An Express News online story previews a Nov. 19 University of Alberta program featuring Prof. Neil Comins from the UMaine Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. Fr. José Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, will join Comins for a panel discussion, “Astrobiology: Are We Alone in the Universe?” The session is part of that university’s Festival […]
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Contact: Kate Beard, (207) 581-2147 or beard@spatial.maine.edu Researchers in the UMaine department of spatial information science and engineering have received a four-year, $700,937 grant from the National Science Foundation to participate in an international project they hope will eventually result in a device that could help blind and visually impaired people lead more independent lives. […]
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Comments from Elaine Clark, UMaine’s executive director of facilities, real estate and planning, are included in a Thursday Bangor Daily News story about the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, released by a Massachusetts organization. UMaine’s grade has risen from C to B in one year, a development that Clark attributes, in part, to a series […]
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WABI broadcast a Wednesday story about Coming Out Week activities underway at UMaine. Those activities include a Thursday 6 p.m. candlelight vigil on the Mall, in remembrance of those who have taken their own lives because of issues related to bullying.
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Contact: Desiree Butterfield-Nagy, 581-2665 ORONO — The fourth William S. Cohen Papers Forum will take place Friday, Nov. 12 at the University of Maine’s Wells Conference Center with opening remarks at 9 a.m. Cary Coglianese, deputy dean and professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, will give the keynote address. Coglianese […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced Thursday’s candlelight vigil at UMaine, which will focus on victims of bullying, including those who have committed suicide because of bullying. The rally starts at 6 p.m. on the university mall in front of Fogler Library. Rebecca Hickman, a UMaine graduate student who is studying mental health with a concentration […]
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A Portland Press Herald opinion piece about the cost of welfare in Maine, written by Envision Maine President Alan Caron, cites research by UMaine economist Philip Trostel. Caron, who argues welfare spending is higher than stated in previous stories published in the Press Herald, included statistics that came from a report by Trostel.
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Five Maine women who have been named recipients of the Maryann Hartman Award, including UMaine first-year student Danielle Runyambo, will be honored Wednesday night in an awards ceremony at the Buchanan Alumni House, according to the Bangor Daily News. The awards are named for the late Maryann Hartman, who was a teacher and scholar in […]
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A post by UMaine political science professor Mark Brewer appears on thehill.com’s Congress blog. In the post, Brewer comments on the “entertainment factor” associated with this year’s elections. He also predicts that Republicans will gain majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives but will come up short of taking the U.S. Senate.
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A WLBZ/WCSH news report described UMaine’s planned collaboration with Orono High School to provide housing and early college experiences for international students. Starting next fall, UMaine will set aside a certain number of residence hall rooms for those students enrolled at the high school The television report included an interview with UMaine Vice President for […]
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