The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront announced the University of Maine’s Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band will kick off this year’s event, which runs Aug. 25–27. UMaine’s marching band, composed of 116 musicians and directed by Christopher White, will lead a parade through the grounds starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. […]
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The Morning Sentinel spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin putting his Oakland house up for sale. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fz4YuCGTONDC-5mzmXtvbFKGD7nBICojc22CaQ3oRJo/editRepublican Poliquin, now in his second term in the United States House of Representatives, has claimed residency in Oakland since early 2014, when he […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about how to safely view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. “The sun is no more powerful on the day of an eclipse than any other day of the […]
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Researchers with the University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments lab showcased on WVII (Channel 7) HandWaver, a virtual reality software they developed. The gesture-based program was developed by students and recent graduates to let learners use their hands to explore mathematical objects in virtual 3-D space. The goal of the program is to […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public about a telephone survey that shows Republican Mary Mayhew leading Sen. Susan Collins in a race for the Republican nomination for governor. Maine Public reported the primary is not until next June and Collins has not said she will run. […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center has a new name, reflecting the generous support of Clement McGillicuddy ’64 and his wife Linda of Hobe Sound, Florida and Northeast Harbor, Maine. A University of Maine Foundation news release about the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center is online.
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Eastern Maine Community College and the University of Maine signed a Memorandum of Understanding Aug. 1, that confirms the commitment of both institutions to allow EMCC students in designated programs to easily transfer credits toward a UMaine bachelor’s degree. The MOU supports the creation of program agreements to streamline admission opportunities for academically qualified students […]
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Mainebiz and WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine and Eastern Maine Community College signed a memorandum of understanding that allows EMCC students in designated programs to easily transfer credits toward a bachelor’s degree at Maine’s flagship campus. The memorandum is intended to streamline admission opportunities for academically qualified students and graduates of EMCC, […]
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Hannah Young of the Bangor Public Library visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) to advance a free public lecture by Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine. In preparation for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, Laatsch, who will speak at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, […]
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The Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine will host a free solar eclipse viewing on Monday, Aug. 21. The event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Emera Astronomy Center’s Clark Observatory located behind the planetarium on the UMaine campus. This is the first time since 1979 that a total […]
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