Stories about "Bates values"
Bates at Night: Into the Den for Election Trivia Night
Friday, October 25, 2024 9:40 am
Election Trivia Night, co-hosted by professors Stephen Engel and Stephanie Kelley-Romano in the Den on Oct. 9, offered students a low-stakes way to talk about presidential politics.
An architect of major academic innovations at Bates, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill to step down in June 2025 to return to the faculty
Friday, September 13, 2024 12:11 pm
Hill’s contributions are highlighted by equity-driven initiatives to support both students and faculty for greater success.
From A to Z, here’s what’s new at Bates in 2024–25
Friday, September 6, 2024 9:52 am
To help the Bates community get up to speed, here's a A to Z list of what’s new for 2024–25, including a new striker for the Hathorn bell, new light poles at Russell Street Field, and a new name for a community center that got its start 32 years ago.
Faculty in the News: Joe Hall corrects and deepens the Native, pre-colonist history of two Maine downtown landmarks
Friday, August 23, 2024 11:41 am
History professor Joe Hall uses his faculty expertise to help deepen the historical record about how two landmarks in Brunswick, Maine, came to be.
Picture Story: Day at the beach for Purposeful Work intern Shenny Waugh ’26
Thursday, August 22, 2024 5:06 pm
Enjoy this immersive picture story capturing a day with Shenandoah Waugh ’26, a Purposeful Work intern who worked with young children (for the very first time!) at a nature day camp in Harpswell on the beautiful Maine coast.
Fun facts and awesome abilities of the incoming Bates Class of 2028
Thursday, August 22, 2024 3:34 pm
From local heroes to global advocates, the incoming Bates Class of 2028 coruscates with myriad and fascinating talents, achievements, and successes.
Record-breaking Bates Class of 2028 arrives to open arms on Aug. 29
Thursday, August 22, 2024 2:41 pm
Chosen from the largest applicant pool in Bates history and with record-breaking racial diversity, the 491-member Class of 2028 comes from 38 U.S. states and 29 countries.
Bates biology professor and three young graduates publish ‘worrisome’ research findings of a common industrial chemical’s harmful effects
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 8:22 am
New research from Bates reveals that daily exposure to triphenyl phosphate, a chemical used in many fire retardants as well as nail polish, harms developing zebrafish and, perhaps, humans.
Beegone! From discovery to relocation, Hathorn Hall’s honeybee hive had Bates buzzing
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 1:46 pm
Historic Hathorn Hall is home to faculty offices in English, neuroscience, and mathematics, plus several administrative offices and classrooms. And until last week, it was also the residence of around 50,000 honeybees.
In Gomes Chapel, a Buddhist healing ritual grows, one grain of sand at a time
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:50 am
Created in Gomes Chapel this week by Tibetan nuns, the colorful, exquisite sand mandala will be dissolved into Lake Andrews, but its healing energy will remain.