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$1.34 million NSF grant positions Bates as leader in solar-terrestrial physics in Maine
Friday, April 26, 2024 10:48 am
Bates will use the grant to appoint a professor in solar-terrestrial physics, a field that explores interactions between the Sun and Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere. The faculty position will be the first of its kind at a Maine college.
Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program ‘All Things Considered,’ to deliver 2024 Bates Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 9:58 am
Set for May 26, 2024, the 158th Bates College Commencement takes place on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.
Picture Story: Celebrating students at Mount David Summit 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024 12:12 pm
It's a Mount David Summit tradition: students show up to support their friends who are presenting at the summit. Summing up, Adelle Welch '25 said, “It’s all about spreading the love.”
‘A really amazing thing’: The 2024 Senior Thesis Exhibition has arrived
Friday, April 12, 2024 10:03 am
Photographs and text about the eight seniors who have moved their artwork from studios into the Bates Museum of Art for the 2024 Senior Thesis Exhibition — a "moment that validates what is possible."
Slideshow: Students, chefs, and breakfast in Commons (omelets, anyone?)
Thursday, April 11, 2024 5:45 pm
Hour by hour in dining Commons, featuring the staff who serve Bates students and, in turn, Bates students who serve them a heaping helping of appreciation and respect.
Mic’d Up: Lacrosse captain Isla Cotter ’24 on life hacks, Vanessa Hudgens, and when it’s time to ‘lock in’
Friday, March 29, 2024 7:16 pm
A captain on the Bates women's lacrosse team, Cotter was mic'd up during a recent practice on Garcelon Field.
Bates in the News: March 29, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024 2:01 pm
A Bates couple married on Valentine’s Day 71 years ago, neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova ’92 explains why it’s OK to forget what you had for dinner, and $2.2 million grant to scientist Prerana Shrestha ’03 to study PTSD.
Bates receives record number of applications for the Class of 2028
Friday, March 8, 2024 1:30 pm
The incoming class that arrives at Bates College in August will be drawn from the largest applicant pool in the college’s history, totalling 10,029 applications, marking the third straight year of record-high applications to Bates.
Picture Story: Feel the ‘Alumni Magic’ as women’s basketball team wins two NCAA games
Friday, March 8, 2024 12:50 pm
Enjoy this immersive photography capturig two great days to be a Bobcat as the Bobcats won two NCAA tourney games in the place they say has "Alumni Magic."
Bates in the News: Feb. 15, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:40 pm
A Bates love story in the pages of The New York Times, an alumna's take on Super Bowl LVIII, and Puddle Jump photographs circle the world.