Stories about "Health and medicine"
Picture story: A community rallies as students depart campus
Monday, March 23, 2020 12:18 pm
Compelling and poignant photography by Phyllis Graber Jensen captures a historic community effort to support students leaving campus due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Taxing e-cigarettes may push vapers to conventional cigarettes, says Bates economist Nathan Tefft
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1:21 pm
A study coauthored by Associate Professor of Economics Nathan Tefft finds that attempts to cut vaping by raising taxes on e-cigarettes may push users toward conventional, and many would say far more deadly, tobacco cigarettes.
Bates biochemist and physicist receive $373,000 for Lyme research
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:31 pm
A cutting-edge microscope at Bates will provide new insights — literally — into bacterial genetics.
Look What We Found: Meredith Greer’s plush microbes
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 4:20 pm
Learn about Meredith Greer's assortment of oversized plush microbes that reflect her research interest in mathematical modeling of infectious diseases.
Alumni, faculty recognized during Reunion for service, advocacy, and scientific achievement
Friday, June 15, 2018 11:36 am
James Owens ’87 received the Benjamin E. Mays Medal, the Alumni Association's highest award, for his dedication to education and literacy around the world.
Cheer the Chairs: Nancy Koven appointed to new Kelsey Professorship
Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:26 pm
The new professorship honors "one of the most transformative professors to ever teach at Bates," says Nancy Koven.
‘It takes a strong person’ — Bates Emergency Medical Services is at your service
Friday, May 18, 2018 12:24 pm
First responders for campus medical emergencies, Bates EMS students parlay skills and academic experience into graduate opportunities after Bates.
Research using EEG machines comes to Bates
Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:40 am
Sarah Rothmann '19 becomes one of the many Bates students who participate in their classmates' scientific studies.
Treatment for the horrors of PTSD could be near, thanks to landmark research by Edward Meloni ’91
Friday, April 6, 2018 10:43 am
The day might soon come when breathing xenon gas from a hand-held inhaler could treat the mental affliction known as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Video: Student athletes present their research at Mount David Summit
Friday, March 30, 2018 12:59 pm
Bates student athletes excel on the field and in the classroom. Hear from three of the more than 50 who participated in this year's Mount David Summit.