Latest news from Bates College on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/worrisome-research-findings-of-a-common-industrial-chemical-s-harmful-effects/?sc=rsin /articles/worrisome-research-findings-of-a-common-industrial-chemical-s-harmful-effects/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:05:07 EST Story details how research at Bates College examined how TPhP, a known developmental toxicant, impacts zebrafish at much lower levels than previously studied. This research began as an undergraduate thesis project and blossomed into a multi year (and student) project. It is ongoing and further study will be conducted. Bates College /articles/at-bates-college-stem-interested-black-students-now-50-more-likely-to-earn-a-stem-degree/?sc=rsin /articles/at-bates-college-stem-interested-black-students-now-50-more-likely-to-earn-a-stem-degree/?sc=rsin Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:00:00 EST Typically there is a gap nationally in higher education between the percentages of students who arrive at college expressing a desire to study science, technology, engineering, and math fields and those who stick with them. Statistics show that the fall-off is even higher among Black and Hispanic students. Bates College in Maine set out to change that. Bates College