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.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/12/190304_Campus_0453-400x267.jpg)
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.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/12/191119_Bates_Museum_Exhibitions_0061-400x267.jpg)
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.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/12/191203_Campus_0279A-400x267.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/12/191205_Jane_Costlow_Thorncrag_0510A-400x267.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/12/191205_Wreath_0883_CROP2-400x267.jpg)
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.