Stories about "Society and culture"
Innovative techniques — and a faculty couple — mark film about family by Saddlemire ’05
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 3:12 pm
Employing his technique of "community-based cinema," Saddlemire follows four Lewiston families, including that of professors Charles Nero and Baltasar Fra-Molinero.
Politics professor Stephen Engel analyzes gay identity in Honey Maid’s ‘Wholesome’ ad
Friday, March 14, 2014 10:23 am
The ad "Dad and Papa" highlights the "contemporary boundaries and privileging of certain gay identities," Engel writes.
Yahoo buys Wander, social-media startup co-founded by Jeremy Fisher ’06
Friday, February 21, 2014 10:41 am
In 2013, Wander created Days, an app that lets users gather their photos and GIFs in a daily, shareable package. "Days is a way to share a day in your life," Fisher says.
For geology students, a walk on Garcelon Field becomes a trip back, way back, in time
Thursday, January 30, 2014 2:44 pm
"It's hard to comprehend billions of years," says geology professor Mike Retelle.
Time Out Singapore profiles Michelle Chong ’00, director of ‘3 Peas in a Pod’
Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:02 pm
The movie draws obliquely on her Bates experience.
Soderberg ’00 and López-Carr ’93 selected to elite NAS symposium for best and brightest young scientists
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 10:00 am
The NAS Kavli Frontiers of Science program invites only A-list young researchers. It's also a predictor of later success.
Press Herald and Sun Journal remember Philip Isaacson ’47
Friday, June 28, 2013 10:00 am
The Portland Press Herald and Lewiston Sun Journal each report and comment…
Coverage of Maine gun control legislation quotes emeritus professor Hodgkin
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:21 pm
Douglas Hodgkin offers insight into how voters treat lawmakers who vote against their gun views.
Oregonian profiles Your Brandlive app developed by Brumder ’01
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:38 pm
It's a kick to Skype with Grandma or a job candidate, but would you want to have an interactive video session with your favorite retailer?
Figuring out Erica Rand, the scholar
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 12:00 pm
Red Nails, Black Skates is a crash course in Erica Rand's areas of cultural criticism, through the lens of figure skating.