Stories about "Science and technology"
Of Stamens and Stamina
Sunday, March 1, 2009 10:57 am
Iris breeder and masters swimmer John White ’39 reaps the rewards of patience.
Author McKibben and key figure in 'renewable energy island' to speak
Friday, February 27, 2009 3:25 pm
Bill McKibben, the environmental journalist who wrote the first book aimed at a general readership about climate change, gives a talk titled "Global Warming: Fighting Against It, Living With It" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave.
Cornell professor to discuss global food crisis and poverty
Friday, February 27, 2009 3:03 pm
Cornell University professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen offers a lecture about the impacts of globalization on poverty, food security and nutrition.
Darwin correspondence discussed in next 'Darwin at 200' event
Friday, February 27, 2009 9:43 am
Science historian Sheila Ann Dean, who has studied the correspondence of Charles Darwin extensively, presents the lecture "Charles Darwin: After the Origin and Before the Descent" at Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Of clams and climate: what bivalves can tell us about Arctic environmental histories
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:10 pm
The annual academic publication Polar Research in Tromsø included an article focusing on Arctic research conducted by Bates biology professor Will Ambrose and his students, including Greg Henkes '08.
Pristine isn't the dream, says geologist Matt Grove '94
Friday, January 9, 2009 12:00 pm
arly in the 1900s, two manufacturing plants in Arlington, Mass., dumped their chemical waste out back, which polluted a town-owned pond, later filled to create the high school football field.
Wenzel awarded $100,000 grant for chemistry curriculum development
Thursday, January 1, 2009 1:03 pm
Thomas Wenzel, a chemistry professor at Bates, has received a grant worth nearly $100,000 to support an online curriculum development project in analytical chemistry.
Wenzel awarded $100,000 grant for chemistry curriculum development
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:10 am
Thomas Wenzel, Charles A. Dana Professor of Chemistry, received a nearly $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create an entirely online undergraduate curriculum in analytical chemistry that's distinctive in two ways.
Bates mathematician awarded $107,000 grant
Friday, November 7, 2008 12:00 pm
Peter Wong, a professor of mathematics at Bates, has received a grant of nearly $110,000 to support his research in topology.
The Rice Stuff
Saturday, November 1, 2008 3:21 pm
Rice is a managing director at BlackRock, the country's largest publicly traded mutual fund manager. Within the volatile confines of the energy market, Rice is a star. His portfolios top out at just over $8 billion and his most recognized asset, the firm's $1.4 billion Global Resources mutual fund, has soared right alongside the increasing prices of natural gas, coal, and oil.