Stories about "Geology"
Nobel winner for ozone research to give annual environmental lecture
Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:46 pm
F. Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland, who shared a 1995 Nobel Prize for his ozone-layer research, discusses his work in atmospheric chemistry and environmental advocacy in a Bates College event at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave.
For geochemist Beverly Johnson, shells tell a story
Friday, December 21, 2007 1:37 pm
Organic geochemist Beverly Johnson knows that an eggshell can endure even for tens of millennia. Moreover, that shell can reveal much about the world in which it was made.
Fabled AESOP trips build first-year solidarity
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:20 am
Annual Entering Student Outdoor Program (AESOP) sends small groups of students hiking, camping, climbing, kayaking and canoeing across northern New England with the aim of helping the newbies make personal connections before classes start. This year's 80 leaders, working in pairs, will bring more than 250 first-years to destinations from Isle au Haut to Baxter State Park to Vermont's Long Trail.
U.S. Rep. Michaud takes 'green' tour of college
Monday, February 26, 2007 4:12 pm
"What I see happening here at Bates is definitely going in the right direction," said U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, during a "green tour" of Bates Feb. 20.
Jon Duchette '06 focuses on past and present
Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:31 pm
Jon Duchette '06 of Turner, Maine, came to Bates intending to major in history. But although he has nine history courses tucked under his belt it turns out his heart belongs to geology.
UMaine geologist to discuss fate of Mississippi Delta
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 3:16 pm
Joseph T. Kelley, a marine geologist and sedimentologist who focuses on shoreline issues, gives a talk titled "The Destruction and Proposed Reconstruction of the Mississippi River Delta" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Room 204 of Carnegie Science Hall, 44 Campus Ave.
Bates geologist receives $50,190 for climate-change research
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 9:39 am
Michael J. Retelle, a professor of geology at Bates, is one of 13 scientists across the nation to share nearly $1,500,000 in National Science Foundation funding for Arctic research related to global climate change.
Penn State geoscientist to discuss abrupt climate change
Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:22 am
Richard Alley, whose book "The Two-Mile Time Machine" offers surprising conclusions about Earth's climate, visits Bates College to give a lecture titled "Abrupt Climate Change, the Greenhouse Effect, and How We Can Make Money Cleaning up After Ourselves" Thursday, March 10, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Phillips Fellowships awarded to three faculty members
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:29 am
Three members of the Bates College faculty have been awarded institutional Phillips Fellowships to support a full year's leave at full pay for the pursuit of significant scholarship, new research or the development of new courses or pedagogical approaches.
Real-world experience tops expectations in volcano visit
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:50 pm
About a year ago, when professor of geology John Creasy was designing a first-year seminar exploring both the science of volcanoes and their affects on people, a field trip to Mount St. Helens seemed ideal.