Stories about "People and groups"
Bates Faculty in the News: Sept. 13, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024 12:14 pm
Media coverage of Bates faculty insights, expertise, and achievements ranges from the presidential election to personal economics, news about a top literary award — and even, a major fish tale.
Kristen A. Lainsbury to join Bates College as vice president for communications and marketing
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 8:46 am
Lainsbury, whose appointment is effective Oct. 14, 2024, comes to Bates from Earlham College, where she has served as vice president for marketing and communications since 2021.
Opening Convocation at Bates offers timeless and timely advice to the Class of 2028
Friday, September 6, 2024 10:52 am
The run-up to the presidential election is going to be a "challenging time," said President Jenkins. "But I believe in this community. I believe in each of you and in your commitment to openness, to engagement, to active listening, and to respect for those around you. This is the Bates I know and love."
Faculty in the News: Novelist Jessica Anthony ’96 writes about craft, classrooms, and time for Literary Hub
Friday, September 6, 2024 8:21 am
While Anthony speaks on the topic of craft constantly in her creative writing courses at Bates, she rarely writes about it, until now.
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.
Associate Professor of Africana Sue E. Houchins passes away at age 80
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:00 pm
President Garry W. Jenkins has shared the news of the passing of Associate Professor of Africana Sue E. Houchins, a member of the Bates faculty since 2003, on Aug. 18, 2024.
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.
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.
Stephen Engel: As we mark Pride 2024, remember our predecessors’ fight and demand for recognition
Friday, June 21, 2024 9:08 am
Speaking at the raising of the Progress Pride Flag at Bates on June 13, Professor of Politics and Associate Dean of the Faculty Stephen Engel said that "Pride is about demanding recognition [and] demanding rights."
Bates physics professor’s research in ‘Nature’ redefines understanding of solar activity
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 12:13 pm
Co-authored by Associate Professor of Physics Jeffrey Oishi, the cover research article in the scientific journal Nature published today upends decades-old beliefs about the sun and solar phenomena that first captivated Galileo more than 400 years ago.