Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, recently visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7). Brewer spoke about the Maine caucus results and what they mean going forward in this year’s presidential race.
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The Ellsworth American published a performance review written by Ginger Yang Hwalek, a music instructor at the University of Maine. Hwalek reviewed a recent Bangor Symphony Orchestra performance at the Collins Center for the Arts, which featured the music of Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.
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Approximately 270 middle school girls from around the state are expected to take part in the annual University of Maine conference that aims to provide a safe and encouraging environment to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 29th Expanding Your Horizons conference takes place March 17 on the UMaine campus and features workshops […]
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The intersection of anthropology, political science and history in international affairs is the focus of a conference April 1 at the University of Maine. International Affairs: An Interdisciplinary Study, 9:15 a.m.–4 p.m., Wells Conference Center, is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the UMaine International Affairs Program, with support from the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with members of the University of Maine’s University Singers, as well as the group’s conductor, Francis Vogt, ahead of their annual spring tour. The 66-member choral group will perform at high schools, churches and a community college in four states from March 7–12. “We really use it as way to get […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why are presidential candidates touching down in Maine?” A win in Maine’s Republican caucuses Saturday would offer Sen. Ted Cruz a chance to slow down front-runner Donald Trump, according to the article. Cruz needs to demonstrate […]
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“The Life of Trees,” a new UMaine Emera Astronomy Center program showing at 2 p.m. on Sundays in March, is an example of how the new digital planetarium will be used to explore numerous science, arts and cultural programming. The astronomy center, home of the Jordan Planetarium and Observatory, is expanding its public offerings with […]
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Multiple news organizations, including the Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported presidential candidate Ted Cruz will hold a rally at the University of Maine on Friday, March 4. The “Cruzin’ to Caucus Rally” will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Hauck […]
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Neil Comins, a University of Maine professor of physics and astronomy, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show, titled “Gravitational waves and news from out of this world,” focused on a recent detection of gravitational waves by physicists 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted them, as […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a recent visit by two-time Olympic figure skating medalist Michelle Kwan to Hillary Clinton’s Bangor campaign office. Kwan is surrogate outreach coordinator for the Hillary for America campaign and served as Clinton’s senior adviser for public diplomacy and public affairs and the first public diplomacy envoy for the U.S. […]
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