Stories about "Society and culture"
My Maine Summer: Eva Meltzer Murray ’85 and trash day on Matinicus Isle
Friday, September 13, 2019 8:53 am
Twenty miles off the Maine coast on Matinicus Isle, where Eva Murray ’85 has lived for 30 years, ”if you have a problem, you gotta fix it yourself.”
My Last Year: Scenes from Jane Costlow’s final year of teaching
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:46 pm
This new series will follow Jane Costlow — esteemed Bates teacher, scholar, and colleague — month by month during her 34th and final academic year.
My Maine Summer: Eric Stirling ’97 and a faraway getaway
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:22 pm
Eric Stirling and his family represent a longstanding vacation tradition virtually unique to Maine: the wilderness sporting camp. In 2003, Eric became the sixth generation of his family to operate West Branch Pond Camps,
Bates announces $3.97 million National Science Foundation grant for visual database project
Friday, August 16, 2019 11:02 am
The largest-ever federal grant awarded to Bates, the award will fuel creation of a vast video gallery to support research in various fields, including artificial intelligence.
A price subsidy for organic fruits: Good economics, or not?
Friday, August 16, 2019 10:24 am
Bates economist Nathan Tefft and his colleagues wondered: Would a price subsidy on organic fruits benefit wealthy households at the expense of poorer ones?
My Maine Summer: Steve Kingston ’88, the Clam Shack, and Maine’s best lobster roll
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 3:35 pm
For tourists who trek to Maine on a quest for lobster, Steve Kingston '88 of the Clam Shack is their deliverer.
NESCAC Heat Poll for July 20–21: Jumbos flip the script
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:32 pm
On the hottest two days of the hottest July on record, which NESCAC college were the toastiest?
The Bates Forest is a story of bad luck, high taxes, and the Great Depression
Friday, July 12, 2019 10:12 am
A century ago, Bates' solid plan to own a southern Maine forest and run a forestry program became a "hopeless undertaking."
Video: Joyce Vance ’82 vs. Rep. Ben Cline ’94 in House testimony
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:36 am
It's hardly unique for a Congressman to challenge an expert during a committee hearing. But it might be unique when they're both Bates alumni.
From folks on the front lines, Short Term students learn about sea level rise
Thursday, May 30, 2019 1:30 pm
For a Short Term course new in 2019, professors Lynne Lewis and Francis Eanes brought students to the front lines of the battle against rising seas.