From running to research, from gamboling to gardening, and from construction to cavorting, here are moments that provide an insider’s look at Bates’ sunniest season.
July goes out with a lush green rush on the Historic Quad. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Mike Milliken, who directs the college’s wellness program, B-Well, leads an 8 a.m. boot camp for faculty, staff, and students in Merrill Gymnasium. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Bridget Tweedie ’21 of Brownfield, Maine, and Ross Ackerman ’19 of Houston did summer research in the lab of Professor of Biology Don Dearborn, where the three have studied the avian immune system of Leach’s storm-petrels. The research is supported by a major grant from the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, an NIH program. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Professor of Geology Bev Johnson uses a sediment elevation table to measure the height of the Sprague River salt marsh in the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area. The information helps assess the response of the marsh to rising sea level and increased storm activity. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
Coram Library, as handsome as ever, served as the college library from its opening in 1902 until 1973, when those duties were passed to Ladd Library. Coram is now home to imaging and computing workspaces, as well as faculty offices. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
