Liberal Arts and Sciences

Media cover 10th Cohen Lecture

The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the 10th Cohen Lecture held at the University of Maine. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen was joined by Gen. Joseph Ralston, former supreme allied commander in Europe, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, for the moderated discussion, […]

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BDN publishes op-ed by Barkan

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “A harm reduction strategy for guns makes the most sense,” by Steve Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (6th Edition).” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which […]

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Fried speaks about how polling works on MPBN’s ‘Maine Calling’

Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Fried, author of “Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation, and the Making of Public Opinion Professions” and “Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion,” spoke about how polls are […]

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International peace and justice advocate to visit UMaine, Maine Edge reports

The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing William Pace, a prominent advocate of international peace and justice, will visit the campus Oct. 28–29 to give two public presentations and meet with UMaine community members at several events. Pace is the executive director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), […]

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Brewer quoted in MPBN report on marijuana legalization campaigns

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about how the campaigns behind two competing marijuana legalization initiatives are joining forces to support a question they want on the ballot next fall. The proposal would allow Mainers to possess up to 2.5 […]

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International affairs, French major awarded Killam Fellowship to study in Ottawa

Stephen Roberts, a University of Maine student studying international affairs and French with a focus in Canadian studies, has been awarded a Killam Fellowship for the 2015–2016 academic year. As a Killam Fellow, Roberts will study at Carleton University in Ottawa, while UMaine hosts a Canadian student for the academic year. Diyyinah Jamora, who is […]

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Maine’s oldest film shown at history conference, AP reports

The Associated Press reported a clip of the oldest known film to be shot in Maine was shown by Northeast Historic Film during the 2015 history conference hosted by the Penobscot Marine Museum. The clip was shot in 1901 and shows a pair of men hauling a lobster trap, according to the article. The conference, […]

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Press Herald publishes review of UMMA exhibits

The Portland Press Herald published a review of the current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The suite of exhibitions offers a provocative consideration of contemporary photography,” according to the article. The three separate exhibits are “Celebrating Photography in Maine: Selections from the Bruce Brown Collection;” “Natural History,” photographs […]

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