News Archive 2009-2018

Congratulations to Bowdoin College Museum of Art Senior Interns

With the end of the semester drawing to a close, the BCMA would like to congratulate its three senior interns, Eliza Nitzan, Eliza Goodpasture, and Julianna Burke, on their graduation and celebrate the next steps in their careers and education.

Finding Discomfort in the Art Museum

Focus on Carmen Papalia, whose work is included in the exhibition, “Second Sight: The Paradox of Vision in Contemporary Art,” at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Military Historian and Author Tom Ricks Joining Bowdoin as Visiting Fellow in History

During his time at Bowdoin, Ricks will be researching his next book, which is about the educations of the first four US presidents, particularly looking how several of them drew on ideas from ancient Rome and Athens.

Making a Difference in Central America, Continuing a Bowdoin Legacy

Ariel Gonzales is spending his summer in Guatemala as an intern with Safe Passage, a nonprofit started nearly twenty years ago a Bowdoin alumna to help some of the region’s poorest children.

Pioneering Expert on Brain Injury and Disease Visits Bowdoin

Lee Goldstein, a leading researcher of neurodegenerative disorders, spoke at Bowdoin recently about his findings into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and other long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma in athletes and military personnel. John Pietro ’18, a biology major, invited the doctor and associate professor to campus. Before he launched into his talk, Goldstein encouraged […]

Nature Moments: Introducing the Warm-Blooded Skunk Cabbage

Meet the plant that has a metabolic rate as high as a hummingbird’s, generates enough heat to melt its way through the snow, and has the ability to regulate its body temperature just like a warm-blooded animal. But be warned, you won’t like the smell!

‘Common Good’ Students Present Grants to Local Nonprofits

The Common Good Grant Program began in 2001, when an anonymous donor began contributing $10,000 to Bowdoin annually for students to distribute to local agencies who are searching for funding to jumpstart new initiatives and to support existing programs.

Slideshow: Ivies Weekend 2018

Ivies Weekend, which has evolved from a spring celebration with actual planting of ivy around campus to one of the major social weekends at the College, continues to bring students together to revel in the music Ivies always brings and the excitement that accompanies the end of the academic year.