Cato Named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bowdoin College
Michael G. Cato of Poughkeepsie, NY, has been named senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at Bowdoin College, effective March 1, 2018.
Nature Moments: How to ID Winter Trees at 60 mph
Some beech and oak trees are actually easier to identify in winter than in summer, even at 60 mph, because they hold onto their dead leaves all winter. The reason, as biology professor Nat Wheelwright explains, concerns their evolutionary history.
Perhaps You Missed a Student Performance or Interesting Talk?
Bowdoin College regularly posts some of the many talks and performances that happen on campus. The Bowdoin Talks archive includes a range of events, from a holiday a cappella show to a talk about our circadian clocks.
ICYMI: The Problem with ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’
The Arctic air and the bomb cyclone that followed on its heels have buried campus, the Brunswick area, and much of the region in a frozen tundra. A staple among Christmas songs, though not about the holiday at all, has gotten a rather icy reception itself given the climate across the country regarding sexual harassment.
Check Out Recent Books by Bowdoin Faculty
In the past year, Bowdoin faculty have published books about Ovid, China’s population, nature journaling, Black Apostolic Pentecostalism, and much more, ranging across the disciplines from sociology to education.
New Metro Bus to Brunswick Surpasses Expectations
“Prior to the Brunswick expansion, weekday ridership averaged 80 to 100,” Denise Beck, Metro’s marketing director, wrote in an email. “After the Brunswick launch, numbers rose to 150-plus, with some days over 200.” Saturday numbers, typically under 50 before the expansion, have since climbed to over 100 riders.
Construction Progresses on Roux Center for the Environment
It’s a heartening symbol for our climate-change threatened times. Bowdoin’s newest building — the Roux Center for the Environment — is gradually taking shape, on track to open next fall.
Follow the Ill-Fated 1913 Crocker Land Expedition Online
A century after their return from four years in the Arctic, the journals and photographs from the 1913-1917 Crocker Land Expedition are now available through a new web portal as a result of a grant from The Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.