Contact: Jim Settele, (207) 581-1835 “Political Violence in Zimbabwe: A Curse or An Age Old Culture” is the topic of the next Bangor Foreign Policy Forum, supported by the UMaine School of Policy and International Affairs, Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 a.m. at the Bangor Public Library lecture hall and at 11 a.m. in the […]
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Comments from Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty are included in a blog post on the National Journal website. The post examines issues related to moderate Republican U.S. Senators, such as Maine’s Olympia Snowe, and whether they might face challenges from the right.
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An Associated Press story on several news websites picks up on a Wednesday UMaine news release about UMaine “bridge in a backpack” technology. Representatives of a Russian company and others involved with that country’s transportation infrastructure are visiting UMaine this week to assess the technology and its possible usefulness for infrastructure related to the 2014 […]
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John Cutcliffe of the UMaine nursing faculty is one of the investigators involved in a research study of suicidal young men in Northern Ireland. A news release from Ireland’s Public Health Agency describes the project, intended to “increase the understanding of suicidal young men, and inform the delivery of accessible, acceptable and appropriate mental health […]
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Contact: Len Kaye, (207) 262-7922, Nancy Webster, (207) 217-8185 BANGOR — For most people, the holiday season is traditionally a time for giving thanks and celebrating, but for many, holidays can be lonely, discouraging times of isolation. Homebound elders, people with debilitating health issues, newly divided families or people who have recently lost a loved […]
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Contact: Lu Zeph, (207) 581-1207; Sandra Horne, (207) 581-1236 ORONO – The University of Maine has received $1.2 million in grant funding to begin preparing more and better-qualified early intervention special education teachers to serve increasing numbers of children with disabilities in Maine. The four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special […]
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Contact: Judy Round, (round@maine.edu) The Simpson Lecture Series Selection Committee is calling for nominations for the 10th annual Geddes W. Simpson Lecture, which will be held on Monday, April 4, 2011. The Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture was established to support a lecture series through which speakers of prominence that have provided significant insight into […]
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Comments from Prof. Dan Harrison of the UMaine wildlife ecology faculty were included in a Tuesday WABI television report about reports of cougars showing up in the Maine woods. “In terms of a viable population of cougars, I’m very, very skeptical about that,” he said.
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The work of UMaine Climate Change Institute researcher Gordon Hamilton is featured in a Discovery News story detailing Hamilton’s observations relative to changes in Greenland’s glaciers. The Greenland ice sheet is retreating at what Hamilton has called an “alarming” rate. The Discovery story references an extensive Nov. 14 New York Times report about this issue […]
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UMaine’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has scheduled an informational workshop, “ORSP 103: The Post-Award Process,” for Wednesday Dec. 8, 9-10:30 a.m. in Soderberg Lecture Hall. RSVP to Amanda Ashe on or before Dec. 1. More information is on the ORSP Web site.
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