Bates students are getting a firsthand look at 7,000 years of ancient climate history with a group of lake sediment cores ...

Nine members of the faculty have received promotions, including seven tenure awards, effective Feb. 6. The promotions were ...

Four Bates seniors are hoping to get the chance to spend the next year seeking answers to some big questions. Finalists for the Watson Fellowship, these students are exploring differing approaches to ...

What a start to the year! Since the calendar turned to 2026, we’ve been busy bringing the Bobcat spirit to life across the Northeast. From the cozy, familiar streets of Maine down through the bustling ...

On April 9th at 12:00, craft a decadent dessert or a succulent savory morsel as a pun or homage to your favorite book or classic.

Benjamin Mays ’20 and the Rev. Martin Luther King promised each other: He who outlived the other would deliver his friend’s last eulogy. On April 9, 1968, Mays made good on the promise. Benjamin Mays ...

Four Bates seniors are hoping to get the chance to spend the next year seeking answers to some big questions. Finalists for the Watson Fellowship, these students are exploring differing approaches to ...

There are about 100 student clubs and organizations to get involved with at Bates! Student clubs and organizations allow for further exploration and discovery in both academic and non-academic areas, ...

“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple-tree is connected with that of man.” –Henry David Thoreau, 1862 The Donald Wyman Crabapple (Malus sp.), one variety of the flowering crabapple, ...

New England is known for its vibrant foliage that draws in tourists every year to gaze at stunning red leaves. For that sought-after autumnal beauty, look no further than the autumn blaze maple (Acer ...