Liberal Arts and Sciences

Legendary Prof. “Sandy” Ives Dies at 83

Contact: Joe Carr at joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Edward “Sandy” Ives, a UMaine English and anthropology professor from 1955-1999, died on Sunday at the age of 83.  A renowned expert on folklore and folklife, Ives founded UMaine’s Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, now known as the Maine Folklife Center, in 1971. “I was saddened […]

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UMaine Math Colloquium Aug. 3

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Marc Chamberland, a professor at Grinnell College in Iowa, will give an Monday Aug. 3 University of Maine talk, “The Computer’s Role in Mathematical Discovery and Proof.”  The talk, scheduled for 2-3 p.m. in 421 Neville Hall, is a UMaine Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium. Prof. […]

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UMaine Announces $20M National Science Foundation Grant for Sustainability Initiative

Contact: Vicki Nemeth, Maine EPSCoR Director, 581-3399,maineepscor@umit.maine.eduJoe Carr, 581-3571, joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci and other state leaders joined University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday morning to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant for a wide-ranging new project called the […]

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Global AIDS Expert to Speak Thursday

Contact: Paul Grosswiler, 907-5596; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Author and international authority on HIV-AIDS Susan Hunter will give a public talk, “Hadithi, Hadithi: Telling the Story of AIDS in Africa,” Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bangor at 120 Park St. The lecture is free. Hunter is largely credited with […]

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Federal Grant to Support Statewide Research, Outreach Project

Contact: Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 ORONO – Gov. John Baldacci and other state government leaders will join University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant to create the Center for Sustainability Solutions. The announcement event is […]

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UMF, UMaine Create Dual Degree in Liberal Arts, Engineering

Contact: Chet Rock, 581-2218; April Mulherin, 778-7081 ORONO — The University of Maine and the University of Maine, Farmington, are collaborating to offer a five-year dual degree program resulting in liberal arts and engineering degrees. Beginning in the fall of 2009, students can spend three years pursuing a bachelor of arts degree at Farmington, then […]

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