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Bowdoin’s Christopher Heurlin Discusses China (Maine Public Radio)
Christopher Heurlin Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Government Christopher Heurlin discussed issues facing contemporary China on the Maine Public Radio call-in program Maine Calling. Joining...
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Bowdoin’s Franz in Philly, Describes ‘Electric Night’ at DNC
Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, as seen by Associate Professor of Government Michael Franz. Associate Professor of Government Michael Franz presented yesterday at a National...
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Bowdoin’s Killeen in Venice for an Unusual Production of Shakespeare’s...
Abigail Killeen Associate Professor of Theater Abigail Killeen is currently in Italy for the premiere this week of a production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, in the city where the play is...
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Laurence: Pokémon Go Unlikely to Boost ‘Cool Japan’ Economy (The Diplomat)
Despite breaking records since its release in early July, Nintendo’s new online augmented reality game, Pokémon Go, is not likely to have any wider positive impact on Japan’s creative economy,...
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Hecht on Environmentalists’ Evolving Position on Nuclear Power (The...
David Hecht The decision earlier this summer by California utility Pacific Gas and Electric to phase out the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant would seem to be a major victory for the environmental...
View ArticleMaine High Schoolers Learn Robotics at Bowdoin Upward Bound
A group of seven high school students from across Maine took part in a six-week pilot program on the Bowdoin campus this summer to learn about robotics and computer coding. The project was a...
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Bowdoin’s Jennings, Lovett Offer ‘Practice for Life: Making Decisions in...
Nancy Jennings (left) and Suzanne Lovett The new book Practice for Life: Making Decisions in College, by Associate Professor of Education Emerita Nancy Jennings and Associate Professor of Psychology...
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Bowdoin’s Klingle Wins NEH Grant to Research History of Diabetes
Matthew Klingle Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies Matthew Klingle has been selected to receive a 2016-2017 National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award, which will...
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Bowdoin’s Morrison Shares Insight on Post-coup Turkey
Robert Morrison It’s been a tumultuous few weeks in Turkey. Last month’s failed coup by a faction of the Turkish military has led to a huge crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who ordered the...
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Infographic: Six Takeaways from ‘Practice for Life’ College Guidebook by...
Poised to change the way students and their parents approach the college experience, Practice for Life: Making Decisions in College, co-authored by Associate Professor of Education Emerita Nancy...
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Bowdoin’s Science Faculty See Pros and Cons of Avoiding Traditional...
Across the US, a growing number of science professors, particularly in the field of biology, are publishing their work straight to the Internet: an approach that bypasses the often lengthy peer-review...
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Bowdoin’s Franz on ‘Dark Money’ in Maine (MPBN)
Associate Professor of Government Michael Franz Between 2006 and 2014, spending on Maine legislative campaigns by outside groups that did not disclose their donors increased from $100,000 or so to $11...
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Nancy Jennings Discusses Student Transition to College Life on Maine Public...
Nancy Jennings Speaking on Maine Public Radio recently, Bowdoin College’s Nancy Jennings had some words of advice for students preparing to head to college for the first time: stay in the present, and...
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A Summer of Science in Druckenmiller Hall
Throughout the summer, students in white lab coats observed chemical reactions, dissected invertebrate nervous systems, carried out many experiments, and performed high-level calculations to further...
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Bowdoin’s Purnell on Racism in Maine (Maine Public Radio)
Brian Purnell Maine is one of the whitest states in the US, with about ninety-five percent of Mainers described as white, according to the US Census Bureau. Does this mean there is less racism in the...
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Slideshow and Video: Bowdoin Opens 215th Academic Year with Convocation
President Clayton Rose delivers his “Opening of the College” address at Convocation in Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall, August 30, 2016. The College’s annual Convocation ceremony, marking the official...
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Book Examines Life and Poetry of Former Bowdoin Instructor Philip Booth...
Philip Booth at Bowdoin. 1949 A recently published book introduces the reader to the life and “widely admired poetry” of Philip Booth. Born in New Hampshire in 1925, Booth taught English at Bowdoin...
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Symphony Space To Celebrate Schwartz’s 80th
On September 21, 2016, Symphony Space in New York City will host a concert of music composed by Elliott Schwartz, Robert K. Beckwith Professor of Music Emeritus, celebrating his eightieth birth year....
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Bowdoin’s Connelly on Why the Unemployment Rate Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story...
Rachel Connelly on WGME/CBS 13. Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin’s Bion R. Cram Professor of Economics, helps explain how the unemployment rate—often touted as a leading economic indicator—is a fairly specific...
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Bowdoin’s Peterman Probes Nanoscale Lead Reservoirs to Date Geological Events
3-D reconstruction of specimen shown with 360° rotation. Yellow spheres are uranium atoms; green spheres are lead atoms. from Bowdoin College on Vimeo. Emily Peterman Emily Peterman, assistant...
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