Stories about "Current topics"
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Skinner
Friday, September 27, 2024 1:12 pm
This 19th-century name belongs to an early investor in Lewiston’s cotton mills, but today it's no longer affixed to any Lewiston place.
Faculty in the News: Philosophy professor Paul Schofield on homelessness being a ‘unique form of injustice’
Friday, September 20, 2024 2:30 pm
We talked with Schofield about his exploration of homelessness in America — including a widely distributed Washington Post opinion piece — and how he hopes to deepen the progressive response to the issue.
Picture Story: A new wave of public art in downtown Lewiston
Friday, September 13, 2024 2:48 pm
Colorful, surprising, and shared by all, a new wave of downtown public art builds community in Lewiston.
An architect of major academic innovations at Bates, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill to step down in June 2025 to return to the faculty
Friday, September 13, 2024 12:11 pm
Hill’s contributions are highlighted by equity-driven initiatives to support both students and faculty for greater success.
Bates Bazaar: Online deals for Aug. 28, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 3:01 pm
Here's a curated offering of curious and quirky Bates-related items, such as a Maine charm bracelet, metal pen holder, and Village Club mug, that are just a click away on websites devoted to what's vintage, historical, and wicked cool.
Faculty in the News: Joe Hall corrects and deepens the Native, pre-colonist history of two Maine downtown landmarks
Friday, August 23, 2024 11:41 am
History professor Joe Hall uses his faculty expertise to help deepen the historical record about how two landmarks in Brunswick, Maine, came to be.
Bates biology professor and three young graduates publish ‘worrisome’ research findings of a common industrial chemical’s harmful effects
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 8:22 am
New research from Bates reveals that daily exposure to triphenyl phosphate, a chemical used in many fire retardants as well as nail polish, harms developing zebrafish and, perhaps, humans.
In Gomes Chapel, a Buddhist healing ritual grows, one grain of sand at a time
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:50 am
Created in Gomes Chapel this week by Tibetan nuns, the colorful, exquisite sand mandala will be dissolved into Lake Andrews, but its healing energy will remain.
Announcing the 28th annual Bates College summer book list
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 12:09 pm
Fifty-six members of the Bates community — faculty, staff, retirees, and alumni — submitted book titles for this year's summer reading list, begun in 1997.
When it rains, it pours: Bates’ Mike Retelle coauthors research on extremes in Arctic weather patterns
Friday, June 21, 2024 10:27 am
Ask Professor Emeritus of Geology Mike Retelle about his contribution to a new paper in Nature, and he'll point to the pipeline of talented Bates students who’ve supported the Arctic research over the last two decades.