Nature Moments: Packing Leaves into Buds
How do plants pack their growing leaves inside such small buds? The way a particular species packs its leaves has less to do leaf size or shape than with the plant’s evolutionary history, says biology professor Nat Wheelwright.
Bowdoin to Award 489 Degrees at 213th Commencement May 26
Bowdoin will hold its 213th Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 26, conferring bachelor of arts degrees on the Class of 2018.
Polar Bear Men’s Tennis, Women’s Lacrosse Advance in NCAA Championships
The Bowdoin men’s tennis team will make its third consecutive appearance in the national quarterfinals following a 5-1 win in the regional finals Saturday over RPI. The women’s lacrosse team followed that with a dominant second-half performance in an 18-8 win against Stevens Institute of Technology Sunday.
Rowing Excels in Gil Birney’s Final Dad Vail Regatta
The Bowdoin rowing team posted numerous impressive results at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. Bowdoin entered seven crews in five events and earned medals in four of them, including the gold in the Women’s JV Four.
Bowdoin’s Rudalevige on Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from Iran Deal
Writing in the Washington Post, Rudalevige says even if the Iran deal had been ratified into a treaty, Trump could still have pulled out of it, and he wouldn’t have been the first US president to withdraw from a treaty he didn’t like.
Language Tables: An Informal Way to Practice Linguistic Skills
If you walk into one of the smaller dining rooms in Thorne Hall at dinner time, there’s a good chance you’ll hear a language other than English being spoken. Several times a week, different departments typically sponsor a “language table” at which students get the chance to practice their linguistic skills in an informal setting.
The Story of Bowdoin’s Guest Semester Program is Told around New England and ‘The World’
In the aftermath of the devastating storms that struck Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Bowdoin opened its classrooms to students whose education was disrupted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. News coverage of this “guest semester” program appeared in The Bowdoin Orient, on local and regional TV stations, and most recently, on Public Radio International’s The World.
Academic Awards, Karofsky Teaching Prize, Awarded on 2018 Honors Day
Bowdoin College held its 22nd annual Honors Day ceremony May 9, 2018, in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall, to recognize the academic accomplishments of Bowdoin students.