Over the past month, several University of Maine centers and programs have upgraded to the university’s new website template. The newly launched websites include: Department of Physics and Astronomy Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology (LASST) Annual Fund Department of History International Programs Health Professions Office Maine Agriculture and Forest Experiment Station LGBTQ Services Office […]
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The Associated Press, Reuters, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Portland Press Herald reported an endowed chaired professorship in literature named in honor of best-selling author and University of Maine alumnus Stephen King will be established at the University of Maine with the help of a $1 million award from the Harold Alfond […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) previewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of the award-winning Broadway hit “Urinetown, The Musical.” Performances are scheduled Feb. 19–28 in Hauck Auditorium. The satirical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis is the story of a bureaucracy run amok when a water shortage after […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine senior Lee Jackson was one of 25 McDonald’s workers in the nation to be named Crew Person of the Year. Jackson is a political science major who also is pursuing a minor in Maine studies. In addition […]
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The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series Selection Committee is calling for nominations for the 15th annual Geddes W. Simpson Lecture, which will be held in fall 2016. The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture invites speakers of prominence that have provided significant insight into the area where science and history intersect. The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a lecture hosted by the Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service at the University of Maine. L. Sandy Maisel, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government at Colby College, spoke about the 2016 presidential election two days after the New Hampshire primary. Maisel, an internationally recognized expert on […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about the role of gender bias in politics. A Vanderbilt University study found that even those who expressed views of feminism and gender neutrality struggle to associate women with leadership, according to the report. Brewer said even when someone […]
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Castine Patriot reported on a recent talk at the Witherle Memorial Library in Castine by Michael Grillo, a University of Maine art historian and chairman of the Department of Art. To open the library’s Pulitzer Prize film series, Grillo spoke about several films that have been based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, including “This Is Our […]
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The University of Maine will hold the 2016 International Dance Festival (IDF) on Feb. 20 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Two performances, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 2 and 7 p.m. The 12th annual event will showcase an array of traditional music, dance and clothes from […]
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Five University Singers alumni from the University of Maine will present a benefit concert of vocal solos on Feb. 20 at the North Windham Union Church. Tickets for this event are $12 and may be purchased at the door. There is no snow date scheduled. Proceeds from the 7 p.m. concert will go to the […]
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