Stories from 2019
Students navigate a snowy campus this March Monday morning in Maine. From left, seniors Daisy Diamond, Olivia Fried, and Lily Kip navigate the Historic Quad during a March snowfall.
Video: Bates 2019 in pictures, a ‘pilgrimage of the heart’

Friday, December 20, 2019 11:58 am

As we close out the year, here's a vivid and varied presentation of Bates images and video from 2019.

During a visit to Bates College, students from the Tripp Middle School in Turner stop for a tour of the Bates Museum of Art, where they view two exhibitions on display.Upstairs: "Vanessa German:Miracles and Glory Abound" (October 25, 2019 ñ March 28, 2020)Downstairs: "Ralph Eugene Meatyard:Stages for Being (October 25, 2019 ñ March 28, 2020)Louise Ouillette, Bates Museum of Art attendant, and Tony Leavitt, a science teacher at the Tripp Middle School, takes a closer look at Vanessa German's art work in the Upper Gallery of the Museum.
Bates in the News: Dec. 20, 2019

Friday, December 20, 2019 9:20 am

An alum in Congress, an old-timey movie star, and two picture-book experts feature in this last Bates in the News of the decade.

"My hat? It’s the only one I own.".— Arya Mohanty ‘23 of Winchester, Mass., poses for a quick portrait in the snow on her way to lunch in Commons.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 5:52 pm

As the decade draws to a close, we also experience the end of the semester.

Bates biochemist and physicist receive $373,000 for Lyme research

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:31 pm

A cutting-edge microscope at Bates will provide new insights — literally — into bacterial genetics.

The top 10 Bates Facebook posts of 2019

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 2:02 pm

The Bates Facebook page offered its 18,856 followers a total of 354 posts in 2019. Here are the top 10 as measured by engagements: likes, comments, and shares.

From left, Wilder Geier ‘22, Lars Schuster ’20, and Julian Cook ’20 take a look at a pileated woodpecker in Lewiston’s Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary..Nick Lund of Maine Audubon @maineaudubon spotted the bird as he led Clark A. Griffith Professor of Environmental Studies Jane Costlow and students in her “Living With Animals” course on a midday birding excursion during their last class session.
My Last Year: Semester’s end is a time of firsts and finalities for Jane Costlow

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 1:15 pm

The last few weeks of the semester represent the beginning of the end of Jane Costlow's 34-year career on the Bates faculty.

18 items in the library’s Lost & Found on Dec. 13, 2019

Friday, December 13, 2019 12:07 pm

Lip balm, computer glasses, hoop earrings, transgender pride button, New England Patriots water bottle, and more.

Video: Maddie Hallowell ’20 and the lows and highs of data collection

Friday, December 13, 2019 9:13 am

Inspired by her childhood in a Maine island community, Hallowell is developing sensors to track climate change. For fun, she sends balloons into the stratosphere to see what's there.

The Lesson I Look Forward to Teaching: Shedding daylight on trigonometry

Friday, December 13, 2019 8:45 am

Why does Miami get more daylight in the winter than Lewiston, Maine? A classic trigonometry exercise holds the answer.

Group portrait of Consigli management team with holiday wreath taken on December 5, 2019.Drone imagery created by Senior Academic Technology Consultant and Manager of the Digital Media Studios Michelle Holbrook-Pronovost.
Campus Construction Update: Dec. 13, 2019

Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:32 pm

A wall of concrete forms has risen at the Bonney Science Center — a wall of forms that will form a wall.

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