Fatoumata Sanogo

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Associations

Mathematics

Expertise

Computational Mathematics, Image and Video Processing, Machine Learning, Mathematical Data Science, Multilinear and Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Optimization

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A tale of two trees (and one map)

For at least 151 years, a hemlock and its close neighbor, a red oak, have grown up together on the Bates campus, close enough to overlap branches, while buildings popped up around them. Their survival is a mystery but thanks to a new interactive historic map of Bates, their shared history can at least be glimpsed.

MLK Day 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates is not a “day off” — it’s a “day on,” where classes are canceled and faculty, staff, and students instead participate in a day of programming around MLK’s enduring legacy and teachings. This year's theme was “Love, Anger and the Struggle for Justice.”