Stories about "Sustainability"
‘Anthropocenic’: Museum show looks at humanity’s planetary impact
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 10:56 am
A new Bates exhibition examines humanity’s mark on the planet with pathos, wit, and an eye-opening diversity of work.
Slideshow: This Summer at Bates
Friday, August 24, 2018 12:20 pm
Twenty-three moments that provide an insider's look at Bates' sunniest season.
A tuna tournament helps Michaela Pinette ’19 get in tune with purposeful work
Friday, August 10, 2018 10:29 am
Michaela Pinette '19 wasn't expecting a summer of sifting through bloody tuna parts for science, nor enjoying it so much.That's the beauty Purposeful Work.
Gardeners cultivate a growth mindset as Bates produce reaches diners
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 4:14 pm
The Plot thickens as Bates' garden interns begin delivering college-grown vegetables to Commons.
Recalling the 1998 restoration of Lake Andrews
Thursday, July 19, 2018 12:37 pm
Twenty years ago this summer, Bates began a major restoration of the Lake Andrews area. Learn what they found in the pond, and learn who got stuck in the muck.
Tomato varieties in the Bates Garden, 2018
Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:52 pm
As described by Maine seed companies, here are the tomato varieties growing in the Bates Garden in 2018.
Onions and taters and kale, oh my! — It’s the Bates Garden
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:55 am
The new Bates Garden will feed both hungry diners and student curiosity about sustainable food production.
Bates posts strong results in national recycling competition
Thursday, April 26, 2018 10:39 am
A recycling competition among hundreds of U.S. and Canadian colleges sees Bates earn top-30 placings in two waste-reduction categories.
Already green, Bates sprouts two new Leafs
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:13 pm
Bates charges toward a carbon-neutral future with the acquisition of two new Nissan Leafs.
Bates Club of Antarctica: If glaciers could talk, what would they say?
Thursday, April 5, 2018 11:21 am
How did ancient glaciers move, and what can they tell us about climate change? Allie Balter '14 and Brenda Hall '90 are finding out.