The Maine Edge previewed the two-day celebration of Jewish culture slated at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The North American debut of Orchester Jakobsplatz Munich on Oct. 17 will highlight two days of music, lectures and film celebrating Jewish culture and honoring its history. The event begins at 7 […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Mark Brewer, an associate professor of political science at the University of Maine, about a report released following an evaluation by WalletHub, a personal finance social network, that ranked Maine fifth in the nation for being “at-risk” during the federal government shutdown. Brewer said Maine is more at risk because it […]
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The Bangor Daily News editorial “Maine GOP ‘welfare reform’ is for campaign trail, not major impact” cites two studies by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine economist. A 2010 paper by Trostel found Maine’s per-inmate spending in 2007 was the second highest in the nation at $64,155. His study earlier this year on taxpayer investment in […]
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Donald Hummels, a University of Maine professor and chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Andrew Sheaff, a lecturer in the department, showed WABI (Channel 5) the new undergraduate circuits laboratory at Barrows Hall. Texas Instruments Inc. invested $60,000 in the $80,000 lab to give students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by James Breece, a professor of economics at the University of Maine. In the article titled “A message for Maine’s youth: Hang in there; your time is coming,” Breece advises young adults to not get discouraged by the current state of the economy and to prepare for future […]
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The latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources” cites several University of Maine projects related to Maine’s potato harvest and quotes Andrew Plant, an educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County. Plant said The County’s nutrient-rich Caribou soil and climate — warm days and […]
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The Maine Edge previewed a free two-day conference organized by University of Maine sociologist Kim Huisman to strengthen mother-daughter bonds and create zones where girls can thrive. “Strong Girls: Cultivating Connection, Resilience, and Hardiness in Girls” will be held Nov. 1-2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
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A Bangor Metro magazine article titled “Kitchen envy” featured David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist and horitculture professor at the University of Maine, and his wife Nancy Leavitt. Yarborough and Leavitt, a book artist and calligrapher, spoke about what they like to cook in their Stillwater home and how their cooking has evolved over the years. […]
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The Working Waterfront reported the University of Maine will host November meetings on its offshore wind project in Friendship, Bristol and Port Clyde. UMaine representatives are expected to provide updates on the university’s research and development program on offshore wind energy.
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93.7 The Wave reported on the status of renovations to the University of Maine Field House and Memorial Gym. The first phase of the $15 million renovation was originally planned to be finished in December 2013 but now is expected to be done by January 2014.
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