Math professor makes short work of knotty problems

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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Thursday September 13, 2012 8:55 am	Math professor makes short work of knotty problems In a pair of Sept. 26 lectures at Bates, mathematician Colin Adams will explore the ins and outs of knots.
Thursday August 9, 2012 5:15 pm	Slide Show: Summer Scholars dive into college life Summer scholars are academically gifted first-year students who might be unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the college experience.
Friday April 13, 2012 3:18 pm	A future railroad systems engineer receives Goldwater Scholarship Triple major in physics, math and Japanese receives a prestigious award.
Monday March 12, 2012 1:31 pm	CFO.com touts prize-winning app by classmates Rapp and Ghai Reporter David Rosenbaum of CFO.com highlights the prize-winning open-source financial application created by Pranav Ghai ’93 and Alex Rapp ’93….
Wednesday September 14, 2011 2:42 pm	Mathematician to offer lectures on shape and neuroimaging Washington Mio, mathematician and professor of mathematics at Florida State University, gives two Richard W. Sampson lectures. At 4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of Hathorn Hall, 3 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk), Mio will discuss shape variation and its application to neuroimaging. At 7:30 p.m. Mio will discuss the mathematics of shape in the Keck Classroom (Room G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road. For more information contact 207-786-6143.
Wednesday March 23, 2011 9:59 am	Electrical and computer engineering expert offers annual Sampson Lecture Paul Nahin, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire, offers two lectures at Bates College on Friday, March 25. Nahin first gives the informal lecture “Two Problems in Mathematical Expectation” at 4:30 p.m. March 25 in Room 104 of Hathorn Hall, 3 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). Refreshments precede the talk.
Friday March 4, 2011 1:24 pm	The Boston Globe previews two Nordic races where Freeman '98 is defending champ In its preview of two major Nordic races in New England, The Boston Globe focuses on Justin Freeman ’98, defending…
Wednesday December 22, 2010 9:32 am	N.H. news media feature legendary holiday gingerbread houses by Brown '80 WMUR-TV’s New Hampshire Chronicle and the Foster’s Daily Democrat each recently featured Trudy Higgins Brown ’80 of Durham, N.H., and…
Tuesday September 14, 2010 3:55 pm	Daily series: Kibe '12 takes stock of his Ladd investment internship As summer enters its final week, we are sharing stories from students who had Bates-related summer experiences, each day through…
Tuesday August 31, 2010 4:27 pm	Video: Growing a community of new math and science scholars At Bates, we know that we must cultivate future scientists from a wide range of backgrounds in order to flourish…

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In a pair of Sept. 26 lectures at Bates, mathematician Colin Adams will explore the ins and outs of knots.

Slide Show: Summer Scholars dive into college life

Summer scholars are academically gifted first-year students who might be unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the college experience.

A future railroad systems engineer receives Goldwater Scholarship

Triple major in physics, math and Japanese receives a prestigious award.

CFO.com touts prize-winning app by classmates Rapp and Ghai

Reporter David Rosenbaum of CFO.com highlights the prize-winning open-source financial application created by Pranav Ghai ’93 and Alex Rapp ’93….

Mathematician to offer lectures on shape and neuroimaging

Washington Mio, mathematician and professor of mathematics at Florida State University, gives two Richard W. Sampson lectures. At 4:30 p.m. in Room 104 of Hathorn Hall, 3 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk), Mio will discuss shape variation and its application to neuroimaging. At 7:30 p.m. Mio will discuss the mathematics of shape in the Keck Classroom (Room G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road. For more information contact 207-786-6143.

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March 23, 2011
9:59 am

Electrical and computer engineering expert offers annual Sampson Lecture

Paul Nahin, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire, offers two lectures at Bates College on Friday, March 25. Nahin first gives the informal lecture “Two Problems in Mathematical Expectation” at 4:30 p.m. March 25 in Room 104 of Hathorn Hall, 3 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). Refreshments precede the talk.