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1862 - Joshua L. Chamberlain, Class of 1852, after being denied leave to join Union forces in the Civil War, receives leave to study in Europe and proceeds to join the Union Army. He would win a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Gettysburg, and eventually be chosen to receive Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.

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Video: Strong Like Bull (Moose): Brett Wickard ’90 & His Music Biz (NECN)

Brett Wickard ’90 and Chris Brown ’91 launched Bull Moose Music while students at Bowdoin, and the old-school music store (now a successful chain) continues to thrive in an industry that’s otherwise nearly dead.

Exploring the Trails of Bowdoin's Coastal Studies Center on Orr's Island (The Forecaster)

Writer Michael Perry calls the trails of the College’s Coastal Studies Center on Orr’s Island “a bit of an Acadia National Park, Monhegan Island and Norwegian fjords experience all rolled into one.”

Prof. David Vail Report: Maine's Rural Tourism Needs Investment (MPBN)

Adams-Catlin Professor of Economics David Vail has authored a report on behalf of the Maine Center for Economic Policy recommending the state invest $100 million in tourism efforts for Maine’s rural areas.

Bowdoin Web Producer Tastes Sweet Success

Last year, Bowdoin’s David Israel hit the annual Eastern Apiculture Society conference as a fledgling beekeeper. Last week, the associate director of communications for new media walked away with the society’s 2010 First Prize for his ambrosial dark amber honey. “It was shock and delight,” says Israel, of Brunswick. He said he got the impetus to become an apiculturist, or beekeeper, at the urging of his father-in-law, William Fletcher ’66, who runs a small CSA farm in southern Maine.

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Whispering Pines: “Striker to the Nine!” (Batter up!)

In his monthly “Whispering Pines” essay, John R. Cross ’76 provides color commentary for an 1861 Bowdoin ballgame.

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Say What?! Whales In Gulf of Maine Are Shouting To Be Heard (New Scientist)

Whales in the Gulf of Maine may be resorting to “shouting” to compensate for the underwater noise caused by heavy shipping coming out of the port of Boston. Researchers report that ocean noise levels have risen a hundredfold in the past 60 years.

Lobster vs. Pig: The Legal Battle Over 'White Meat' (Down East)

A court battle between the National Pork Producers Council and the Maine Lobster Promotion Council will decide who has the rights to the term “white meat.”

Down East Reader's Poll — The Best of Maine (Down East)

The July issue of Down East includes an extensive list of what’s best in Maine, as determined by the magazine’s readers—best boatyard, best wedding venue, best restaurant, best community bank, and yes, best college.

Bowdoin Cited For Faculty Career Flexibility (Nature)

Bowdoin is held up as an exemplar among institutions applying career flexibility policies from the corporate world to that of academia in an article that explores the various efforts underway by colleges and universities to bring more women into academic science.

Bowdoin Professor's Research Cited in Oil Spill 'Fingerprinting' Story (Washington Post)

Charles Weston Pickard Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Emeritus David Page and the College are mentioned amid a story examining scientists’ ability to identify oil — wherever it turns up — from a specific oil spill.