Stories about "Sustainability"
Student energy puts a charge into new electric-vehicle stations
Thursday, November 11, 2021 2:07 pm
One finding from a Bates survey on electric vehicle use gave Tamsin Stringer '22 a jolt: Bates needed more EV plugins, so she set out to help.
Video: It’s go time for the Bates ginkgo tree
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 3:54 pm
“I had a feeling that today would be the day,” said Emma Christman ’22, a biology and geology double major who stopped to watch the ginkgo’s bright yellow leaves cascade to the ground. “It’s cold enough.”
Otis Lecturer Winona LaDuke: ‘You need to make a choice between two paths’
Friday, November 5, 2021 10:47 am
What do hemp, centuries old squash seeds, and a lake of carefully tended wild rice have in common? The future, according to environmentalist, economist, writer, and activist Winona LaDuke.
Bates bio students join greenhouse-gas project to help squelch the bovine belch
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 2:14 pm
In partnership with a Maine research lab, an innovative Bates biology course gives students up-close experience with cows and dung — all in service to a project to reduce greenhouse gas.
Picture story: “Thankful to get off campus and my hands dirty”
Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:01 pm
Follow along as Bates environmental studies students go off campus and dig into the science of dirt at a stunning coastal Maine site.
Slideshow: See how students’ internships become life-guiding forces
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:30 pm
From studying the diets of sea urchins to working with Lewiston's immigrant communities, Bates students forged their way into the world this summer with Bates-funded internships.
Pete and Gerry’s Jesse Laflamme ’00 and the scrambled supply chain of eggs during COVID
Friday, June 26, 2020 9:46 am
Last winter, Jesse Laflamme '00 saw nothing to indicate that his organic egg business was on the verge of a radical jump in demand.
My Last Year of Teaching: Jane Costlow’s departure prompts reflections on past, present, and future
Thursday, June 11, 2020 9:17 am
It was the Tuesday after Commencement, and Jane Costlow paced around her Hedge Hall office, up to her elbows in books, boxes, papers, and assorted memorabilia.
Truman Scholar Essie Martin ’21 looks to create sustainable fishing and communities
Thursday, June 4, 2020 1:01 pm
Good policy, Martin says, stems from good science — and giving everyone a seat at the table.
Current affairs: Student programmers simplify electricity management
Thursday, June 4, 2020 8:11 am
In a special Digital and Computational Studies project, three seniors join EcoReps to improve how Bates measures campus electrical use.