Bowdoin delivered daily
sign up today—it's free!
Follow us »      

Local Weather

Brunswick ME
May 24, 2013, 12:45 pm
Rain
60°F
wind speed: 9 mph SSW
 

On This Day

1878 — President Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is the orator for the 46th annual Alpha Delta Phi Convention in Middletown, Conn.

Store

Purchase Bowdoin merchandise online.

Daily Archives

July 2012
MTWTFSS
« Jun Aug »
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031 

Archives

Bowdoin’s Naculich Explains the Higgs Boson ‘God Particle’

Stephen Naculich

Stephen Naculich

 

The discovery of the Higgs boson, often referred to as “the God particle” — a name many particle physicists say they detest but for its ability to let people know what they’re talking about — brings these scientists closer to understanding mass and its origins. Bowdoin Professor of Physics Stephen Naculich helps bring the rest of us up to speed on what it all means.

Continue reading Bowdoin’s Naculich Explains the Higgs Boson ‘God Particle’

Alumna’s Ajiri Tea Wins Again

AjiriTea-Box-Photo

 

Ajiri Tea, founded by Sara Holby ’08 and her mother, Ann, continues to earn top recognition in the food industry. For the second straight year, Ajiri won The Buyer’s Choice Award for black tea at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas, followed closely by a sofi Award for Innovation in Packaging from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade.

The recognition follows a First Place Award at the 2011 North American Tea Championship, the 2011 Buyer’s Choice Award for Best Black Tea, and a Second Place Award at the 2012 North American Tea Championship.

Continue reading Alumna’s Ajiri Tea Wins Again

Maine Windjammers Race to Camden (WGME 13)

Wendameen

The Portland-based schooner "Wendameen." Photo by Brian Wedge '97.

 

Nearly two dozen historic schooners will set sail from Rockland this morning in a friendly race to Camden as part of The Maine Windjammer Association’s 36th annual Great Schooner Race, harkening back to the glory days of sail on the Maine coast when ships would race to harbor to secure the best prices for their cargo.

 

Live Cam: At Home with Maine Osprey (explore.org)

Osprey webcam still

Here’s another interesting live bird cam set in Maine, the summer home of osprey pair Rachel and Steve, atop a 30-foot tower at the Audubon Camp on Hog Island.