Aidan Dwyer is one observant young man. On a winter hike last year he noticed that there’s a pattern to the way the oak branches grow. Dwyer, 13, took a few photos and kept on investigating, ultimately designing a solar panel array based on the tree structure — which...
An excited murmur of voices filled the Mount Desert Island High School cafeteria on a recent Monday afternoon, as dozens of student actors worked on transforming themselves from humans to cats. It was the first all-cast session to practice applying full-face makeup in...
College of the Atlantic has named John Visvader, longtime faculty member in philosophy, as the inaugural holder of the Richard J. Borden Chair in Humanities. The chair is named for longtime COA professor, Rich Borden, faculty member in psychology and former dean. “I...
College of the Atlantic is presenting a talk and slideshow on the impact of mountaintop removal on the environment, culture and individuals of the Appalachian region. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 4:10 p.m. in the college’s McCormick Lecture...
The 2007 APA Taskforce on the Sexualization of Girls documents how the relentless barrage of sexualized media messages compromises girls’ healthy social, emotional and physical development. Hardy Girls Healthy Women explores the images that overwhelm girls each day...
