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TuesdayDecember 8, 2009 |
Students explore local need for Islamic banking practicesFor some members of our community,the simple freedom of economic choice does not exist. Religious considerations prohibit Muslims in our community from using the American system of banking. Specifically, they are forbidden to use banking products that involve interest or money begetting money.That’s why, at the bank’s request, my Bates anthropology class “Production and Reproduction” took on a community-based research project involving the local Somali population this semester. We explored ways in which Islamic and American banking differ. Our research gave the bank ideas for Islamic banking services. |
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MondayDecember 7, 2009 |
Gamelan Orchestra performance includes student compositionThe Bates College Gamelan Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. “Gamelan” refers to a broad genre of traditional Indonesian music played primarily on percussion instruments. Senior Barbara Byers, an interdisciplinary major in music and dance, composed a piece titled “Monkey” that’s included on the program. |
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ThursdayDecember 3, 2009 |
Miller-McCune.com highlights immigrant research by politics professor Clarisa Perez-ArmendarizThe online magazine Miller-McCune.com highlights new research by Assistant Professor of Politics Clarisa Perez-Armendariz suggesting that the presence of Mexican… |
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ThursdayNovember 19, 2009 |
Cold calculations fuel rare Defense Department grant for BatesAssistant Professor of Physics Nathan Lundblad is the first member of the Bates College faculty to receive a Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) grant from the U.S. Department of Defense. Sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the grant is for $388,088 over three years. It will fund Lundblad’s research into atomic activity at ultralow temperatures. |
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WednesdayNovember 18, 2009 |
Video: Lee Abrahamsen is at the heart of Bates' medical studies programEach year, close to 90 percent of Bates students applying to medical or veterinary schools gain admission. That record of… |
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WednesdayNovember 11, 2009 |
Bates and Bowdoin College orchestras join forcesIn their first collaboration in several years, the Bates College Orchestra and the Bowdoin College Orchestra will join forces to perform music by Beethoven, Rossini, Schumann and others in concerts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates College, 75 Russell St.; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in the Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College, South Campus Drive, Brunswick. |
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TuesdayNovember 3, 2009 |
Maine Public Radio discusses Bates economist Nate Tefft's soda-tax researchMaine Public Radio interviews Bates economist Nate Tefft, whose research finds that while soda taxes raise revenue, their impact on… |
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TuesdayOctober 20, 2009 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education dubs John Atchley '06 a 'new kind of Fulbrighter'The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles John Atchley ’06 in a story about the changing focus of Fulbright scholars in… |
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FridayOctober 16, 2009 |
Economist Tefft's research links 'soda tax' to small decrease in adult obesity ratesBates economist and other colleagues conduct first empirical examination of the effectiveness of soft drink taxes in reducing adult weight. |
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WednesdaySeptember 30, 2009 |
Faculty grant recipients honored in gatheringBates faculty members are active scholars, and many receive external grants to support their scholarship. Faculty in fields as diverse… |
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