C. Stewart Doty, UMaine professor emeritus of history, recently published The Journal of Ann McMath: An Orphan in a New York Parsonage in the 1850s, a 256-page text expected to be of particular interest to historians, genealogists and anyone interested in the lives of ordinary people during the nineteenth century. Doty, coauthor of at least […]
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Bangor-based WLBZ reports on work in the lab of UMaine professors Ray Fort and Barbara Cole to extract a starter molecule of antiflu drug Tamiflu from pine needles and other conifer trees.
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Gregorio Fuentes, a member of the UMaine mathematics faculty for 22 years beginning in 1967, died on Wednesday Jan. 5 at his Orono home. He was 86 years old. Fuentes, who was born in Spain, is survived by his wife Maria — a UMaine part-time faculty member in Spanish — and four children. He was […]
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The website Physorg.com posted information about a UMaine study that finds warning signs of depression in young romance. UMaine Doctoral Research Fellow Jessica Fales says adolescents and young adults who excessively seek reassurance in their romantic relationships are at an increased risk for depression.
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A Kennebunk psychologist who did her clinical internship at UMaine is the focus of an article on seacoastonline.com. Amy Wood, who is also a professional coach and success strategist, wrote a book, “Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breath Easier in a Fast-paced World,” which seeks to solve the overwhelming sensation of […]
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Contact: Kris McClure, 581-3842 The Intensive English Institute at the University of Maine is seeking volunteers to meet and talk with international students from throughout the world. International students at UMaine currently represent Brazil, Chile, China, India, France, Libya, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, S. Korea, Thailand, Venezuela, among many other countries. Volunteer conversation partners spend one […]
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Contact: Jessica Fales, 207-581-2061; Douglas Nangle, 207-581-2045 Ah, young love between a girl and a boy. So innocent. So much a part of coming of age. Such a romantic backdrop for the warning signs of depression. Adolescents and young adults who excessively seek reassurance in their romantic relationships are at increased risk for depression, according […]
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MPBN has a story about Montreal psychologist William Bukowski, a former UMaine professor, recently published an article about an ongoing study he began in Maine more than 20 years ago. Bukowski told MPBN he worked in the late 1980s with a public school in a small Maine town, which he did not identify for confidentiality […]
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UMaine graduate student Allison Melton was named by the Bangor Daily News one of 11 people to watch on the cultural scene in the Bangor area. Melton, who is pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts, has organized several public art events including an undergraduate art exhibit that was held in a vacant former hair […]
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The January/February issue of Yankee magazine includes a story on Jon Wilson, founder of WoodenBoat Publications and a national facilitator of victim-offender dialogues for restorative justice. A segment of the story focuses on Wilson’s presentation on his work in a UMaine peace studies class.
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