Stories about "Health and medicine"
Psychologist to discuss mechanisms of will and self-control at Bates College
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:53 am
Roy Baumeister, an influential social psychologist at Florida State University, visits Bates College to discuss the mental processes enabling individuals to control their behavior at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). The talk is open to the public at no charge. For more information, please call 207-786-8204.
The New York Times interviews Men’s Health editor Peter Moore '78 on Obama health-care coverage
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 4:49 pm
The New York Times interviews Men’s Health editor Peter Moore ’78 for…
Maine Public Radio discusses Bates economist Nate Tefft's soda-tax research
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8:15 am
Maine Public Radio interviews Bates economist Nate Tefft, whose research finds that…
Expert on rising rates of mental illness to speak at Bates College
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:39 pm
Liah Greenfeld, an authority on the causes and implications of rising rates of mental illness, delivers the lecture "The Burden of Our Time: Mental Illness in Contemporary America" at 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Bates College's Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). Sponsored by the sociology, politics and psychology departments, the event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact this fduina@bates.edu.
H1N1, vaccination update for Oct. 21
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:30 pm
To: The Bates Community From: Christy Tisdale, director of health services, and…
Economist Tefft's research links 'soda tax' to small decrease in adult obesity rates
Friday, October 16, 2009 2:44 pm
Bates economist and other colleagues conduct first empirical examination of the effectiveness of soft drink taxes in reducing adult weight.
Appendicitis forces cancellation of concert
Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:30 am
A concert at Bates College by fortepianist Andreas Staier, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, has been canceled due to illness.
Update on H1N1, next clinic Thursday
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 6:04 pm
To: Bates Students From: Christy Tisdale, director of health services, and Tedd…
Today Show turns to Andrew Knowlton '97 for fall food trends
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:10 pm
Bon Appetit food editor Andrew Knowlton ’97, a philosophy major at Bates,…
John Kelsey's neuroscience lab brings in the brains
Friday, July 24, 2009 12:54 pm
If you’re a student in Professor of Psychology John Kelsey’s neuroscience laboratory, you might get a chance to co-author a research article. And if you’re Kelsey, your students might inspire you to explore a new area of neuroscience. "My research is done with my students and through my students," says Kelsey.