Stories about "Society and culture"
My Last Year: Scenes from Jane Costlow’s final year of teaching
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:46 pm
This new series will follow Jane Costlow — esteemed Bates teacher, scholar, and colleague — month by month during her 34th and final academic year.
My Maine Summer: Eric Stirling ’97 and a faraway getaway
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:22 pm
Eric Stirling and his family represent a longstanding vacation tradition virtually unique to Maine: the wilderness sporting camp. In 2003, Eric became the sixth generation of his family to operate West Branch Pond Camps,
Bates announces $3.97 million National Science Foundation grant for visual database project
Friday, August 16, 2019 11:02 am
The largest-ever federal grant awarded to Bates, the award will fuel creation of a vast video gallery to support research in various fields, including artificial intelligence.
A price subsidy for organic fruits: Good economics, or not?
Friday, August 16, 2019 10:24 am
Bates economist Nathan Tefft and his colleagues wondered: Would a price subsidy on organic fruits benefit wealthy households at the expense of poorer ones?
My Maine Summer: Steve Kingston ’88, the Clam Shack, and Maine’s best lobster roll
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 3:35 pm
For tourists who trek to Maine on a quest for lobster, Steve Kingston '88 of the Clam Shack is their deliverer.
NESCAC Heat Poll for July 20–21: Jumbos flip the script
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:32 pm
On the hottest two days of the hottest July on record, which NESCAC college were the toastiest?
The Bates Forest is a story of bad luck, high taxes, and the Great Depression
Friday, July 12, 2019 10:12 am
A century ago, Bates' solid plan to own a southern Maine forest and run a forestry program became a "hopeless undertaking."
Video: Joyce Vance ’82 vs. Rep. Ben Cline ’94 in House testimony
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:36 am
It's hardly unique for a Congressman to challenge an expert during a committee hearing. But it might be unique when they're both Bates alumni.
From folks on the front lines, Short Term students learn about sea level rise
Thursday, May 30, 2019 1:30 pm
For a Short Term course new in 2019, professors Lynne Lewis and Francis Eanes brought students to the front lines of the battle against rising seas.
Boats made at Bates, all the way from Japan
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:58 am
Salt, sake, and sparks anoint the vessels made by students in the Short Term course “Apprentice Learning: Building the Japanese Boat.”