Research

Students find that immersing themselves in a particular research question gives them a chance to personalize their undergraduate experience, and it often serves as a springboard for independent study and honors projects.

Bowdoin faculty, leading scholars and artists in their fields, conduct research across all disciplines—from healthcare policy to humor theory to the formation of crystalline structures. 

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  Bowdoin Funds Twenty-Two Ambitious Student Projects Across the Curriculum

  Each fall, Bowdoin's Office of Student Fellowships and Research awards grants of up to $2,500 to students pursuing semester- or yearlong faculty-mentored research in a range of fields.
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  Schiller Semester Ends with a Tidal Wave of Student Research

  After a semester of studying the coast from many different perspectives, students shared their research projects—on mummichogs, snails, crabs, oysters, and other marine life—in a daylong symposium.
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  Sticking with It: Student Researchers Make Significant Findings in Professor's Plant Science Lab

  Bruce Kohorn, Bowdoin's Linnean Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, has published a new paper on cell wall adhesion with a string of coauthors—all of them recent Bowdoin students.

• Office of Student Fellowships and Research
• Funding Your Academic-Year Research

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  Government Scholar Michael Franz on Impact of Ads during the 2024 Election Cycle

  More than $5 billion was spent on political advertising over the 2024 election cycle, says Professor of Government Michael Franz. But what political impact did it have? 
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  Babylon Berlin: How a TV Series Is Inspiring Scholars

  Bowdoin’s Jill Smith, a scholar of twentieth-century German culture, coedits an anthology of essays unpacking the themes explored in the hit TV show Babylon Berlin.
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  Creative, Scholarly, and Distinguished: Highlights from a Summer of Faculty Achievements

  From distinguished invitations and appointments to meaningful appearances in significant publications, Bowdoin faculty members had a productive summer of important and creative contributions.