Liberal Arts and Sciences

Fall Semester Course, Events to Recognize and Celebrate Darwin’s Influence

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571, joecarr@maine.edu Kristin Sobolik at (207) 581-1893, sobolik@maine.edu ORONO —  This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “The Origin of the Species,” described by scientists as one of the most important publications of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.  This seminal work discusses the Theory […]

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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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