Stories about "Partners and public"
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.
State government, MCLU, FBI represented on homeland security panel
Friday, November 14, 2008 12:00 pm
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is one of three panelists who will discuss terrorism, homeland security and civil liberties in a Bates College presentation.
Fare to remember: Harvest Meal 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:00 pm
One of the campus community's favorite gatherings, Bates' annual Harvest Meal is nearly upon us. The buffet dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Commons. Dessert and a "Trashion Fashion Show," a green-minded event where Bates people display apparel they have made from discarded materials, follows in the Gray Athletic Building.
NBC-TV affiliate covers 'Girls Get It!' math and science fair
Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:00 pm
The local NBC-TV affiliate, WCSH6, was there when local girls in grades 5 through 8 attended a fair at Bates intended to encourage engagement with math and the sciences.
Bates dancers present works by celebrated guest choreographers
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:00 pm
Choreographers Janis Brenner of New York City, Kellie Lynch of Connecticut and Tania Isaac of Philadelphia have developed dances with Bates students in the course "Dance Repertory Performance."
Bates Choir to perform Britten's Ceremony of Carols
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:00 pm
Directed by John Corrie, the Bates College Choir performs Benjamin Britten's popular Ceremony of Carols in concert.
Downtown Education Collaborative presents Envisioning Lewiston
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:00 pm
The Downtown Education Collaborative (DEC) officially opens its doors with a photographic exhibition about Lewiston from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at its 219 Lisbon St. storefront center.
Sargent explores disconnect between principles and judgments
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:58 am
Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Sargent has received a grant of approximately $60,000 to support research into the brain's ability to link moral principles with specific judgments.
Yale psychologist to lecture about body-mind duality
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 12:20 pm
Paul Bloom, a professor of psychology at Yale, visits Bates College to offer a lecture exploring how humans think of bodies and souls at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road.
Global Lens 2008 film series continues with Argentinian, Iranian entries
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 12:11 pm
The Global Lens 2008 film series, a touring program of narrative feature films from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia, continues at the Olin Arts Center, Bates College, this week with 7 p.m. screenings of the 2006 Iranian drama 'The Fish Fall in Love' on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Room 104, and 'Kept and Dreamless' (Argentina, 2005) on Thursday, Nov. 6, in Room 105.