Kelly Comments in Oxford Networks Story
Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives at UMaine, is quoted in a Bangor Daily News feature story about Oxford Networks, a growing Maine-based telecommunications company.
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Andover, Mass. Concert Previewed
The Andover (Mass.) Statesman previews a Wednesday March 19 concert featuring UMaine student performers. The University Singers, under the direction of Prof. Dennis Cox, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. An admissions event for accepted North Shore-area students will precede the concert.
Read moreMusgrave Event Covered by BDN
The Bangor Daily News covered a Saturday event, organized by the UMaine Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, honoring Prof. Emeritus Katherine Musgrave. Musgrave, who retired in 1986 but continues to teach UMaine courses while also working as a dietitian and consultant, will be inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame later this […]
Read moreHall Touts UMaine Students in Business Week Column
Inventor and innovator Doug Hall, the driving force behind UMaine’s innovation engineering program, wrote a Business Week column based on his experiences teaching at UMaine during the fall semester. In the column, titled “The Kids Are All Right,” Hall describes several positive attributes he noted in observing UMaine’s students, including adaptive problems solving skills, passion […]
Read moreMoriarity Talking About Camp Fair
Jesse Moriarity of the UMaine Foster Center for Student Innovation spoke today with Cumulus Radio News (WQCB – 106.5 – and other stations) for a story about the Wednesday March 9 summer camp fair, scheduled for UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. She will also appear Monday morning between 8 and 9 a.m. on three […]
Read moreFarley Featured by Rochester Television Station
Jonathan Farley of the UMaine computer science faculty is featured in a WHEC television online vignette, “Celebrating Black History Month.” The video notes Farley’s academic achievements and his work consulting with television and film producers on issues related to the use of mathematics in dramatic productions. WHEC is Rochester, New York’s NBC affiliate.
Read moreCamire Interviewed for Potato Seed Preservation Article
Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition at UMaine, was interviewed for a March 4 article in The Scientist magazine about efforts to preserve and protect Peruvian potato seeds at the Svalbard seed bank in Arctic Norway. In a discussion about the evolution and development of more than 4,000 potato varieties now […]
Read moreFried Contributing to Online Discussion
Prof. Amy Fried of the UMaine political science faculty is a contributor to Politico’s online issues discussion forum, “the Arena.” One of the “strategists, scholars and authors” invited by Politico to weigh in on timely issues, Fried has commented in the past few days on the Wisconsin public employee situation and on the GOP presidential […]
Read moreArchaeologist Comments In Nature Magazine
Nature Magazine included comments from UMaine archaeologist Daniel Sandweiss in an article detailing the remains of ancient hunts on islands off the coast of California more than 10,000 years ago. Some researchers believe these finds are an indication the first Americans may have migrated south along the coast rather than through inland Canada, but an […]
Read moreNews Story Covers Grant Announcement
A Thursday Bangor Daily News story reports on a Wednesday UMaine announcement of a $10,000 AT&T grant to support a UMaine-based program. Regional Vice President Owen Smith announced the grant to help fund Maine NEW Leadership, a six-day summer leadership, networking, politics and public service program for Maine college women. The story includes comments from […]
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