Stories about "Philip J. Otis Endowment"
Phillips, Otis recipients to present international projects
Monday, September 29, 2008 1:36 pm
With topics including the effects of ethnic Chinese migration on Tibet and the outlook for farming in Norway, Bates College students who have conducted projects abroad supported by the college's Otis and Phillips fellowships will discuss their findings in evening presentations throughout October.
‘Omnivore’s Dilemma’ author Pollan to speak at Bates
Friday, September 19, 2008 12:49 pm
One of the most prominent advocates for changing the culture of eating in the United States, Pollan has expressed a food philosophy stunning in its reach and simplicity: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Of Climate, Clams, and Colleagues
Saturday, March 1, 2008 4:39 pm
Arctic clams are sentinels of climate change, says biology professor Will Ambrose. But he didn’t find that out by himself
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver to read at Bates
Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:00 am
Poet Mary Oliver, whose writing has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, visits Bates College to read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Historian William Cronon to give Otis Lecture
Monday, November 7, 2005 3:29 pm
William Cronon, a leading scholar on the human relationship with land and nature, visits Bates College to give the ninth annual Otis Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Phillips, Otis fellowships support research abroad for nine students
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 9:34 am
Thanks to two Bates College fellowship programs, nine Bates students will have the opportunity to pursue cultural and environmental research in countries around the globe this year.
Maine essayist Franklin Burroughs to give Otis Lecture
Thursday, March 3, 2005 10:09 am
Franklin Burroughs, author of the acclaimed books "Billy Watson's Croker Sack" and "The River Home: A Return to the Carolina Low Country," visits Bates College to give the eighth annual Otis Lecture Wednesday, March 9, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave.