John Bear Mitchell, Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator at the University of Maine and University of Maine System Native American Waiver Coordinator, was quoted in a Morning Sentinel article about the debate over the American Indian image Skowhegan schools are using as a sports mascot. The issue was discussed during a school board […]
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The Maine Edge reported on scheduled public star shows for the month of March at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium shows are held 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Friday nights in March feature “Undiscovered Worlds,” an exploration of the hundreds of planets orbiting stars beyond the […]
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The University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the 2015 Maine Science Festival will present a public talk by an Academy-Award winning computer scientist from Pixar Animation Studios on March 20. Tony DeRose, a senior scientist and lead of the Research Group at Pixar, will give the free public talk, “Recent Research […]
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Three Maine women and a teen who are leaders in social justice, community advocacy and cultural preservation will be honored at the 29th annual Maryann Hartman Awards on March 24 at the University of Maine. This year’s Maryann Hartman Award recipients are Maria Girouard of Orono for her advocacy for the preservation of the cultural […]
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Kenneth Palmer, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting article “History shows LePage faces uphill battle to change state constitution.” According to the article, Gov. Paul LePage wants amendments to the Constitution of the State of Maine that would replace the […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University Singer’s spring tour. Under the direction of Francis Vogt, a School of Performing Arts faculty member, the group of about 60 singers will perform several free concerts around central and northern Maine in March as part of the choir’s annual spring tour. […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine undergraduate students and Robert Glover, an assistant professor of political science and Honors, are conducting research in collaboration with the city of Bangor and city councilors. They are studying what makes recent graduates from UMaine settle within the greater Bangor area, according to the article. “This information […]
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Studies, UMaine alumnus influence scholarship recipient.
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Anne Miller, a doctoral student at the University of Maine who has been an English teacher, library/media specialist and literacy specialist, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” as part of the Maine Calling Book Club.
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Times Higher Education of London recently published the column, “The ABC of tolerance and the ‘alphabet community,’” by Deborah Rogers, an English professor at the University of Maine.
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