. Dixon will discuss “Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases: Their Roles in Signal Transduction” at Bates College on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in room 204 of the Carnegie Science Center. The public is invited to attend free of charge. Dixon’s talk, the second in a series to celebrate the establishment of a new Bates major in biological chemistry, will include a discussion of the biochemistry of cell cycling and the role of biological chemistry research in society. |
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FridayFebruary 16, 1996 |
"Bingo" to be Staged at BatesThe last year in the life of William Shakespeare is the subject of a dramatic play to be staged at Bates College on March 7, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m., and on March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Schaeffer Theatre. Tickets are $6. |
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ThursdayFebruary 8, 1996 |
Professor's book focuses on ethnic nationalism, Macedonian conflictLoring M. Danforth, professor of anthropology at Bates, has written a book about the claims to and construction of Macedonian identity in Northern Greece and Australia. In The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World, just published by Princeton University Press, Danforth examines the Macedonian conflict in light of contemporary theoretical work on ethnic nationalism, the construction of national identities and cultures, the invention of tradition and the role of the state in building a nation. |
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MondayFebruary 5, 1996 |
Students seek local stories of the Great DepressionStudents in a Bates College economics seminar are asking area residents who lived through the Great Depression to discuss their experiences. |
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FridayFebruary 2, 1996 |
Baha'i leader to speak on transnationalismA leading figure of the Baha’i faith will speak Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 as part of a Bates lecture series on the United Nations and transnationalism. |
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ThursdayFebruary 1, 1996 |
Rhetoric professor receives argumentation theory awardRobert Branham, professor of rhetoric and director of debate at Bates College, has received the latest Research Award of the American Forensic Association (AFA) for his 1994 article, “Debate and Dissent in Late Tokugawa and Meiji Japan,” which appeared in the journal “Argumentation and Advocacy.” |
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ThursdayFebruary 1, 1996 |
Distinguished political scientists to discuss transnationalismTwo distinguished political scientists will explore issues concerned with transnationalism in a pair of lectures delivered at Batesat 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 and Feb. 15 in the Muskie Archives. The lectures, part of a series, Transnationalism and the United Nations After 50 Years, are open to the public free of charge. |
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TuesdayJanuary 30, 1996 |
Biology lecture to focus on neuromuscular diseasesAs part of the continuing Biology Lecture Series, Mary Morton of Holy Cross College will discuss “Calcium Channel Expression in Neuromuscular Diseases” at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 8 in Room 113 of the Carnegie Science Center. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |
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TuesdayJanuary 30, 1996 |
Gremley concert to be held at BatesPianist Duncan Cumming ’93 will perform the third annual Florence Pennell Gremley Concert at Bates College on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |