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Bates physics professor’s research in ‘Nature’ redefines understanding of solar activity
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 12:13 pm
Co-authored by Associate Professor of Physics Jeffrey Oishi, the cover research article in the scientific journal Nature published today upends decades-old beliefs about the sun and solar phenomena that first captivated Galileo more than 400 years ago.
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Professor of Politics Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir returns to her Icelandic homeland to lead the University of Akureyri
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:00 am
After 23 years helping Bates students on their educational journeys, Ásgeirsdóttir will become rector (or president) of the University of Akureyri in Iceland on July 1, 2024.
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Video: Scenes from the Jenkins Inauguration, selfies, high fives, and hugs in a ‘place of warmth and welcome’
Friday, May 10, 2024 10:10 am
The May 4 installation of President Garry W. Jenkins featured historic firsts — Bates' first Black and first openly gay president— and also whopping cheers, an eclectic slate of live music, and droves of Bates friends and supporters on campus from far and wide.
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Bates announces faculty promotions, including tenure awards, for 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 3:23 pm
Eight professors at Bates College have received promotions, including tenure awards, effective…
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FAQs: What to know and expect at the inauguration of Bates College President Garry W. Jenkins on May 4
Monday, April 22, 2024 10:55 am
On May 4, 2024, Bates will install a new president for only the eighth time in its 168-year history.
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Bates professor Sonja Pieck authors award-winning book about German conservation, memory, and wounded land
Friday, April 19, 2024 4:30 pm
Sonja Pieck’s book "Mnemonic Ecologies," about the once-militarized inner German border becoming a Green Belt, tells a story of how "something healing could come out of the pain."
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Bates professor lands $415,000 grant to research ‘dramatically understudied’ protein that could be involved in major neurological conditions
Friday, January 26, 2024 5:00 am
The National Institute of Health grant will fund research by Martin Kruse that seeks to learn if a not-well-understood cellular protein plays a role in neurological conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.
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Those odd circles in space? They’re now explained thanks to scientists including Aleks Diamond-Stanic
Friday, January 12, 2024 2:00 am
A team of scientists, including Bates physics professor Aleksandar Diamond-Stanic, have explained a space phenomenon first discovered in 2019 but a mystery until this week.
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Legendary Bates chemistry professor Tom Wenzel named one of the top science educators of the past 10 years
Friday, December 15, 2023 9:55 am
Legendary Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Tom Wenzel, who was recognized as a pioneer for teaching undergraduates through active learning, is named one of the nation’s top science educators.
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Bates professor wins national mathematics teaching award
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 4:48 pm
Professor of Mathematics Adriana Salerno says it feels odd getting an individual award because teaching "is a community activity."