Brewer in Story on LePage Polling Lead
Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer are included in a seacoastonline.com report analyzing the lead that GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage has established in pre-election polls.
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Markowsky Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Ukrainian University
Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940 ORONO — George Markowsky, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, recently was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from The Research Council of Ternopil National Economic University in the Ukraine for his work during a recent sabbatical there. He helped the university win a NATO grant enabling the installation […]
Read moreFried Featured in Absentee Voting Story
Comments from Amy Fried of the UMaine political science faculty are included in a Friday Bangor Daily News story about the growing popularity of absentee voting among the Maine electorate. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap estimates that Maine absentee voting could reach 30 percent for the November election.
Read moreFeature Story About UMaine’s Blacksmith Workshop
The Bangor Daily News features a UMaine blacksmith workshop, taught by guest artisan Robert Adams and under the leadership of UMaine associate adjunct professor of sculpture Greg Ondo. Students are working this year on a new $740 forge purchased with stimulus money allotted to the sculpture department. Student Garrett White told the BDN the presence […]
Read moreMichaud/Levesque Poll Story Includes Brewer Comments
UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer is the lead resource in a Tuesday Lewiston Sun Journal story about a new poll that shows Maine 2nd District incumbent Michael Michaud with a 20-point lead over GOP challenger Jason Levesque.
Read moreEllis, Ogle poet/composer presentation Tuesday
Kathleen Ellis of the UMaine English and Honors College faculty and Nancy Ogle of the UMaine music faculty will discuss “Ripple Effect: The Influence of Women Poets on 20th Century Composters” on Tuesday Sept. 21, 12:15 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Bangor Room. The talk is part of the UMaine Women’s Studies and Women in the […]
Read moreMaine Sardine Industry Conference At Penobscot Marine Museum
Several UMaine researchers will take part in a conference about the rise and fall of Maine’s sardine industry, according to Village Soup. Pauleena MacDougall of the UMaine-based Maine Folklife Center, and Bill Kuykendall of UMaine’s New Media Center will participate in the Oct. 22-23 conference.
Read moreCanadian-American Center Receives Grant
The University of Maine Canadian-American Center has received a four-year grant for $1,678,000 to support a National Resource Center on Canada and provide foreign language and area studies fellowships for graduate students studying in Canada.
Read moreCanadian-American Center Grant to Support Outreach, Other Programming
ORONO — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a four-year grant of $1,678,000 to the University of Maine’s Canadian-American Center. The grant will support a National Resource Center (NRC) on Canada and provide Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for graduate students studying Canada. The Canadian-American Center will use these funds to further […]
Read moreUMaine Partnering With Public Schools On $12.3 Million Grant To Redesign Science Curriculum
Contacts: Susan McKay (207) 581-1019 or susan.mckay@umit.maine.edu Owen Maurais, executive director, Penobscot River Educational Partnership, (207)581-3651 or owen.maurais@umit.maine.edu ORONO– Almost 50 Maine middle and high schools will have a chance to redesign their physical science curricula thanks to a $12.3 million grant awarded to the University of Maine. The National Science Foundation grant, which is […]
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