Stories from 2016
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See the winners of the #BatesFinals Instagram contest
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 4:29 pm
"Their captions work really well with the images, and vice versa," says Director of Photography and Video Phyllis Graber Jensen.
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What’s in a Lewiston name: Lown
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:03 pm
The area's southernmost bridge across the Androscoggin River was named for Lewiston son Dr. Bernard Lown in 2008.
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Hop aboard your own toboggan ride through the Bates campus
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:07 am
This year's traditional holiday greeting from Bates is a wild, 360 video animation ride through campus. Look around as you zoom along!
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Campus Construction Update: Dec. 21, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016 12:51 pm
A new day is dawning for energy management at Bates College thanks to a new network that centralizes heating system control and monitoring.
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Picture story: On the sidelines with Michael Rocque, faculty football liaison
Friday, December 16, 2016 12:05 pm
When a player goes down, "It’s not just, ‘Oh, there’s a player on the team who got hurt,’" says Rocque, an assistant professor of sociology. "It’s one of your students."
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NESCAC Chill Poll for Dec. 16, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016 11:34 am
Which campus is coldest in the 'CAC on this chilly Northeast day?
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Video: Two squash teammates become winners after hard rookie season
Friday, December 16, 2016 10:57 am
Katie Bull '19 and Molly Brooks '19 are best friends. And their success on the squash court is about sticking together and never giving up.
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A year in Turkey teaches Doug Van Hoewyk ’98 to ‘maintain poise during stress’
Thursday, December 15, 2016 10:35 am
A Fulbright Scholar in Turkey last year, biologist Van Hoewyk '98 and his family decided to stay despite the danger.
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Bates chemist Andrew Kennedy pursues therapies for rare disorder
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 12:49 pm
A handful of researchers have made great strides in understanding Pitt Hopkins Syndrome — and one of them, Andrew Kennedy, teaches at Bates College.
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Bates joins select U.S. colleges in major access initiative
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 10:36 am
Bates College has joined the American Talent Initiative on the strength of the college's proven commitment to access, affordability, and post-graduation success.