Roy Farnsworth, professor emeritus of geology, dies at 84

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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Tuesday July 31, 2012 11:15 am	Roy Farnsworth, professor emeritus of geology, dies at 84 Professor Farnsworth explored creative ways to give his geology students fieldwork experience.
Wednesday July 25, 2012 11:15 am	Summer Student Research: Getting to the core of things Second in a series, David Harning ’13 studies core samples of lake sediment for his geology thesis.
Monday May 7, 2012 2:03 pm	Bates team featured in New England Emmy-nominated MPBN documentary “Desperate Alewives,” a Maine Public Broadcasting Network documentary featuring Bates environmental economist Lynne Lewis among others, has been nominated for a New England Emmy.
Monday April 25, 2011 3:10 pm	Video: Is my honors thesis good enough to get published? “I’m not sure you’re answering my question,” says geology professor John Creasy. He’s addressing Bates honors candidate Keegan Runnals ’11,…
Friday March 25, 2011 9:11 am	Chevron's Lisa Barry '77 brings global energy insights to College Key residency Lisa Barry ’77, on campus March 23 and 24 as the 2011 College Key Distinguished Alumna in Residence, is vice president and general manager of Chevron government affairs.
Tuesday January 11, 2011 10:22 am	'Plutonium cities,' climate change at issue The winter’s lectures at Bates begin with two intriguing guests. Kate Brown, an award-winning historian at the University of Maryland, discusses “plutonium cities” in the U.S. and Soviet Union at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). A day later, Kerry Emanuel, an influential professor of meteorology at MIT, presents “Uncertainty, Modeling and Climate Change” at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, in Room 204 of Carnegie Science Hall, 44 Campus Ave.
Wednesday November 3, 2010 3:23 pm	Video: NASA profile of Petro '01 reveals influence of Bates mentor “Also at Bates Petro met Professor Gene Clough, Lecturer in Geology and Physics, who became his dear friend, advisor, role model and tour guide as he delved into planetary geology.”
Thursday September 16, 2010 3:01 pm	Daily series: Newton '11 tells of shifting sands and attitudes As summer enters its final week, we are sharing stories from students who had Bates-related summer experiences, each day through…
Friday August 27, 2010 2:00 pm	Popham Beach vs. the Morse River Indeed, while an idealized and immutable Popham Beach looms large in the alumni consciousness, the beach itself has rapidly eroded during the 2000s. These days, only a few feet remain at high tide.
Wednesday August 4, 2010 8:46 am	Sierra Star interviews organic garden volunteer and geo major Anderson '12 The Sierra Star of Oakhurst, Calif., interviews geology major Brigit Anderson ’12 for a story about how international volunteer networks…

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Professor Farnsworth explored creative ways to give his geology students fieldwork experience.

Summer Student Research: Getting to the core of things

Second in a series, David Harning ’13 studies core samples of lake sediment for his geology thesis.

Bates team featured in New England Emmy-nominated MPBN documentary

“Desperate Alewives,” a Maine Public Broadcasting Network documentary featuring Bates environmental economist Lynne Lewis among others, has been nominated for a New England Emmy.

Video: Is my honors thesis good enough to get published?

“I’m not sure you’re answering my question,” says geology professor John Creasy. He’s addressing Bates honors candidate Keegan Runnals ’11,…

Chevron's Lisa Barry '77 brings global energy insights to College Key residency

Lisa Barry ’77, on campus March 23 and 24 as the 2011 College Key Distinguished Alumna in Residence, is vice president and general manager of Chevron government affairs.

'Plutonium cities,' climate change at issue

The winter’s lectures at Bates begin with two intriguing guests. Kate Brown, an award-winning historian at the University of Maryland, discusses “plutonium cities” in the U.S. and Soviet Union at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). A day later, Kerry Emanuel, an influential professor of meteorology at MIT, presents “Uncertainty, Modeling and Climate Change” at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, in Room 204 of Carnegie Science Hall, 44 Campus Ave.