Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday. “If nothing changes in the polling which so far the stuff that I have seen come in that was done last night […]
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WABI (Channel 5) highlighted Elizabeth McKillen’s involvement in the 2020 Bangor Celtic Crossroads Festival, which features several virtual events. McKillen, a professor of history at the University of Maine, will deliver a lecture about Irish suffragist Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, who founded the Irish Women’s Franchise League in 1908, at 6:30 p.m. tonight on Facebook Live. […]
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The Department of Energy (DOE) shared a media release about two University of Maine researchers using artificial intelligence-aided design to develop new materials for improved batteries and supercapacitors. The research initiative led by Liping Yu, assistant professor of physics, and Yingchao Yang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was one of 31 projects that were awarded a total […]
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WABI (Channel 5) highlighted “A Climate Change Forum — Your chance to ask questions about climate change” webinar 6–7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28. Five University of Maine faculty members will address various aspects of climate change — including why it matters and how we respond to it, and the importance of messaging. After all of […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive campaign has exceeded its $200 million goal by more than $8 million, according to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills in announcing the successful completion of the record-setting fundraising effort. The public phase of the campaign was […]
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The Advertiser Democrat, the Lewiston Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com shared a media release about a new guide from the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine created to help community reuse organizations make decisions about how — and whether — to open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brie Berry, a Ph.D. candidate in […]
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Amy Fried, professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Maine, spoke with the Financial Times about U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and the U.S. Senate race in Maine. The armenian reporter shared the Financial Times article.
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The University of Maine’s seventh annual (and first virtual) March Against Domestic Violence will be held at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7. All are invited to attend the event on the UMaine March Against Domestic Violence Facebook page. In the leadup to the march, UMaine community members and partners are posting videos and information about abuse, […]
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Darren Ranco, chair of Native American Programs and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Includes Network for an online story about the Wabanaki Youth Science (WaYS) program at UMaine. The WaYS program facilitates Wabanaki student engagement in STEM fields, especially environmental science, through culture and […]
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In recognition of National Voter Registration Day, WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Associate Professor of Political Science Rob Glover about the non-partisan, student-led, UMaine UVote movement at the University of Maine. “As they process unprecedented numbers of voter registration and absentee ballot requests, we’re trying to supplement their efforts a little bit and also give students […]
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