The University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism has two community events coming up. The Bodwell Center and the Old Town-Orono YMCA are holding the 3rd Annual GobbleFest on Sunday, Nov. 11. UMaine students will be at the YMCA from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. collecting turkeys and cash donations, which will be […]
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The University of Maine Climate Change Institute is presenting this fall a series of three mini symposia about the connection between agriculture and climate. The symposia will explore issues from the early emergence of agriculture through modern regional responses to an evolving climate, leading to a discussion of climate-related challenges facing agriculture and society in […]
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University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal is scheduled to co-host The Pulse WZON morning radio talk show with host Pat LaMarche from 6 a.m to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2. WZON can be heard on 100.3 WKIT FM and 620 AM. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Bangor Daily News included comments from UMaine zoologist William Glanz in an article about how wildlife prepare for weather events such as Hurricane Sandy. Glanz said he thinks most animals have a low-pressure sensor that helps them detect a disturbance and withdraw to shelter. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at UMaine, was interviewed for a Central Maine Morning Sentinel report about poll results that suggest Maine voters will support the bond proposals on the ballot. Fried said bonds tend to be popular because people want better roads, to promote economic development, and provide jobs. One of those bonds […]
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UMaine professor of mathematics Henry Pogorzelski, who taught at UMaine for 30 years, contributed an opinion piece about the state of Maine’s high schools to the Bangor Daily News. Pogorzelski argued that UMaine could best serve Maine high school teachers by offering after-hours courses to teachers. He also said Maine high schools should be teaching […]
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Health and science websites from around the globe have continued reporting on a UMaine biological science research team’s discovery that might some day help people with degenerative muscular dystrophies. Clarissa Henry, associate professor of biological sciences, and Ph.D. student Michelle Goody discovered that boosting the activity of a vitamin-sensitive cell adhesion pathway has the potential […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) interviewed several UMaine fraternity and sorority members along College Avenue for a report on “Trick or Treat on Greek Street” Halloween activities the students offered children from surrounding communities. Students Benjamin Fournier, Jeff Eldridge, Brittany Cote, Jessica Rothenheber and Courtney Maynard described several of the games and activities. “What this does is […]
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UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Jeffrey Hecker has announced the names of recipients of the college’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for 2012–13. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty supervised research and creative activity. Each fellowship provides a $1,400 award for the student and […]
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University of Maine professor of mechanical engineering Mick Peterson was interviewed for a Forbes magazine article about horse racing track construction and safety in advance of the Nov. 1–2 Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita Park in California. Peterson works with colleagues Christie Mahaffey, who earned a Ph.D. in engineering at UMaine, and C. Wayne […]
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