It is a treat for many students to stay on campus for a Maine summer, using this period of uninterruped time (and great weather) to focus on one area of study.
This year, the Office of Student Fellowships and Research saw a 30 percent increase in the number of applications for summer research funding. Director Cindy Stocks said the jump indicates that "Bowdoin students are hungrier than ever for these sorts of hands-on experiences."
An individualized research experience can have a significant impact on a student's trajectory. "Whether a student is interested in the humanities, the arts, the social sciences, or STEM fields, the opportunity to independently design a research project under the mentorship of a Bowdoin faculty member can be personally and professionally transformative," Stocks said. "Often these opportunities lead to honors projects, research presentations on and off campus, and even publications."
The student projects span the spectrum of the liberal arts, from Africana studies to biochemistry to theater and dance. While it was difficult to choose which ones to feature, we checked in on eight projects across the Bowdoin curriculum—in the visual arts, anthropology, economics, Arctic studies, Classics, math, cinema studies, and neuroscience.
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