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sign up today—it's free! On This Day1798 — Boards approve a 50-foot by 40-foot, three-story building, which would be finished in 1802 and be named Massachusetts Hall. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. |  More first-year college students have concerns about their ability to finance college than at any time since 1971, according to the CIRP Freshman Survey, UCLA’s annual survey of the nation’s entering students at four-year colleges and universities. More…
 NPR’s Morning Edition takes a closer look at a few industries that hold promise for “New Jobs in a New Decade.” More…
 An international conservation watchdog has ruled that polar bears aren’t endangered enough to need a global ban on trade that would place their hides in the same category as elephant ivory. More…
Looks like our friends “across the pond” are finally discovering the power of a liberal arts education in a global economy. More…  Senator George Mitchell '54 accepting the "Teddy" from Bowdoin Athletic Director Jeff Ward Former U.S. Senator and Bowdoin College graduate George Mitchell ’54 accepted the Theodore Roosevelt Award on Friday evening, January 15, at the 2010 NCAA Convention’s Honors and Delegates Celebration. The highest honor bestowed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Mitchell is the second Bowdoin recipient of the award, joining William Cohen ’62, and putting the College in distinguished company. More…  There’s a deep social-environmental history that needs to be explored to understand why crises like poverty, AIDS, mudslides, and this week’s earthquake have been so devastating to the Haitian people. More…
 By tracking the popularity of certain search terms, Google is now able to estimate the level of influenza infections in 121 US cities. Although experimental, this may prove to be a far faster and more accurate way to estimate and plan for the flu.
From TechCrunch: Later today, Facebook will be announcing the launch of a new Fellowship program, inviting Ph.D. engineering students across the United States who are working on fields related to social computing and other Internet technologies to apply for one of five valuable fellowships. The company has launched a new site for the program here.Students chosen to receive a fellowship will have their tuition and fees paid for the entire academic year, a $30,000 stipend, $5,000 to spend towards a computer, and another $5,000 to pay for travel and conference fees. They’ll also have the chance to apply to a paid internship at Facebook for the following summer.
 Designed to raise awareness about the plight of polar bears, this 19″ 720p furry set will be available in March for $299 from Hannspree North America, Inc., “a leading developer of lifestyle and design-centric consumer electronic products.”
 The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has awarded the College a $400,000 grant in support of a project that would sharply reduce Bowdoin’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. More…
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