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Michael Bonney \u201980 greets a friend just before the traditional topping-off ceremony<\/a> for the Bonney Science Center on Campus Avenue. Harkening back to medieval Scandinavian tradition, the idea is to bring good luck to the new building, and maybe some public recognition to the folks involved.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is our sincere hope that for the decades to come, the students and faculty who come through the center will include the folks who figure out how to deal with our most vexing problems,\u201d said Bonney.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Some of our four-legged friends are making the most of their Bates summer, including this squirrel who returned the photographer’s stare in a tree overlooking Lake Andrews.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n The sun throws long shadows on the Historic Quad the day before the summer solstice.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n In June, Jesse Laflamme \u201900, owner and CEO of Pete and Gerry\u2019s Organics, posed for a Facetime portrait in Quechee, Vt., with some of his company\u2019s organic eggs. Through the spring, stay-at-home orders during the pandemic fueled unprecedented egg purchasing. \u201cWe\u2019ve been focused on meeting the demand while keeping our workforce healthy,\u201d Laflamme said in June<\/a>. \u201cWe are selling every single egg we produce.\u201d<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s a sunny day at the Great Falls after several days of soaking rain in early July swelled the river.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Seated in Pettengill Hall\u2019s Perry Atrium, President Clayton Spencer prepares to record video welcome remarks for the Class of 2024\u2019s arrival. All students arrive at Bates between Aug. 25 and 27<\/a>.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n A sea of black-eyed Susans planted next to Pettengill Hall accents Hedge Hall in the distance.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Working in the lab of Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Andrew Kennedy, chemistry major Gabriele Gucagaite ’21 of Kaunas, Lithuania, does funded research that sounds like science fiction. She\u2019s creating slides and images that display, through fluorescent imaging of brain proteins, actual mouse memories, such as a specific taste or smell. The lab\u2019s neuroscience research also involves altering or enhancing the memories that a mouse has.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Tyler Harper arrives at Hedge Hall, where he opens the door to his new office (it formerly belonged to Jane Costlow, now retired) for the first time. He had just picked up the key at Security and Campus Safety.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n This rudbeckia laciniata, also known as a green-headed coneflower, provides decorative color for Carnegie Science on Campus Avenue.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n The Rev. Erica Long \u201912 poses for a Facetime portrait at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she is a chaplain. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister with a degree from Harvard Divinity School, Long ministers to patients and their families, often at a distance, during a time of intense fear and suffering.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n A pile of books focused on 19th-century political history \u2014 delivered as part of the give-away from Ladd Library\u2019s offsite storage \u2014 sits in front of the door of Associate Professor of Politics John Baughman\u2019s first-floor Pettengill Hall office, awaiting his return to campus.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Religious studies major Anna Maheu \u201921 of New York City poses in front of the Wood Street Garden greenhouse, a project of St. Mary\u2019s Nutrition Center. A Harward Summer Civic Fellow, Maheu works with the center and its Good Food Bus, a mobile market that brings locally sourced produce to various neighborhoods.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n A banner hangs on the Library Terrace, ready for the return of students between Aug. 25 and 27.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n Debbie Houle of Facility Services vacuums Perry Atrium. She\u2019s one of the \u201cfrontline custodians who are providing a clean, healthy and safe environment for all returning in the fall,\u201d says Vivian Snyder, custodial supervisor for facility services custodians taking care of Pettengill Hall.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n “It will always be a great day to be a Bobcat.” The Mouthpiece provides the message on the Historic Quad, looking toward the Peter J. Gomes Chapel.<\/p>\n Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n A couple enjoys an end-of-day chat overlooking Lake Andrews. The lake, encircled by Burgoyne Walkway, is a favorite spot for members of the college and Lewiston-Auburn communities for walking, jogging, and birdwatching.<\/p>\n
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