Alexandra DeMarco
Stories by Alexandra DeMarco
Neuroscience launches seminar series with talk on brain circuitry by renowned neurobiologist Peter Strick P’98
Thursday, October 1, 2026 1:00 pm
The Bates Program in Neuroscience kicked off its new Neuroscience Seminar Series with a talk from Peter Strick P’98, Thomas Detre Professor and Chair of Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bates ranks among top-performing institutions for sustainability, renews AASHE Gold status
Thursday, September 17, 2026 9:02 am
Bates ranked fourth among baccalaureate institutions for overall top performance in sustainability and, for the 10th consecutive year, earned a Gold rating for sustainability.
Picture Story: Arrival day 2026 means new students, same Bates energy
Friday, August 28, 2026 10:51 am
On Thursday, Aug. 27, the long-awaited moment was here: arrival day for the Bates Class of 2030 and transfer students.
Alumni Association presents alumni awards recognizing service, career achievements
Friday, July 31, 2026 10:50 am
At Bates Reunion in June, the Alumni Association gathered to present the…
So sweet: 2026 Green Grant awardees tap funds for Bates-made maple syrup
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 3:33 pm
Five student groups earned Green Grants to pursue campus sustainability projects this spring. Among the winners was the Maple Syrup Club, which tapped on-campus trees to produce seven gallons of syrup.
Exiting through the gift shop via Short Term course
Thursday, June 18, 2026 9:22 am
This Short Term, students in “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” a course taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture Erin Nolan, created and ran a pop-up gift shop featuring products inspired by art in the 2026 senior art thesis exhibition.
After decades of partnership, Bates supports new Maine MILL building with naming gift
Thursday, June 18, 2026 1:29 am
In recognition of the two institutions’ decades-long educational partnership, Bates is making a $75,000 gift to the Maine Museum of Innovation, Labor, and Learning’s new building.
Take a seat: 2026 ivy stone highlights community gathering at Bates
Thursday, May 28, 2026 3:48 pm
For Mia Wetzel ’26 of Mashpee, Mass., the Adirondack chairs on Bates' Historic Quad evoke a feeling of community representative of her Bates experience. That’s why she chose to depict them in her design for this year’s ivy stone.
Sixteen Bates students, alumni offered Fulbright Student awards for 2026–2027
Thursday, May 7, 2026 11:22 am
Sixteen current and former Bates students have been offered Fulbright Student international exchange awards for 2026–2027.
With Davis Projects for Peace, Bates students empower women workers, expand access to menstrual care
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:58 am
Two Bates students — Angel Guitcha ’27 of Accra, Ghana, and Vyshu Viju ’26 of Atlanta — have been awarded 2026 Davis Projects for Peace grants to carry out individual humanitarian projects.