Stories about "Geology"
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Clay play: Learn about the stubborn and slick earth beneath Bates
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:45 pm
Bates and Maine have a historic love-hate relationship with marine clay, aka the Presumpscot Formation.
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Truman Scholar Essie Martin ’21 looks to create sustainable fishing and communities
Thursday, June 4, 2020 1:01 pm
Good policy, Martin says, stems from good science — and giving everyone a seat at the table.
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‘Great work!’ Two seniors meet the honors thesis deadline
Friday, April 3, 2020 12:23 pm
"Hannah Johnson and Emma Wheeler have been great to work with — always positive, always thinking,” says thesis adviser Mike Retelle.
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Cheers for the Chairs: Dykstra Eusden ’80 appointed to Whitehouse Professorship
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 11:56 am
Eusden is an intrepid field scientist who brings his students into the world so they can see, discover, learn from, and record geologic history.
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John Creasy, who ushered in the thriving modern era for geology at Bates, dies at age 71
Monday, June 26, 2017 2:01 pm
“We were in awe of him, but his intensity was contagious. There was so much respect for him: I wanted to work my butt off to impress John, to achieve for John.”
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Look What We Found: Mike Retelle’s walrus skull
Friday, March 31, 2017 8:00 am
“The walrus is a really strange story,” Retelle says.
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When students unplug, what happens? (Hint: they like it)
Friday, September 16, 2016 11:07 am
What happens when students unplug? For that, we hear from 14 students who spent a stretch of time offline during their Short Term fieldwork in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
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Picture story: Short Term geology trek out West finds getting there is half the reward
Friday, July 22, 2016 10:42 am
Jake Atwood ’19 saw pictures of what his first Short Term might look like. He thought, “This is exactly what I came to Bates to do.”
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Slideshow: Beach morning, marsh afternoon, and starry night for these geology students
Friday, August 28, 2015 12:00 pm
From beach to marsh, geology students did faculty-guided thesis fieldwork in and around the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area, with time for play, too.
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Summer Student Work: Paige Guevarra ’18 gets to the heart of glass as geology assistant
Friday, August 21, 2015 8:15 am
Here’s what it is like to spend the summer as a funded research assistant in a Bates geology lab.