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Bowdoin Announces Recipients of 2026 Alumni Council Awards for Alumni Service, Faculty and Staff
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (103+ words) Bowdoin Announces Recipients of 2026 Alumni Council Awards for Alumni Service, Faculty and Staff'Bowdoin College Bowdoin Announces Recipients of 2026 Alumni Council Awards for Alumni Service, Faculty and Staff Bowdoin's Alumni Service Award and Alumni Council Award for Faculty and Staff, selected…...
At Bootcamp 2026, Sophomores Jumpstart Their Careers
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1022+ words) Bowdoin students tend to view their sophomore year as a make-or-break time, according to'CXD Executive Director Kristin Brennan. It's when they must declare a major, decide whether'and then where'to study abroad, and, many believe, line up an impressive internship for…...
Twenty Five Years of the Common Good Grant Program, Bowdoin’s Engine for Student Philanthropy
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1136+ words) One of the McKeen Center's most popular and longest-running programs'and one that has made a significant impact on local communities and Bowdoin students'is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. Within the wider public engagement focus of the McKeen Center, the'Common…...
Kirstin Hayes ’26 Researches Her Family’s Church at a Critical Point in American History
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (968+ words) This profile is part of a series on students who have received fall research awards to pursue faculty-mentored, independent projects. Hayes's research is supported by the'Peter J. Grua and Mary G. O'Connell Faculty/Student Research Fund. When it came time to choose…...
Bowdoin Among 2026 Beckman Scholars Program Awardees
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (144+ words) Bowdoin Among 2026 Beckman Scholars Program Awardees'Bowdoin College Bowdoin Among 2026 Beckman Scholars Program Awardees Bowdoin is one of fourteen institutions receiving a total of more than $2.1 million in science funding for undergraduate researchers. The Beckman Scholars Program provides fifteen-month mentored research…...
Larah Gutierrez-Camano ’26 Blends Biochemistry and English in Close Reading of a Rare Birthing Girdle
2+ week, 1+ day ago (850+ words) This profile is part of a series on students who have received fall research awards to pursue faculty-mentored, independent projects. Gutierrez-Camano's research is supported by the Fritz C. A. Koelln Fund. Though birthing girdles were once commonly used during deliveries to offer…...
Inside Dylan Berr's Effort to Understand Bowdoin’s Birds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) Throughout the fall, the biology major (and English minor) rose before sunrise three days a week to walk the same forty-five-minute route through campus. He started at Coles Tower, listening for warblers and sparrows and watching for crows and vultures…...
From Camp Bob to Cold War Archives: Will Tran ’26 Investigates Nuclear Symbolism and the State
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (660+ words) This profile is part of a series on students who have received fall research awards to pursue faculty-mentored, independent projects. "I couldn't sleep for a few days. I'm not going to lie," Tran said. "I was just lying in bed,…...
Bowdoin Recognized for Support of Brunswick Schools
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (193+ words) The Brunswick School Department recognized Bowdoin with gratitude this fall for its support in providing new outdoor pavilions at each of the four schools in the district. Bowdoin Recognized for Support of Brunswick Schools The Brunswick School Department recognized Bowdoin…...
Mingi Kang ’26: Advancing Computers' Ability to See and Understand Our World
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (714+ words) Mingi Kang "26 received a Fall Research Award from Bowdoin this semester to support his project exploring'how two distinct concepts for computer vision might be combined to create a more robust artificial intelligence. This profile is the first in a series…...