News

A First-Year Artist Transforms the Periodic Table

Julie Hu ’22 has created an extraordinary periodic table that conveys the uses and history of the 118 elements.

To Believe or Not to Believe?

‘Believing But Not Belonging’—Bowdoin Scholar on Decline of Organized Religion, Rise of Secularism

Associate Professor of Religion Elizabeth Pritchard headed to the Portland studios of Maine Public Radio earlier this month to take part in a discussion on secularism.
Bowdoin Magazine

Each Day Anew

Professor Fritz Koelln, an intellectual whirlwind and deeply kind soul, imparted more than a life’s worth of lessons to his student and friend Neill Reilly ’71.
For Scholarly Achievement

Twelve More Seniors Nominated for Phi Beta Kappa Membership

The members of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Maine, have nominated twelve seniors for membership. They join the thirteen who were nominated back in the fall.
Chemistry for the Common Good

Tracking Sewage to Protect the Environment

David Griffith ’00 is a chemist who studies the fate of wastewater chemicals in our environment.
"Your Roots are Real"

Destination Uwajimaya

Denise Moriguchi ’98, president and CEO of Seattle’s famous Uwajimaya, balances a remarkable history with necessary change.
Forever Wild

A Magnificent Obsession

Percival Baxter, Class of 1898, spent more than half his life creating an environmental legacy in northern Maine.
Remix, Reinterpret

Women's Cabaret Reclaims Sexist Songs

By performing pop, jazz, and theater songs with sexist lyrics, the Bowdoin Women's Cabaret breathes new interpretations—and also a fair amount of comedy—into retrograde tunes.
Hosts of Friends

Women's Basketball Visits GW Carver Elementary on National Championship Trip to Salem

Never before seen in nature: Polar Bears battle Eagles in intense dodgeball matchup!
Green Icebergs and Iron?

Collin Roesler Gets Closer to Solving Mystery of Green Icebergs

A hint: It's a mix of yellow and blue.