Stories about "Bates in the News"
Bates Alumni and Students in the News: Aug. 30, 2024
Friday, August 30, 2024 10:51 am
Ed Muskie '36 was in the know about global warming long before the rest of us. Plus, K-Fai Steel '04 lands a book deal for her graphic novel, and Lena LaPierre ’26 explores her Moxie flavored heritage.
Bates in the News: June 14, 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024 8:58 am
Bates-related media stories include insight into the recent Mount Everest tragedy by Ben Ayers '04, the retirement of legendary Maine lawmaker Sawin Millett '59, and glowing reviews of a new novel by Jessica Anthony '96.
Bates in the News: May 10, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024 11:16 am
From the founder of a 10-year-old machine learning company and two hall of fame inductees to a Bates Film Festival packed with several Hollywood stars, this month’s installment of Bates In the News highlights high achievement and notable Bates news.
Bates in the News: March 29, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024 2:01 pm
A Bates couple married on Valentine’s Day 71 years ago, neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova ’92 explains why it’s OK to forget what you had for dinner, and $2.2 million grant to scientist Prerana Shrestha ’03 to study PTSD.
Bates in the News: Jan. 12, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024 9:26 am
Bates professor Tyler Harper writes about the racial politics of the movie American Fiction, and the international media reports the death of a provocative performance arist who was a former longtime member of the Bates faculty.
Bates in the News: Dec. 7, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023 2:20 pm
Among other media stories, The Japan Times covers the 1990 alum who pedaled a vintage high-wheel bike from Nagasaki to Yokohama, joined by his Bates roommate.
Bates in the News: Nov. 3, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:53 am
A selection of recent mentions of Bates in the news media, including a summary of coverage of Bates during the Lewiston tragedy.
Bates in the News: Sept. 29, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023 11:40 am
Bates photographer Phyllis Graber Jensen's pathbreaking past, a student's new insight into the humanity of religion, and a faculty member's take on the conspiracy rhetoric of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Bates in the News: August 25, 2023
Friday, August 25, 2023 3:14 pm
A veteran's legacy is honored, a faculty member weighs in on anti-racist culture, and an alumus is creating queer community for gamers, all in this month's edition of Bates in the News.
Bates in the News: June 29, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 4:49 pm
An alumna's debut novel is making a national splash, The Bates Dance Festival is here, and some billion-year-old rocks are a hop, skip, and a jump away in Penobscot Bay.