Stories about "Maine/world"
‘We’ve always dealt with these issues’: How COVID-19 affects rural schools
Thursday, April 9, 2020 3:34 pm
As schools scramble to provide meals and technology in the pandemic, a Bates scholar looks to the future — and a student school board member makes decisions in the present.
‘Great work!’ Two seniors meet the honors thesis deadline
Friday, April 3, 2020 12:23 pm
"Hannah Johnson and Emma Wheeler have been great to work with — always positive, always thinking,” says thesis adviser Mike Retelle.
A brief history of Bates and bugs, from smallpox to swine flu, ‘and the best preventive that we have’
Friday, April 3, 2020 10:35 am
People worldwide have, for eons, confronted infectious diseases and overcome them as communities working together — and so too has the Bates community.
Shields up! Bates helping to ease PPE shortage
Friday, April 3, 2020 7:24 am
A Bates biology professor has a notable role in responding to a tough problem created by COVID-19: the shortage of personal protective equipment.
Bates in the News: March 27, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020 10:47 am
As COVID-19 affects study and work, we revisit Bates history, celebrate fellowships and promotions, and follow a Bates alum reality star.
Bates students get an inside look at the law — from a Lewiston court judge, no less
Thursday, March 5, 2020 3:44 pm
Deploying decades of legal experience, Judge John Beliveau helps Bates students understand their rights and how the laws of the land came to be.
This Month in Bates Outing Club History: Video from the 1936 Winter Carnival
Thursday, February 27, 2020 4:19 pm
If a sporting event could be done on bare ground, Bates students were probably trying it on skis, skates, and snowshoes during Winter Carnival.
Video: 45 girls, 25 schools, one great day to be a Bobcat
Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:37 pm
Offering lessons about the fun and empowerment of sports, Bobcats from the college's women's teams hosted a free clinic for local schoolgirls for National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Bates College ranks No. 1 nationally in Fulbright Student awards for 2019–20
Monday, February 10, 2020 6:38 am
With 24 Fulbright Student awards, Bates tops U.S. liberal art colleges for the second time in three years — and it’s the most ever received by a liberal arts college.
Video: Lewiston’s Matt Charest is a Bobcat for life
Friday, February 7, 2020 11:06 am
From swim camp to Lewiston High School to Bates, senior swim captain Matt Charest's connections to the community run deep.