The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Rep. Ellie Espling will visit campus on Monday, Jan. 25. Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy […]
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Growing up in a family of foresters, University of Maine new media student Benjamin Brown knew firsthand the challenges of working in the Maine woods. During high school, the Norway, Maine native chose to experience the trade himself. He went to work with his father and brothers driving a skidder. “That entails getting in a […]
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The Maine Edge advanced scheduled public star shows in January at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. Star shows are held throughout the month at 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. On Fridays, viewers can see “Cosmic Journey” on Jan. 22 and “Black Holes” on Jan. 29. Sunday afternoon shows include “Little Star […]
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The Darling Marine Center and UMaine Online are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. School of Policy and International Affairs, Commencement 2016, Summer University, Division of Lifelong Learning, NASA Student Launch Initiative 2016, Communication and Journalism, Enrollment Management, Maine Climate and Ag Network and UMaine Video and Web Conferencing […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, and Kenneth Palmer, a professor emeritus of political science at UMaine, spoke with The New York Times for the article, “In Maine, local control is a luxury fewer towns can afford.” In northern Maine, as operating costs have increased, the economy has stalled and […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration held at the University of Maine. The breakfast, which was sponsored by the Greater Bangor NAACP and UMaine, featured music and a keynote address by Alison Beyea, executive director of […]
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A three-year, $2 million National Science Foundation project led by University of Maine researchers was cited in a New York Times article about Microsoft acquiring MinecraftEdu, a modified version of Minecraft tailored for use in schools. The popular video game is described as a digital sandbox, inside which players can construct anything they want, much […]
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A special collection at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Find a treasure trove of old Maine seed catalogs online.” More than 18,000 seed and nursery catalogs dating back to the 18th century have been digitized and uploaded by the National Agricultural Library to the nonprofit Internet […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Rep. Ellie Espling will visit the University of Maine on Monday, Jan. 25. Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to campus for a […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WVII (Channel 7). He discussed topics including President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, as well as coming debates and primaries in the presidential race.
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