Ed Lachowicz, a sociology student at UMaine, was interviewed Monday for a Morning Sentinel story about a MoveOn.org tax day protest in Waterville. Lachowicz, who is 29, said there were few young people at protest because many are not aware of issues with large businesses and taxes. He told the reporter he wants to be […]
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UMaine faculty member Michael Kinnison of the School of Biology and Ecology and the School of Marine Sciences, who researches evolutionary biology, was quoted extensively in the cover story, “Evolution in the Fast Lane,” of the April 2 edition of New Science magazine (http://www.newscientist.com/issue/2806). In the article on the rapid evolution of some species, Kinnison […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 A genealogy column in the Bangor Daily News noted activities planned for Wednesday at UMaine’s Page Farm and Home Museum. The 10th History Fun Day, an event in which children in grades kindergarten through six can learn about Maine’s agricultural heritage, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 Saturday’s Bangor Daily News business section included a column by Prof. Harold Daniel of the UMaine business faculty. In the column, Daniel provides analysis on the relationship between technology and Maine’s tourism industry. He notes that northern and eastern Maine destinations would benefit from improved technology infrastructure and coordinated online […]
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Contact Joe Carr at 207-581-3571 The Bangor Daily News reports on recognition afforded to three UMaine professors recognized with this year’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Awards. Amy Blackstone (sociology) received the Outstanding Teaching and Advising Award; Brian Frederick (chemistry) received the college’s Research and Creative Achievement Award; and Tina Passman (classical […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Kennebec Journal has a story about a firm currently working with UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center which was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute. WindFloat Maine, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Principle Power Inc., received the grant to help fund the development of the company’s WindFloat, […]
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The progress of renovations to UMaine’s Alfond Arena and the ongoing fundraising efforts for renovations to Memorial Gym were the subject of a Bangor Daily News story. Alfond Arena renovations are set to begin after UMaine’s May 7 commencement activities. Athletic Director Steve Abbott told the BDN fundraising for the Memorial […]
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Contact Joe Carr 207-581-3571 WVII television interviewed Prof. Keith Hutchison of the UMaine biochemistry faculty on Tuesday for a story localizing a national report about the genetics of coffee consumption. A team of researchers representing the National Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Public Health and other institutions has published a report identifying two genes related […]
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Contact Joe Carr 207-581-3571 UMaine Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Eric Rolfson was interviewed for a Thursday Maine Public Radio story about UMaine’s success in private fundraising. The university announced this week that the $150 million overall goal of Campaign Maine, a six-year private fundraising effort, has been reached.
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Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The Bangor Daily News has a report about international students from three area high schools who toured the UMaine campus on Thursday. The students, who were from Asia, Africa and Europe and are attending John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Lee Academy and Orono High School, visited chemistry labs in […]
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