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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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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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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Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Kennebec Journal article about the price some businesses pay for taking public and controversial political stands. In the report about the backlash on Facebook by thousands of people who disagreed with a Levant apple orchard business that posted political signs, […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts Reader’s Theatre will present “The Heart of Art,” a new play by Michael Weller at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The performance will be held in Minsky Recital Hall in Class of 1944 Hall. Admission is free. The plot of the play surrounds an aspiring playwright […]
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A UMaine political scientist will travel to Montenegro for a speaking tour about the U.S. elections.
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University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal is scheduled to co-host The Pulse WZON morning radio talk show with host Pat LaMarche from 6 a.m to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2. WZON can be heard on 100.3 WKIT FM and 620 AM. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at UMaine, was interviewed for a Central Maine Morning Sentinel report about poll results that suggest Maine voters will support the bond proposals on the ballot. Fried said bonds tend to be popular because people want better roads, to promote economic development, and provide jobs. One of those bonds […]
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UMaine professor of mathematics Henry Pogorzelski, who taught at UMaine for 30 years, contributed an opinion piece about the state of Maine’s high schools to the Bangor Daily News. Pogorzelski argued that UMaine could best serve Maine high school teachers by offering after-hours courses to teachers. He also said Maine high schools should be teaching […]
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UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Jeffrey Hecker has announced the names of recipients of the college’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships for 2012–13. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty supervised research and creative activity. Each fellowship provides a $1,400 award for the student and […]
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