Three University of Maine students were named winners of the 2011 Edith Patch Award at an Earth Day Reception honoring the life and legacy of the university’s first woman scientist. Vanessa Coats, Haley Viehman and Alyssa Freitag were honored for distinguished work they have done while at the University of Maine, and in recognition of […]
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Four well-known Native American writers will visit the University of Maine for a Friday April 29 roundtable discussion and reading. They will also participate in a Saturday, April 30 emerging writers’ workshop at the Indian Island School. Both events are open to the public with no admission charge.
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The University of Maine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced winners of this year’s second annual Undergraduate Research & Academic Showcase held last week. Nine awards were made after consideration of more than 50 research projects presented as end-of-the year capstone exhibits or displays. The research represents disciplines from across campus.
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Research done in the 1970s by UMaine archaeologist David Sanger was mentioned in a Village Soup website story about the excavation of a shell midden in Acadia National Park. Sanger excavated the site in the late 1970s, according to the article, and the items found in the midden are currently being examined by a team […]
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Several of this year’s most popular capstone themes, the integration of education and gaming and the integration of technology in the classroom, will be among the student exhibits and presentations at today’s 2011 New Media Capstone Night at the Collins Center for the Arts. The public is invited to the free event, scheduled 7-9 p.m.
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Ed Lachowicz, a sociology student at UMaine, was interviewed Monday for a Morning Sentinel story about a MoveOn.org tax day protest in Waterville. Lachowicz, who is 29, said there were few young people at protest because many are not aware of issues with large businesses and taxes. He told the reporter he wants to be […]
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Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 Freelance journalist and author Heather Pringle (www.heatherpringle.com) will visit the University of Maine for a Tuesday April 19 presentation.
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Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 The Bangor Daily News reports on recognition afforded to three UMaine professors recognized with this year’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Awards. Amy Blackstone (sociology) received the Outstanding Teaching and Advising Award; Brian Frederick (chemistry) received the college’s Research and Creative Achievement Award; and Tina Passman (classical […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Bangor Daily News has a report about international students from three area high schools who toured the UMaine campus on Thursday. The students, who were from Asia, Africa and Europe and are attending John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Lee Academy and Orono High School, visited chemistry labs in […]
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Contact: George Manlove (207) 581-3756 The UMaine School of Performing Arts is winding up its spring schedule of performances on a high note, as more than eight concerts take place in Hauck Auditorium or Minsky Recital Hall in the Class of 1944 Hall through the end of April. Men’s and women’s choruses, a faculty violin […]
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