Simulating a Watershed
Local middle-schoolers use a UMaine-designed simulation to learn about watersheds.
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MAAV honored in Blaine House ceremony
Nine members of the University of Maine group Male Athletes Against Violence were among the groups and individuals honored Oct. 2 in Augusta for their leadership in preventing domestic violence at the annual tea and awards ceremony of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. During the ceremony, Gov. Paul LePage read and signed a […]
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Cuban Missile Crisis Anniversary Brings Analysis of Kennedy Speech at UMaine
At the 50th anniversary of this Cold War moment, a historian analyzes remarks President John F. Kennedy made in a speech at UMaine.
Read moreEmployers, Students Preparing for UMaine Engineering Job Fair Oct. 17
Some 78 companies that employ engineers will be at the University of Maine Wednesday, Oct. 17, looking to meet future employees or prospective interns from UMaine’s College of Engineering. The 2012 Engineering Job Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The annual event is an opportunity […]
Read morePolitical Scientists Comment on Vice Presidential Debates, Campaign Funds
UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Reuters report on the Fox Business and Chicago Tribune websites that appeared before the vice presidential debate. Brewer predicted Biden would be much more aggressive than Obama was in his first debate against Mitt Romney last week. Comments from UMaine political scientist Amy Fried were included […]
Read moreNewspaper Referenda Article Cites Proposed UMaine Lab
An article in the coastal Penobscot Bay Press about how general obligation bonds would be used should voters approve the referendum Question 2 next month notes that $7.8 million would be used to build a new a biologically secure animal and plant diagnostic facility at UMaine. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreGodfried Comments in AP Report on RFK Files
University of Maine history professor Nathan Godfried was quoted in an Associated Press article about thousands of pages of Robert F. Kennedy documents made public this week by the National Archives and Records Administration. Godfried said the newly released records are of particular interest to historians who will use them to reconstruct the past. The […]
Read moreGeologist Profiled in Bangor Daily News
The Bangor Daily News published a profile of University of Maine professor emeritus Hal Borns, a long-time geologist at the university who retired in 2004 after 50 years on the UMaine faculty. Borns, the first director of what is now the Climate Change Institute, continues to work and maintain an office on campus at age […]
Read morePublic Invited to UMaine Planetarium Astronomy Day
UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and the Penobscot Valley Star Gazers invite families, children and members of the community to Astronomy Day 2012 on Saturday, Oct. 20. Activities will be held from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. in UMaine’s Wingate Hall. The events are free and open to the public. Tours of the facilities, instructional […]
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