{"id":3088,"date":"2025-08-15T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/?page_id=3088"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:24:35","slug":"research-and-scholarship-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/research-and-scholarship-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Scholarship News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Amazing things are happening in Research and Scholarship at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½! From recently awarded grants to new publications to upcoming opportunities and workshops, there&#8217;s always something going on!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-garnet-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-eff4b614e6080327ef367ec067f66bb1\">Upcoming ORSP Events and Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy your summer!  Check back in Fall for 2026-2027 events.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-garnet-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4227d8d8c7a77c3e20296cc003f3c602\">Feed Your Mind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for a fantastic 2025-2026 <em>Feed Your Mind<\/em> series! Check back in the Fall of 2026 for information about the 2026-2027 lineup. If you&#8217;d like to be a part of a <em>FYM<\/em> lunch, please contact Alison Keegan, <a href=\"mailto:akeegan@bates.edu\">akeegan@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">2025-2026 Participants<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In AY 25-26, 5 <em>Feed Your Mind<\/em> lunches were held featuring 7 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ scholars, drawing a crowd of approximately 212 faculty and staff colleagues. Presentations were given by the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy Bradfield Douglass, Whitehouse Professor of Psychology: &#8220;Nonverbal Cues for Eyewitness Identification Accuracy&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrie Cushman, Director, Museum of Art: &#8220;Human Marks: Tattooing in Contemporary Art&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Francesco Duina, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology: &#8220;The Social Acceptance of Inequality: On the Logics of a More Unequal World&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marina Filipovic, Visiting Lecturer in Russian: &#8220;Neo-Noir after Yugoslavia: The Fourth Man and A Balkan Noir&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy Huang, Assistant Professor of Theater: &#8220;Spending Time with Afong Moy: Asian American Performance, Histories and Firstness&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curtis Morrill, Assistant Professor of Economics: &#8220;Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Plea Bargaining Outcomes&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larissa Williams, Professor of Biology: &#8220;PFAS: The Chemical That Never Says Goodbye&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-garnet-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4458bfa46f7d16414ca59a2c6ee1db24\">Recently Awarded Grants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congratulations to the following faculty, who were recently awarded funding to support their research and scholarship!<\/strong>  <em>For a complete list of all awards received by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College organized by Funder please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/bates.edu\/grants\/all-awards\/\">Awards to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College<\/a> page.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/06\/23\/tristan-koepke-receives-funding-from-the-maine-humanities-council-clone\/\">Dylan Freas receives funding from the American Chemical Society<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Office of Research and Sponsored Programs<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-23T14:22:45-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 23, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor of Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dylan Freas has received an Undergraduate New Investigator research grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to support his project entitled &#8220;Synthetic Approaches Toward Hydrolytically Degradable Polyethylene Glycol and Poly(2-Oxazoline)s.&#8221; Congratulations, Dylan!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2910,\"width\":\"141px\",\"height\":\"124px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2024\/08\/ACS-logo-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2024\/08\/ACS-logo-1.webp\" alt=\"American Chemical Society logo\" class=\"wp-image-2910\" style=\"width:141px;height:124px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\">This work is supported by the donors of ACS Petroleum Research Fund under Undergraduate New Investigator Grant 70210-UNI7.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/06\/23\/tristan-koepke-receives-funding-from-the-maine-humanities-council\/\">Tristan Koepke receives funding from the Maine Humanities Council<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Office of Research and Sponsored Programs<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-23T14:15:39-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 23, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor of Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tristan Koepke has an award from the Maine Humanities Council to support his project  &#8220;ENIGMA: Open Rehearsal and Public Discussion on Choreography, Archives, and the Humanities.&#8221; Congratulations, Tristan!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2362,\"width\":\"141px\",\"height\":\"124px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2.jpg\" alt=\"Maine Humanities Council logo\" class=\"wp-image-2362\" style=\"width:141px;height:124px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2-400x236.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2-900x531.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2-768x453.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2-1536x906.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/MHC15-Logo_BlueRGBv2-1065x628.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\">This program\/project is supported in part by a Mini-grant from the Maine Humanities Council.  <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/06\/23\/ifrah-shahi-receives-nih-maine-inbre-research-award\/\">Ifrah Shahi receives NIH Maine INBRE Research Award<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Office of Research and Sponsored Programs<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-23T14:10:49-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 23, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor of Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ifrah Shahi has received a 2 year research project grant through the <a href=\"https:\/\/maineinbre.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/maineinbre.org\/\">Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) <\/a>for her project &#8220;Investigating the <em>Kingella kingae<\/em> Type IV Pili Response to Host-Derived Stimuli.&#8221;  Congratulations, Ifrah!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2459,\"width\":\"141px\",\"height\":\"124px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NIH-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NIH-logo.webp\" alt=\"National Institutes of Health logo\" class=\"wp-image-2459\" style=\"width:141px;height:124px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NIH-logo.webp 374w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NIH-logo-341x300.webp 341w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NIH-logo-200x176.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><em>Funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health<\/em> (award P20GM103423 via subaward from Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories)<em>. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/04\/16\/geneva-laurita-receives-dreyfus-foundation-teacher-scholar-award\/\" aria-label=\"Geneva Laurita receives Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/04\/240516_Chemistry_The_Arts_0011_WP.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/04\/16\/geneva-laurita-receives-dreyfus-foundation-teacher-scholar-award\/\">Geneva Laurita receives Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Maggie Diamond-Stanic<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T15:06:08-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Geneva Laurita was awarded the prestigious Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.  Congratulations, Geneva!  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/11\/faculty-member-geneva-laurita-wins-national-teaching-award\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/11\/faculty-member-geneva-laurita-wins-national-teaching-award\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/04\/16\/carrie-diaz-eaton-receives-continued-funding-from-hewlett-foundation\/\" aria-label=\"Carrie Diaz Eaton receives continued funding from Hewlett Foundation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2021\/12\/Carrie-Diaz-Eaton-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Associate Professor Carrie Diaz Eaton teaches in front of a chalkboard\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2021\/12\/Carrie-Diaz-Eaton-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2021\/12\/Carrie-Diaz-Eaton-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2021\/12\/Carrie-Diaz-Eaton-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2021\/12\/Carrie-Diaz-Eaton.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/04\/16\/carrie-diaz-eaton-receives-continued-funding-from-hewlett-foundation\/\">Carrie Diaz Eaton receives continued funding from Hewlett Foundation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Maggie Diamond-Stanic<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T15:00:52-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Congratulations to Carrie Diaz Eaton, who has received a $1,000,000 2-year grant from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hewlett.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>William and Flora Hewlett Foundation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to continue the development and work of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qubeshub.org\/community\/groups\/rios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RIOS Institute<\/a>, a virtual synthesis center that provides community support, training, professional development, and open access curricular resources opportunities to STEM educations and institutional leaders.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2394,\"width\":\"294px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"aspectRatio\":\"4.674422899353647\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/Hewlett_logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/Hewlett_logo.webp\" alt=\"William and Flora Hewlett Foundation logo\" class=\"wp-image-2394\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4.674422899353647;width:294px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/Hewlett_logo.webp 486w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/Hewlett_logo-400x86.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/03\/Hewlett_logo-200x43.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/04\/16\/bates-dance-festival-receives-funding-to-support-the-2026-festival\/\">ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival receives Funding to Support the 2026 Festival<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Shonna Humphrey<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T14:55:21-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival has received grants from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/\">National Endowment for the Arts<\/a> ($25,000) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mainearts.maine.gov\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mainearts.maine.gov\/\">Maine Arts Commission<\/a> ($5,000) to support the 2026 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival and its general operating and programming. If you see BDF Director Shoni Currier on campus, please congratulate her!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2177,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/01\/BDF1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/01\/BDF1-900x507.webp\" alt=\"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival dancers wearing gold sequin outfits performing outdoors under a tree\" class=\"wp-image-2177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/01\/BDF1-900x507.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/01\/BDF1-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/01\/BDF1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/01\/BDF1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/01\/29\/nick-balascio-receives-nsf-grant\/\">Nick Balascio receives National Science Foundation grant<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Office of Research and Sponsored Programs<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-29T11:23:29-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Associate Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nick Balascio, in collaboration with colleagues at the College of William and Mary, received $22,527 from the National Science Foundation for his project, &#8220;Managing Sustainment of Forests and Fisheries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2454,\"width\":\"141px\",\"height\":\"124px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1722\" height=\"1731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1.webp\" alt=\"National Science Foundation logo\" class=\"wp-image-2454\" style=\"width:141px;height:124px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1.webp 1722w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-298x300.webp 298w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-895x900.webp 895w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-768x772.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-1528x1536.webp 1528w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-625x628.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1722px) 100vw, 1722px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><em>This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2445367. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2026\/01\/29\/bates-dance-festival-receives-national-arts-relief-fund-award\/\">ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival receives National Arts Relief Fund award<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Shonna Humphrey<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-29T11:15:15-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americansforthearts.org\/by-program\/national-arts-relief-fund\">National Arts Relief Fund<\/a> from Americans for the Arts has awarded the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Dance Festival a grant for $17,500 in support of its general operating and programming. If you see BDF Director Shoni Currier on campus, please congratulate her!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2025\/10\/08\/asha-tamirisa-receives-lef-foundation-award\/\" aria-label=\"Asha Tamirisa receives LEF Foundation award\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2025\/10\/08\/asha-tamirisa-receives-lef-foundation-award\/\">Asha Tamirisa receives LEF Foundation award<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Maggie Diamond-Stanic<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T10:58:15-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Associate Professor of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Congratulations to Asha Tamirisa, Associate Professor of Music, who has received funding from the LEF Foundation Moving Image Fund\u00a0Early Development Grant program!  The funding will support the initial stages of a new project, <em>Smoke Gets in Your Eyes<\/em>, which will be a documentary using wildfire smoke as a material, metaphor, and method to explore attitudes towards climate change.  <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":3183,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa.webp\" alt=\"Asha Tamirisa sits at a computer in a dark room while an audience looks at projected images.\" class=\"wp-image-3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Asha-Tamirisa-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assoc. Prof. Asha Tamirisa performs for an audience.  <br>Photo by Tim Buggee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2629,\"width\":\"140px\",\"aspectRatio\":\"1.1370967741935485\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1876\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1.webp\" alt=\"LEF Foundation logo, blue on white\" class=\"wp-image-2629\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1370967741935485;width:140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1.webp 1876w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1-293x300.webp 293w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1-879x900.webp 879w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1-768x786.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1-1501x1536.webp 1501w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2023\/07\/LEF-Foundation-1-614x628.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1876px) 100vw, 1876px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><em>This work is support by a grant from the LEF Moving Image Fund<\/em>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"10px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2025\/10\/07\/justin-baumann-awarded-funding-from-maine-epscor\/\" aria-label=\"Justin Baumann awarded funding from Maine EPSCoR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-200x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-599x900.webp 599w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-768x1154.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-418x628.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-1022x1536.webp 1022w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann.webp 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/2025\/10\/07\/justin-baumann-awarded-funding-from-maine-epscor\/\">Justin Baumann awarded funding from Maine EPSCoR<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Maggie Diamond-Stanic<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-07T11:43:32-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Congratulations to Justin Baumann, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, who has received funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epscor\/2024-update\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epscor\/2024-update\/\">University of Maine<\/a>&#8216;s National Science Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/e-rise-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-program-epscor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/e-rise-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-program-epscor\">EPSCoR eRISE II<\/a> program to support his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/04\/pulling-mussels-bates-researchers-spend-the-summer-studying-maines-disappearing-shellfish\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/04\/pulling-mussels-bates-researchers-spend-the-summer-studying-maines-disappearing-shellfish\/\">project<\/a> studying mussel populations in the intertidal zones of the Gulf of Maine. This award will fund genetic sequencing of mussels collected by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ undergrads over the past summer to identify subpopulations of mussels that may be better able to adapt to changing water temperatures.  Collection and analysis of the mussels and sequencing data will be part of the honors theses of two seniors in Justin&#8217;s lab this year.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":3177,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1277\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann.webp\" alt=\"Headshot of Justin Baumann\" class=\"wp-image-3177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann.webp 1277w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-599x900.webp 599w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-768x1154.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-418x628.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2025\/10\/Justin-Baumann-1022x1536.webp 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1277px) 100vw, 1277px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assist. Prof. Justin Baumann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2454,\"width\":\"140px\",\"aspectRatio\":\"1.1370967741935485\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1722\" height=\"1731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1.webp\" alt=\"National Science Foundation logo\" class=\"wp-image-2454\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1370967741935485;width:140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1.webp 1722w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-298x300.webp 298w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-895x900.webp 895w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-768x772.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-1528x1536.webp 1528w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2022\/04\/NSF-Logo-1-625x628.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1722px) 100vw, 1722px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontStyle\":\"italic\",\"fontWeight\":\"100\"}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><em>This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. OIA-2412130 to the University of Maine.  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