Stories about "Mike Retelle"

When it rains, it pours: Bates’ Mike Retelle coauthors research on extremes in Arctic weather patterns
Friday, June 21, 2024 10:27 am
Ask Professor Emeritus of Geology Mike Retelle about his contribution to a new paper in Nature, and he'll point to the pipeline of talented Bates students who’ve supported the Arctic research over the last two decades.

‘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.

Bates in the News: June 28, 2018
Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:38 pm
Netflix options an alumna’s book, a professor explains Trump’s victory, and an alumnus argues that tech and humanities can save each other.

Bates Club of Antarctica, and the professors who got them there
Friday, May 25, 2018 10:41 am
Before they attached video cameras to whales or sampled ancient glaciers, Bates' Antarctic researchers worked closely with their professors.

With new urgency, Bates professors say what — and why — they’re excited to teach this fall
Friday, September 8, 2017 11:59 am
When saying what they're excited to teach, faculty always express optimism for a new academic year and their new students. This year, we heard something different.

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.”

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.

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.

For geology students, a walk on Garcelon Field becomes a trip back, way back, in time
Thursday, January 30, 2014 2:44 pm
"It's hard to comprehend billions of years," says geology professor Mike Retelle.
Daily series: Newton '11 tells of shifting sands and attitudes
Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:01 pm
As summer enters its final week, we are sharing stories from students…