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sign up today—it's free! On This Day1909 — Commander Robert Peary, Class of 1877, and his party depart the USS Roosevelt to make the remainder of the journey to the North Pole by dogsled. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. |  (Back row, l. to r.) Samuel Shapiro '14, Samantha Copland '14, Jillyan Henrikson '12, Allison Kuriloff '12, Genevieve Barlow '13, Emma Nathaniel '12, Professor Jennifer Scanlon. (Front row, l. to r.) Angelica Guerrero '11, Skyler Walley '12, Coral Sandler '12, Stephanie Bond '13, Anna Wright '12. Women in Academia’s WIA Report highlights Bowdoin’s new website documenting 40 years of women at the College. The website is the culmination of a semester’s research by students taking the course Forty Years: The History of Women at Bowdoin, taught by Jennifer Scanlon, Bowdoin’s William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the Humanities.  © Michele Stapleton The College plays an important role in the life of the Town of Brunswick. Its historical connections and cultural contributions are among the aspects highlighted in the travel piece, “48 Hours in … Brunswick,” in the latest issue of Maine magazine. Read the article. 
The women’s basketball dominated the first half and held off a second-half rally to take a 79-64 win over Emmanuel Sunday at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears remain unbeaten at home this season (6-0) and improve to 9-3 on the season. Read Portland Press Herald coverage. 
New research suggests that students may learn more when classical music is playing in the background. A study recently published in the journal Learning and Individual Differences shows marked improvement in academic test scores among students who listened to a music-enhanced lecture. | Bowdoin Athletics 2/19/2012 Women's Swimming & Diving at 6th/11 NESCAC Championship (Wesleyan) | Recap2/17/2012 Men's Track & Field at 5th/24 New England Division III's (Springfield) | Recap2/17/2012 Nordic Skiing at 10th/13 Williams Carnival (Prospect Mtn.) | Recap2/17/2012 Women's Track & Field at 3rd/22 New England Division III's (Smith) | Recap 2/24/2012 Men's Track & Field at Open New England's (BU) 2/24/2012 Nordic Skiing at Middlebury Carnival/EISA (Rikert Touring Ctr.) 2/24/2012 Women's Track & Field at Open New England's (BU) 2/24/2012 Women's Squash Wellesley at Bowdoin 2/25/2012 Nordic Skiing at Middlebury Carnival/EISA (Rikert Touring Ctr.) 2/25/2012 Women's Squash Bowdoin at TBA 2/26/2012 Women's Squash Bowdoin at TBA |
