News

Two Science Majors Receive Goldwater Scholarships

The Goldwater Scholarship Program supports college sophomores and juniors "who show exceptional promise of becoming the next generation of research leaders."

Population Medicine

Promoting the Common Good

Olivia Stone ’16 describes how an interest in public health took her to Puerto Rico for two years before she enrolled in medical school at Brown University. There are, she says, clear lessons to be taken from the coronavirus pandemic.
Jazz and Gender Justice

Music Professor McMullen Heading to Berklee on Prestigious Fellowship

Saxophonist, composer, and Associate Professor of Music Tracy McMullen has been awarded a valuable Burkhardt fellowship to conduct research at Berklee College of Music’s Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
Responding to the Moment

During Shutdown, Bowdoin Museums and Special Collections Throw Open Their Online Doors

While there's no substitute for standing close to a beautiful, old, or evocative manuscript, artwork, or other object, Bowdoin's two museums and special collections are, in response to the virus crisis, offering new ways for students to interact with
Getting Creative

Bowdoin Produces Face Shields for Medical Staff

Using a 3D printer, staff and faculty at Bowdoin College have begun producing NIH-approved visors for personal protective equipment (PPE) face shields.
Home Run!

MLB-Themed Online Summer Learning Platform Founded by Bowdoin Grads Expanded to Help Housebound Students

As millions of schoolchildren are forced to stay home, an online summer-learning program offered by Major League Baseball is being rolled out ahead of schedule. Key to the venture is a tech firm founded by three Bowdoin grads.
Making the Best of It

In Online Classrooms, Customized Backgrounds Evoke Familiar Scenes

Spring semester is underway, with faculty teaching their courses remotely to Bowdoin students scattered across time zones. Some have asked for backdrops that will be familiar to students.
Around the World in 365 Days

Seniors Emily Oleisky and Hailey Wozniak Win Watson Fellowships

The two Bowdoin students have received year-long grants to travel abroad starting next fall, following a global trail in pursuit of what fascinates them.
Inside Out, for Now

A Nimble Library Pivots to Become Home Base for Remote Learning

As it became increasingly clear midway through the semester that Bowdoin, along with the rest of the world, would have to take drastic measures to protect community members from COVID-19, Library employees sprang into action.
Keep Your Eye Out

Nature Moments: Nature Therapy While Social Distancing

Nat Wheelwright, in a brand new Nature Moments video, offers a few reminders and suggestions for what we can easily observe in nature, even as we hunker down during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reviving an Old Technique

Capturing a River

Art professor Michael Kolster is fascinated by rivers, and in his latest book uses a nineteenth-century technique called wet plate photography to capture a series of striking images of the Los Angeles River in California.
Harnessing the Common Good

A Campus Responds

When it was announced that students would not be returning after spring break, it was “all systems go,” as Bowdoin staff and volunteers tackled the major challenge of vacating the campus of students and their belongings.
A Virtual Tour

Art Through Illness

It was the sickest she had been in her life, and the worst pain she had known. But, for visiting artist Andrea Dezsö, her illness was also the inspiration for an exhibition that includes nine original watercolor paintings.
Maine Favorites from the BOC

Maine Field Notes

We’d be hard-pressed to find anyone at Bowdoin who’s logged more Maine miles than Bowdoin Outing Club Director Michael Woodruff ’87 and his assistant directors.
Maine Photos from Senator Angus King

A Senator's Eye

Angus King, Brunswick resident, former Maine governor and Bowdoin lecturer, and current US senator, maintains a vibrant Instagram account.