The Associated Press reported the University of Maine is hosting the 10th Cohen Lecture on Oct. 27. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen will be joined by Gen. Joseph Ralston, former supreme allied commander in Europe, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, for the moderated discussion, “America’s Response to Global Instability.” […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Fried, author of “Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation, and the Making of Public Opinion Professions” and “Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion,” spoke about how polls are […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on apple gleaning that is done each fall at Johnston’s Orchards in Ellsworth. The orchard donates its end-of-season apples to food pantries and community meal sites in Washington and Hancock counties, according to the report. Hannah Semler, gleaning coordinator for Healthy Acadia, said the tradition happens every year and was started […]
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Robert Steneck, a marine scientist at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Gulf of Maine’s cold-craving species forced to retreat to deeper waters,” which is part of the series, “Mayday: Gulf of Maine in distress.” The warming Gulf introduces potential perils for lobsters and the […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing William Pace, a prominent advocate of international peace and justice, will visit the campus Oct. 28–29 to give two public presentations and meet with UMaine community members at several events. Pace is the executive director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about how the campaigns behind two competing marijuana legalization initiatives are joining forces to support a question they want on the ballot next fall. The proposal would allow Mainers to possess up to 2.5 […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Maine fraternity Pi Kappa Phi teamed up with the United Moving Company and the Fairfield Inn to deliver mattresses to those in need. Fraternity members loaded and transported hundreds of mattresses donated by the inn to Old Town, according to the report. “It’s an easy way to […]
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David Townsend, a biological oceanographer at the University of Maine, was quoted in Part One of the Portland Press Herald series, “Mayday: Gulf of Maine in distress.” The changing currents in the Gulf of Maine are likely due to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and ice from the Arctic Ocean over the past […]
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The Associated Press reported a clip of the oldest known film to be shot in Maine was shown by Northeast Historic Film during the 2015 history conference hosted by the Penobscot Marine Museum. The clip was shot in 1901 and shows a pair of men hauling a lobster trap, according to the article. The conference, […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a review of the current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The suite of exhibitions offers a provocative consideration of contemporary photography,” according to the article. The three separate exhibits are “Celebrating Photography in Maine: Selections from the Bruce Brown Collection;” “Natural History,” photographs […]
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