Seven members of the University of Maine Cyber Defense Team will compete at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition at the University of New Hampshire in March. The team was one of nine out of a pool of 14 schools that qualified for the regional competition. According to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Sue Righthand, a clinical psychologist who works with the Department of Corrections and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, for the article “Experts: Sex assaults by children in Maine not rare, but treatment works.” Righthand, who has published several reports on sexual offenders in Maine, […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan announced in its January 2014 newsletter that it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith’s run for the Republican presidential candidacy, in which she became the first woman to have her name placed in nomination at a convention by one of the two major parties. […]
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American family formations have evolved over the years: from multiple generations under one roof; to a unit with father, mother and 2.5 children; to blended stepfamilies; to a single parent and child. University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone says childfree couples are also part of the mix. “When we talk about families, be it in […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Travis Baker, who teaches English at the University of Maine, about the inspiration for and creation of his award-winning play “One Blue Tarp.” Baker’s play was named Best Play for the state of Maine in the 2013 Clauder New England Playwright Competition. “One Blue Tarp” runs from Jan. 30 […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Sen. Anne Haskell will visit the University of Maine on Friday, Jan. 31. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to campus for a day to teach an undergraduate class, engage faculty about research and public policy, and meet with UMaine administration and graduate students. Assistant […]
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Travis Baker, who teaches English at the University of Maine, was the focus of the latest column in the Bangor Daily News’ Conversations with Maine series. Baker spoke about the inspiration for his play “One Blue Tarp,” which was named Best Play for the state of Maine in the 2013 Clauder New England Playwright Competition. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with University of Maine sophomore Matt Dexter about his participation in 4K for Cancer — a 4,000-mile team run from San Francisco, Calif. to Baltimore, Md. that aims to raise awareness of cancer and raise money for cancer research. For 42 days during the summer, Dexter and 33 other college students […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with University of Maine sociology major Shannon Brenner at the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center Choice and Chocolate event in Bangor. The event was held to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade and to raise awareness of the 1-in-3 Campaign that aims to silence […]
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UMaine student, Division of Marketing and Communications intern exploring muckraking, public relations for Honors College thesis.
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