Stories about "Maine and New England"
For Bates students, a trip to the Appalachian Trail is a trip back in time
Friday, October 6, 2023 9:32 am
During Orientation, a group of first-year Bates students paid a visit to…
Cool, comfortable, and connected to Bates: AESOP delivers its promise to the Class of 2027
Thursday, September 21, 2023 11:42 am
Outdoor orientation trips are not unique to Bates, nor are they new. But in recent years, more has been done make the beloved Bates program, AESOP, more welcoming to all students.
Video: ‘A beautiful place’ for Beverly Johnson and students to drill into the science of blue carbon
Friday, September 8, 2023 1:47 pm
Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences Beverly Johnson savors the outdoor work - and data - gathered by a team of research students who studied blue carbon sinks with Johnson this summer in four Maine salt marshes.
Bates student and faculty researchers take high-tech lead in critical blue carbon research
Friday, August 4, 2023 3:45 am
Bates students are among the first in Maine to use state-of-the-art technology to better understand the potential of coastal "blue carbon" to help mitigate effects of climate change.
This ‘beautiful, dreamlike’ cloud photo by a Bates professor is Best in Show
Thursday, June 29, 2023 9:20 am
The clouds above Maine on April 23 suggested a psychedelic landscape painting — Salvador Dali meets John Constable? — and created a photographic moment for Associate Professor of Biology Andrew Mountcastle
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 12:25 pm
June was full of rekindling: alumni pouring onto campus for Reunion, Bates' Employee Enrichment Week, and a new outdoor gear-lending library co-founded by Hallie Herz '11 — all in This Month at Bates.
Bates students learn biology skills, one invasive crab at a time
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 3:26 pm
A Short Term course led by Jesse Minor ’02 teaches marketable skills while helping with ongoing research on invasive green crabs along the Maine coast.
Hallie Herz ’11 co-founds nation’s first queer-focused outdoor gear lending library
Friday, June 23, 2023 9:52 am
Hallie Herz '11 co-founded the nation's first queer-focused outdoor gear library with their partner, Eva Fury. "Queer people need a space where they can be themselves and find connections to things that sustain them,” Herz said.
An inside look at the ‘invention’ of New England with Victoria Wyeth ’01
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 3:46 pm
In Wasilla, Alaska, this summer, incoming Bates student Karsten Stiner ’26 looked…
Video: An immersive visit to the coastal gem, Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area
Friday, September 2, 2022 1:10 pm
Time spent in nature is great. Time spent even looking at images of nature help, too. With that in mind, here’s a brief but enveloping video from Bates–Morse Mountain on a summer day.