Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty and frequent Maine political analyst, is scheduled to join reporters Mal Leary and A.J. Higgins as guests on Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s television show “Maine Watch” with host Jennifer Rooks this evening at 8 p.m. They’ll be discussing Gov. LePage’s state budget proposal, announced today.
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Contact: Alan Davenport, (207) 581-1341 ORONO — SkyLase laser system is returning to UMaine’s Jordan Planetarium for school vacation week with a variety of rock, holiday and storytelling treats, all illustrated with laser animation and sweeping patterns Feb. 16-26. Music lovers can enjoy popular rock favorites and star legend tales on the planetarium’s acoustically tuned […]
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Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940 Egyptian graduate student Sherief Farouk of the Department of Computer Science at UMaine will discuss his perspectives on the popular revolt in Egypt today, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. in Room 117, Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Farouk will offer a technological and personal perspective on the upheaval, coordinated over the […]
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A Saturday Lewiston Sun Journal story includes the perspectives of Jonathan Farley of the UMaine computer science faculty, who has expertise on mathematical formulas that have been applied to the likelihood of a person finding love. Farley has created a lecture on the subject, entitled “How to Fall in Love with Mathematics.”
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Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940 Egyptian graduate student Sherief Farouk of the Department of Computer Science at UMaine will discuss his perspectives on the popular revolt in Egypt Monday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. in Room 117, Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Farouk will offer a technological and personal perspective on the upheaval, coordinated over the […]
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Contact: Deborah Kelley, (207) 990-7604; George Manlove, (207) 581-3756 ORONO — After nearly 10 years in research, development and testing, engineers and scientists in the University of Maine’s interdisciplinary Laboratory for Surface Science & Technology (LASST) have created state-of-the-art wireless high-temperature sensors able to withstand temperatures of up to at least 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit — […]
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Contact: Leisa Preble, (207)581-1016 A first-hand look at the 2010 earthquake in Chile by William Desisto, associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Maine, is the topic for the Department of Physics & Astronomy’s Friday, Feb. 4 colloquium at 3:10 p.m. in 137 Bennett Hall, a free and public event. Desisto’s talk, “Reflections […]
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Contact: George Markowsky, (207) 581-3940 UMaine students are invited to gather today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Room 100, Neville Hall, to learn about the upcoming international Imagine Cup 2011 competition sponsored by Microsoft and designed to bring out the best in information technology creations by the world’s young software developers. Imagine Cup is a team-based, […]
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about three UMaine students who have fled Egypt in the wake of unrest in that country. Andrea Groves, a UMaine graduate student in anthropology, was studying at the American University in Cairo and fled to Jordan. Karen Boucias, director of UMaine’s Office of International Programs, told the newspaper […]
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An article by UMaine Department of Communication and Journalism faculty member Michael Socolow was cited and excerpted for publication in the Winter 2011 edition of The Wilson Quarterly, published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Socolow’s peer-reviewed article details the history of the highly profitable New York Times op-ed page, considered something of […]
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