News

How Bowdoin Plant Biologists Are Tracking Forests From Space

Satellites in space can track the health and productivity of whole forests—just from sensing the tiny blips of fluorescence released by leaves.

$10M Project Underway

Expanding a Coastal Center

Work has begun on the expansion of the Schiller Coastal Studies Center. The 118-acre facility will offer an even wider range of possibilities for students and researchers studying the ocean and the environment.
Green Tech

How Bowdoin Buys Environmental Technology—And How You Can, Too

For the last few years, Bowdoin's technical purchasing manager, Sarah Morgan, has won awards for buying electronics that have high ratings from the Green Electronics Council.
An Environmental Perspective

‘Nature Behind Barbed Wire:’ The Japanese American Incarceration of WWII

More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into incarceration camps by the US government during the war. In her latest book, history and environmental studies professor Connie Chiang considers the episode from a new perspective.
Climate Leadership

President Rose Represents Bowdoin at 15th Annual Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium Conference

The conference, hosted by the University of Southern Maine, examines current and future environmental issues faced by schools in the Northeast region.
Pájoros, insectos—y gente

Momentos Naturales: 'Nature Moments' Goes to Colombia

After spending a year producing videos about nature in New Englanders' backyards, Bowdoin's Nat and Genie Wheelwright took their project of reconnecting people with nature to Colombia.
Top Pairing

2018 Abraxes Award Goes to The Rivers School

The Abraxas Award was established in 1915 by the Abraxas Society, a former Bowdoin junior class scholarly society that was active from 1893 to about 1924.
Research and Rays

Summer at Bowdoin: A Chance to Dive Deep

School's out for the summer, and hundreds of Bowdoin students are making the most of their vacation time—from Shanghai, China, to Brunswick, Maine. And many are receiving support from Bowdoin for their endeavors.
Fiction as Reality

Nathan Blum ’20 Sets Out to Write a Novel about Boys and Technology

Most Bowdoin students are reading novels for their summer research projects, but this rising senior is writing his own.
Green Crab Dip, Anyone?

The Ethics of Using Biology as Technology

Inaugural Roux scholar Stephanie Rothenberg and students showcase intersection of art and environmental studies with “Living Machines” event.
On the Air

Bowdoin Faculty Members Talk 'Promises and Perils' of Artificial Intelligence on Maine Public Radio

Two computer science professors and a postdoctoral fellow in digital and computational studies enlighten radio listeners on the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence.
Neuron Math

Rosa Rossi-Goldthorpe ’19 Applies Mathematical Modeling to the Study of Bipolar Disorder

Math major Rosa Rossi-Goldthorpe ’19 is crafting models of dynamical systems to reveal how neurons firing in the brain contribute to psychiatric disorders.
Milestone for the Common Good

A Decade of Doing Good

Each spring, the McKeen Center holds an event on campus to celebrate the work students are doing to help the community. This year was a special occasion.
Bowdoin's Newest Bear

Class of '64 Gifts a Bear to Bowdoin

While most polar bears are relegated to swimming in the Arctic, Bowdoin's new polar bear underwent its final development stage at an aircraft facility.
Reacting to the Past

Role-Playing Students Tackle a Burning Question

A time-traveling religion class gets “in character” to discuss a controversial topic. This reflects a wider effort at Bowdoin to encourage greater use of role-playing games in the classroom in a variety of subjects.