Liberal Arts and Sciences

Markowsky Comments in Bloomberg Businessweek Feature

George Markowsky, mathematician and UMaine professor of computer science, was interviewed by Bloomberg Businessweek for an article on Arizona financial analyst and adviser Tom DeMark, who has garnered industry respect and recognition for his financial forecasting based on a mathematical formula called the Fibonacci sequence, or the golden mean. Markowsky, who said the increasing fervor […]

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California Newspaper Notes UMaine Astronomy Contract

The North County Times in California noted in an article that the Oceanside Photo & Telescope company signed a $175,000 contract with the University of Maine to install an Ash-Dome and astronomy equipment as part of a plan to build a new combined planetarium and observatory in 2014 on the UMaine campus. The current Maynard […]

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Political Scientist Comments on Congressional Race

Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in a Central Maine Morning Sentinel report about the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that pitted Democratic incumbent and eventual winner Mike Michaud against Kevin Raye, Republican state senate president. Brewer said Raye’s loss cannot be pinned on a Democratic wave election, as Raye has […]

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Political Scientist Brewer in Post-Election Interview

University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer discussed election results in a Channel 5 (WABI) TV report, saying that following the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama, Republicans will need to decide what the future of their party is going to look like. Brewer also said the election demonstrated that non-white and young voters shouldn’t […]

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University Singers to Perform Nov. 10–11

The University of Maine singers will perform two concerts this weekend in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall on the UMaine campus. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, and again at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Admission is $9 or free with a student MaineCard. The repertoire […]

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Newspaper Reports on UMaine Motherhood Class in Belfast

The Boothbay Register carried an article about a new class, Social Construction of Motherhood, being offered in January at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. UMaine sociology professor Kim Huisman will teach the course, which stems from a grant Huisman received from the Maine Humanities Council to fund “The Midcoast Maine Mother-Daughter Project,” […]

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Phippen Interviewed for Planned ‘Pet Sematary’ Documentary

The Ellsworth American website has posted a video interview with retired University of Maine English professor Sandford Phippen by two filmmakers planning a documentary on the making of the 1980 movie “Pet Sematary,” based on Steven King’s 1983 horror novel of the same name. Phippen, who lives in Hancock County, where the movie was filmed, […]

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Brewer Comments in New York Times Election Report

Comments by University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in a New York Times article about the influence and infusion of out-of-state campaign money in the Maine Senate race to replace retiring U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, a moderate Republican. Brewer said independent former Maine Gov. Angus King, whose campaign has received funding from […]

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History Department Lecture on Renaissance-Era Beer-Brewing

The University of Maine Department of History is presenting a free and public lecture on beer brewing during the Renaissance at 3:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12 in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. Richard W. Unger, University of British Columbia history professor emeritus, will present “Beer Brewing and the Environment in Renaissance Europe.” Unger has studied […]

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Brewer in Portland Press Herald Polling Analysis

University of Maine professor of political science Mark Brewer discussed several pre-election polling results with the Portland Press Herald. Just because polls suggest Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is gaining in popularity in the race against incumbent President Barack Obama, Brewer said, doesn’t mean Maine will become a battleground state. About the same-sex marriage referendum […]

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