The Schiller Coastal Studies Center was officially dedicated on May 12, 2022, following an expansion and renovation project that concluded in late 2020 and that was made possible by a generous gift from Phillip Schiller P’17, a member of the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees, and his wife, Kim Gassett-Schiller P’17.
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This year, six Earth and Oceanographic Science (EOS) majors independently studied a wide range of topics, from events that happened millenia ago to very current issues, like carbon sequestration policies and warming trends in the Gulf of Maine.
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“Sustainable Bowdoin 2042” builds on Bowdoin’s environmental leadership to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity, creates a clear transition to a fossil fuel-free campus, and enhances existing academic programming.
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Bowdoin geologist Rachel Beane studies the mineral, volcanic, and tectonic forces that have shaped the earth. In recent years, she has also stepped up to fix a persistent problem in her field: its lack of racial and ethnic diversity.
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On a Tuesday night in the middle of spring midterms, Kresge Auditorium was filled to near capacity with students who came out to see The Manic Monologues and hear director Zack Burton speak about his experiences with mental illness.
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Emily Peterman and her collaborators are discovering how starfish skeletons, sea urchin spines, and eggshells form, hoping to reveal new methods for constructing materials that are both strong and lightweight.
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Paleoceanographer Michèle LaVigne is researching the history of climate change in the Gulf of Maine, peering deep into the sea's past to anticipate what's to come.
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Students recenty filled the Lantern at the Roux Center for the Environment to celebrate the second eARTh Exhibition: An Insistent Future.
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Associate Professor of Earth and Oceanographic Science Michèle LaVigne is participating in a yearlong training program for earth scientists to explore ways to apply her expertise to policy making.
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Postgraduate scholars from across the nation gather at the newly expanded Schiller Coastal Studies Center for a NASA-sponsored course on ocean optics and remote sensing. Teaching the class is Bowdoin professor Collin Roesler.
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Click these red links for more information on Fall 2022 offerings for entering students. Courses include EOS 1020- a first year writing seminar called "Archives of Earth" and an introductorry EOS course EOS 1105- "Introducing Earth".