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Education for All: Julie Coticchia '20 Creates a Course for Inmates

This summer Julie Coticchia '20 has been editing and creating mail-correspondence courses for inmates.

How Does Our Social Network Influence Our Behavioral Choices?

Computer scientist Mohammad Irfan heads an exciting project exploring human interactions in networks. The research could have implications for many fields, from public health to energy pricing to congressional voting patterns.

A Lifelong Ambition Realized

These are exciting times for Josephine (Vodicka) Cameron ’98. This year she published her debut novel, Maybe a Mermaid, a work of contemporary fiction aimed at elementary school readers and the first in a major two-book deal.

Gleaning Fellow Helps Feed the Hungry

Anne McKee ’20 has been doing her bit for food security recently. For her summer fellowship she’s been working with a local nonprofit in the field of gleaning, the practice of harvesting surplus crops to give to those in need.

Depolarization and the Art of Loving Your Enemy

Behavioral economist Daniel Stone reflects on the latest book by social scientist Arthur Brooks, soon to be Bowdoin’s first Joseph McKeen Visiting Fellow. "Love Your Enemies" is described as a “DIY depolarization manual.”

Sophomore Nicholas Bower's Marine Science Internship in the Bahamas

The rising Bowdoin sophomore has a funded internship from Bowdoin to work on an interdisciplinary environmental project at a Bahamian "mega-resort."

Empowerment through Sport

Rising junior Kendall Rogers takes his passion for lacrosse to the at-risk youth of Harlem, where he is volunteering with a community nonprofit—one of about a hundred Bowdoin students pursuing funded internships over the break.

Esra Park ’21 Practices Design Skills, and Patience, at a Start-Up

Esra Park ’21 has a summer grant from Bowdoin to intern for the app Fuloop, which promotes fun stuff to do in Los Angeles.

Students Help Maine Kids Tell Their Stories

Three Bowdoin students have grants from the College this summer to intern at The Telling Room, a Portland-based nonprofit that offers creative writing programs to kids throughout the state.

Cole Crawford ’20 Helps Excavate Important Legionary Base in Israel

The discovery, in 2013, of a nearly 2,000-year-old military encampment in Israel proved that the Romans maintained an impressive military presence in the Galilee.

With Math, a Professor and Students Analyze Maine's Political History

Associate Professor of Math Jack O'Brien and student researcher Jill Tian ’21 are collecting Maine's referenda voting data going back to 1820 to tell a political story about the state and its people.

Ian Ward ’20 and Kate Lusignan ’21 Revel in Local Journalism at Portland Paper

Two students who believe in the importance of local journalism are spending the summer creating content for one of Maine's most prestigious daily newspapers.

Ecology Professor and Student Launch a Long-Term Study on Ticks

Onyedika Onuorah ’22 has been bravely venturing into prime tick territory to collect data for an ecological study on ticks—and the diseases they carry.

Highlighting the Local Work of McKeen-Environmental Studies Summer Fellows

Nearly thirty students showcased their summer projects, which included work in the fields of sustainable agriculture and fisheries, environmental conservation, human rights, social services, and the creative arts.