From prestigious awards and major research grants to acclaimed performances, exhibitions, publications, and public scholarship, Bowdoin faculty members contributed to their fields in significant and creative ways throughout the spring semester.
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Bowdoin’s German scholars hold their first research festival (or “Forschungsfest”). The aim is demonstrate to students the opportunities for doing original research that exist in the humanities.
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The Bowdoin scholar’s novel earns top honors at the Leipzig Book Fair for the German language edition of his 2019 novel Vivir Abajo. The jury describes the book and its German translation as “a deliberately and cleverly constructed game of deception.”
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For her honors project, the Bowdoin senior is studying a shocking 1521 Reformation booklet that helped remake the world.
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From cinema studies to German, from biology to Russian, Bowdoin faculty from across the academic spectrum were rewarded for their excellence in research and teaching during the fall semester with funding awards from external sources.
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From astronomy to creative writing, by way of biology, political science, and literary/cultural studies, Bowdoin scholars from a variety of fields have been recognized through the award of research grants. Over the last six months, at least half a dozen faculty members have received funding from external sources to help them pursue their trailblazing scholarship.
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With the launch of her latest book, Associate Professor of German Jill Smith explains her frustration at a tendency to oversimplify a key period of twentieth-century European history—and it’s all down to a 1970s musical movie.
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From national and international recognitions and important books and papers to explorations and performances that benefitted the Maine community and beyond in myriad ways, Bowdoin faculty enriched campus life this spring through a wide array of scholarly and artistic pursuits that extended well beyond the classroom.
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Professor Gomezgil Yaspik and students showcase Bowdoin research at prestigious South American institutions while building partnerships for future collaborative opportunities.
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From biochemistry to German via mathematics, Bowdoin faculty members from a range of disciplines secured grant funding from external sources last semester.
Read moreFrom the first course they take in our department, students acquire critical, cultural, and linguistic knowledge that gives them skills applicable beyond Bowdoin and in their future careers.