UMaine News

Auburn, Maine native Pamela Ann White, U.S. ambassador to Gambia and a 1971 University of Maine graduate, has been nominated by President Obama as the new U.S. ambassador to Haiti, according to an article in the Portland Press Herald. White earned an undergraduate degree in journalism at UMaine and a master’s degree in international development […]

University of Maine political scientist Amy Fried was a call-in guest on the WZON morning radio talk show, The Pulse, on Thursday. She discussed problems with a proposed legislative initiative – LD199 – to require Maine residents to produce photo IDs before voting. The discussion starts about 2 hours and 6 minutes into the program. […]

University of Maine associate professor of new media Jon Ippolito and George Markowsky, professor and associate director of the UMaine School of Computing and Information Science, were interviewed for a 6 p.m. Channel 7 (WVII) news report Wednesday on proposed Congressional Internet piracy legislation. The proposal, designed to stem the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content […]

UMaine psychology lecturer Jordan LaBouff was interviewed by ABC News about his research into how where one votes might affect how one votes. LaBouff, who conducted the research while he was at Baylor University, and colleagues surveyed 99 people outside either religious or nonreligious landmarks in London and Maastricht, Netherlands. Regardless of their religious views, […]

University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal was an on-air studio guest Jan. 16 on the WZON radio station morning show, The Pulse, discussing the rise and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the progress of the civil rights movement. The discussion begins about 2 hours and one minute into the show. Contact: […]

UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer commented in a Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio story about members of the Maine legislature who have become the sixth group in the nation to join a Congressional Prayer Caucus. Brewer said legislators have a right to meet in prayer under the U.S. Constitution and are free to use their […]

Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in a Bangor Daily News report on Maine’s possible role in pushing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to his party’s nomination. Brewer said Romney could have trouble in a conservative South Carolina, which means Maine’s Feb. 4 caucuses could play a role in Romney’s momentum. Contact: […]