UMaine computer science graduate student Graham Morehead has begun writing a regular nature network blog for Nature.com, which is affiliated with the journal Nature. The blog is called “A Mad Hemorrhage.” In a Feb. 28 entry, Morehead discusses “systarchy,” or the phenomenon of group self-rule, trust and governance they apply to both local and global […]
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Contact: Francois Amar at 581-1196 (amar@maine.edu) Dean Astumian at 581-1024 (astumian@maine.edu) ORONO — Sir Fraser Stoddart, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, will visit the University of Maine for a March 14 lecture. His talk, “Science and Art at the Nanoscale,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. in 316 Aubert Hall, with a […]
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Jonathan Farley of the UMaine computer science faculty is featured in a WHEC television online vignette, “Celebrating Black History Month.” The video notes Farley’s academic achievements and his work consulting with television and film producers on issues related to the use of mathematics in dramatic productions. WHEC is Rochester, New York’s NBC affiliate.
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Prof. Amy Fried of the UMaine political science faculty is a contributor to Politico’s online issues discussion forum, “the Arena.” One of the “strategists, scholars and authors” invited by Politico to weigh in on timely issues, Fried has commented in the past few days on the Wisconsin public employee situation and on the GOP presidential […]
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Nature Magazine included comments from UMaine archaeologist Daniel Sandweiss in an article detailing the remains of ancient hunts on islands off the coast of California more than 10,000 years ago. Some researchers believe these finds are an indication the first Americans may have migrated south along the coast rather than through inland Canada, but an […]
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A Thursday Bangor Daily News story reports on a Wednesday UMaine announcement of a $10,000 AT&T grant to support a UMaine-based program. Regional Vice President Owen Smith announced the grant to help fund Maine NEW Leadership, a six-day summer leadership, networking, politics and public service program for Maine college women. The story includes comments from […]
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Contact: Phillip Silver at (207) 581-1783 (phillip.silver@maine.edu) Like many Jewish composers of his time, Leone Sinigaglia’s voice was silenced by the Nazis in World War II. This month, a CD of his chamber music is being released worldwide as the result of research by University of Maine professor Phillip Silver. “Chamber Music of Leone Sinigaglia” […]
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Contact: Pauleena MacDougall (pauleena.macdougall@umit.maine.edu) DOWNEAST IRISH REVUE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 11 ORONO — The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine will present a Downeast Irish Revue on Friday March 11. Featuring the Press Gang from Portland, the show is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Penobscot Theater in Bangor. It will feature Irish […]
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Prof. Steve Barkan of the UMaine sociology faculty is quoted in the Campus Technology online story, “Can Tech Transcend the Textbook?” The report examines the increasing use of e-books in the college classroom. Barkan is quoted toward the end of the story, sharing his perspectives on the potential advantages to students who have access to […]
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Andy DeRoche, who earned a master’s degree at UMaine and is now a history professor at Front Range Community College, was the subject of a profile in the Longmont Times-Call newspaper in Colorado. DeRoche was recently named the college’s Faculty of the Year and is working on his third book, which will be about the […]
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