Nature Moments: What If You Stopped Mowing Your Lawn?
In the third installment of Nature Moments, a new weekly series of short videos, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Natural Sciences Nathaniel T. Wheelwright poses this radical suggestion: “Have you ever wondered what would happen if you didn’t mow your lawn for a while?
Bowdoin’s Riley Comments on China’s One-Child Policy
Scholars, including Riley, debate hotly-contested study assessing impact of China’s controversial one-child policy.
‘Morality in Politics’ Event Brings Together Students, Community Members
The most recent “What Matters” discussion tackled the role of morality in politics, bringing locals together with Bowdoin students, staff, and faculty to talk about questions such as whether politicians should separate their personal morals from their political work, or whether our moral standards have slipped over time.
Art Expert Richard Rand ’83 Weighs in on Debate Over Trump’s ‘Renoir’
The oil-on-canvas painting, Two Sisters (On the Terrace), was created by the French impressionist master in 1881 and is on display in The Art Institute of Chicago, which has owned it since 1933, according the museum’s catalog. President Trump however says he owns the original.
Pioneering Deep Sea Research by Serrato Marks ’15 Published in Academic Journal
Paper showing how deep sea conditions can be affected by climate change is published in the journal ‘Paleoceanography.’ Serrato Marks is currently enrolled in a PhD program at the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute joint program.
Forty Years of the Harry Spindel Memorial Lectureship
For the past forty years, the Spindel lectureship at Bowdoin has brought Jewish artists, writers, and musicians, as well as academics studying Jewish topics, to campus, and has fostered a celebration of Jewish culture and identity.
Breaking Down Breaking Up: Student Team Offers Relationship Advice
Not every relationship forged in college (or life) is destined to last, which means college students occasionally face a difficult task: breaking up. A recent student-run workshop at Bowdoin, Breaking Down Breaking Up, offered guidance on ending relationships — whether with a friend or a romantic partner. Lisa Peterson, associate director of gender violence […]
32-Year Kayaking Odyssey Comes to an End for Michael Perry ’74
Michael Perry ’74 finished his circumnavigation of New England by kayak as he and three fellow adventurers paddled around the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.