Graduate School

AP Advances Talk by Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria

The Associated Press reported Robert Ford, a former U.S. ambassador to Syria, will discuss ongoing conflicts in Syria and the Middle East on Sept. 22, in the Buchanan Alumni House at the University of Maine. Ford, who held the position from 2011 until earlier this year and served 30 years in the U.S. Department of […]

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WVII Covers Talk on Role of Women in War

WVII (Channel 7) reported on a talk on the role of women in war by Clark University political scientist Cynthia Enloe. The award-winning scholar specializing in feminism, politics and global affairs discussed “Where are Women in Violent Conflicts? Finding out will Make us Smarter!” in Minsky Recital Hall. She addressed situations in Syria, Ukraine, Gaza […]

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Environmentalist, Author McKibben to Speak at UMaine Oct. 7

Environmentalist Bill McKibben will speak about “Making a Life on a Tough New Planet” at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The lecture, which runs from 3:30–5 p.m., is hosted by the UMaine Honors College as part of its Honors Read program in which entering students read and […]

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Maine Edge Advances Talk on Role of Women in War

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine report about an upcoming talk on the role of women in war by Clark University political scientist Cynthia Enloe. The award-winning scholar specializing in feminism, politics and global affairs will discuss “Where are Women in Violent Conflicts? Finding out will Make us Smarter!” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]

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Retired U.S. Ambassador to Syria to Speak at UMaine

A decorated, retired diplomat who was U.S. ambassador to Syria from 2011 until earlier this year, will discuss ongoing conflicts in Syria and the Middle East at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the Buchanan Alumni House at the University of Maine. Robert S. Ford, who served 30 years in the U.S. Department of State […]

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Mandzik Speaks with Korea Times About New UMaine, Korean High School Partnership

The Korea Times spoke with Carol Mandzik, manager of Business Graduate Programs and Executive Education and Internship Programs at the University of Maine, for an article about a new partnership between UMaine and Wooshin High School, a private high school in Seoul, South Korea. Mandzik said UMaine has worked with five Korean universities, but this […]

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Phys.org, Maine Edge Carry Report on UMaine Sandpiper Monitoring Research

Phys.org and The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine report about a two-year study of semipalmated sandpipers being conducted by biologists Rebecca Holberton and Lindsay Tudor. This year, like last, Holberton, a professor at UMaine, and Tudor, a wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, are conducting health assessments and […]

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Clark Professor to Discuss Role of Women in War

An award-winning scholar specializing in feminism, politics and global affairs will talk about the role of women in war at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Clark University political scientist Cynthia Enloe will discuss “Where are Women in Violent Conflicts? Finding out will Make us Smarter!” She […]

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UMaine, MDIF&W Track Semipalmated Sandpipers’ Migration

Saturday, Sept. 6 is World Shorebirds’ Day — a time to celebrate “fantastic migrants.” For biologists Rebecca Holberton and Lindsay Tudor, nearly every day is World Shorebirds’ Day. They’re in the midst of a two-year study of one of those fantastic migrants — the semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla). Named for the short webs between their […]

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Appointments Announced in Reorganization of UMaine Research and Graduate Studies

University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost Jeffrey Hecker has announced new appointments in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate School that have resulted from a reorganization of research and graduate studies at the University of Maine. Effective, July 1, 2014, vice president for research Carol Kim […]

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