Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about the role of gender bias in politics. A Vanderbilt University study found that even those who expressed views of feminism and gender neutrality struggle to associate women with leadership, according to the report. Brewer said even when someone […]
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Castine Patriot reported on a recent talk at the Witherle Memorial Library in Castine by Michael Grillo, a University of Maine art historian and chairman of the Department of Art. To open the library’s Pulitzer Prize film series, Grillo spoke about several films that have been based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, including “This Is Our […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine will be one of 37 U.S. academic institutions to host emerging leaders from sub-Saharan Africa scheduled to visit the United States this summer under the Mandela Washington Fellowship. In mid-June, 25 people ages 25–35 will come to UMaine for a six-week academic and leadership institute meant […]
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The Hindu covered a talk by University of Maine philosophy professor Doug Allen at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Allen, who also is the distinguished chairman in Gandhian philosophy at IIT Bombay, spoke about the significance of Mahatma Gandhi in India. Allen said the fundamental precepts of Gandhism are more relevant today when caste, […]
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The Sun Journal reported the town of Norway has been awarded a Project Canopy grant that will address the estimated 5,000 ash trees that are in jeopardy of being killed by the emerald ash borer. Norway’s tree warden said the grant will be used to develop an inventory to identify the number and location of […]
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The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine was cited in a Portland Press Herald article about a recent hearing on proposed lobster license changes. The changes aim to strike a balance between 5,800 current license holders and the nearly 300 on a long and unpredictable waiting list, according to the article. The report cited […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the latest Big Gig pitch-off and networking event that was held at Husson University in Bangor. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono, Old Town and Bangor areas that was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, Old Town, Orono and Husson […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Brewer composite manufacturer Compotech Inc. was awarded a $5,000 grant for early-stage companies in the latest round of Maine Technology Institute awards. The company, which got its start in the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center in 2011, makes composite materials primarily for defense applications such as armor, […]
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Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander article about Bar Harbor’s coming cruise ship season. Gabe plans to conduct a study this summer on the economic impact of cruise ship visits in the town, according to the article. Gabe and students did a similar study […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute will host this year’s international conference on behalf of the International Society of Fish & Shellfish Immunology (ISFSI). This is the second international conference of the ISFSI and the first time the global group of researchers and […]
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