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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Adepoju Arogundade ’25 has secured a fellowship to live, work, and study for a year in Germany after graduation. He will explore the issue of sustainable transport in the country as part of a program run jointly by the US Congress and Germany’s Bundestag.
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From local to global, a range of student efforts were on display recently in Smith Union. The Common Good Symposium is an annual event celebrating student volunteer work across a range of disciplines and programs—all dedicated to helping other people.
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Through new books, papers published in journals, media appearances, and more, Bowdoin faculty members complemented their time in the classroom during the fall semester with a variety of scholarly and artistic contributions.
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Scholars representing a wide array of disciplines benefitted from grant funding during the spring semester. From math to music, from neuroscience to environmental studies, from biology to oceanography, Bowdoin faculty are pursuing pioneering research.
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Students, faculty, and community members gathered recently in the Roux Lantern to engage in a panel discussion about the meaningful involvement of all people in the decision-making and activities that affect human and environmental health.
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Four Bowdoin alumnae are covering unique beats at the New York Times—the climate, Maine's juvenile justice system, American institutions, and special projects.
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William R. Kenan Professor of Earth and Oceanographic Science Collin Roesler talks to the academic journal Science about NASA’s recently launched PACE satellite, which will provide valuable information about the changing ecosystem of the world’s oceans.
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Students involved in Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science (EOS) traveled to the Schoodic Peninsula for a geology-filled weekend.
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The earth and oceanographic science major teamed up with professional academic researchers in his senior year to explore the damaging effects of mineral mining in the world’s tropical rivers. Their results are published in the latest edition of Nature magazine.
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In our courses and research programs, we sample rocks, sediments, shells, and waters to reconstruct Earth’s geologic history, including past climates. We study Earth’s systems at all scales—atoms to oceans—and use state-of-the-art instrumentation and data analysis to unravel Earth’s past so that we can better understand and prepare for our future.
EOS students learn the skills and knowledge to address questions such as: where will we secure fresh water to meet the needs of a growing global population? How will landslides triggered by more extreme storms affect populations? Do decreases in snowpack and glaciation in response to modern climate change impact volcanic hazards? How does natural resource extraction impact the Earth system?
From tracking how a harmful algal bloom develops along our coastline to learning how supervolcanoes form deep within the Earth, a degree in EOS opens up a world of possibilities.