History

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  Professor Matthew Klingle’s Diabetes Work Cited in Vanderbilt Study

  Environmental historian Matthew Klingle has been immersed in the study of public health and chronic disease, particularly diabetes, for many years. His scholarship was cited recently in a major study by Vanderbilt University’s cutting-edge public health research initiative.
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  Historian Patrick Rael Discusses Abolitionism in Maine on Public Radio

  Maine is often regarded as having played a major role in the abolitionist movement, in no small part due to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s connection to the state. The truth, however, is more nuanced, as Professor of History Patrick Rael helps to explain on a recent radio broadcast.
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  Faculty Excellence in Action: Celebrating a Semester of Scholarship and Creativity

  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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