Jeff Thaler, the University of Maine’s first visiting professor of energy, policy, law and ethics, will deliver a Climate Change Institute Lecture from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12 in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Thaler’s talk is titled “As the World Burns: From […]
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C.K. Kwai has been appointed Director of the University of Maine Office of International Programs, effective Oct. 1, according to Stuart Marrs, UMaine associate provost and dean for undergraduate education. Kwai replaces Karen Boucias, who will continue to serve as director of International Admissions along with other related duties. Kwai is currently the exchange program […]
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Students, staff and faculty members are invited to join friends and colleagues of Maine Business School professor Carol Gilmore as they celebrate her life with an informal tea at the Buchanan Alumni House from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 19. Friends of Gilmore, who died May 9, are invited to contact Martha Broderick […]
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The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of Maine has been reaccredited for the next seven years, the longest professional accreditation period granted to only the strongest programs reviewed by the Washington, D.C.-based American Psychological Association (APA). Accreditation by the APA reflects the quality of educational programs, speaks to a sense of public trust […]
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Paul Ferguson was interviewed on WLBZ (Channel 2)’s 207 about his first year as President of the University of Maine.
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was interviewed for a Maine Campus profile article titled, “The man behind the brass nameplate.”
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UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality Sandy Caron and assistant UMaine Athletic Director Michael Hodgson have revised, retitled and reprinted their book “Tackling Football: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding the College Game,” now titled “Tackling Football: Everyone’s Guide to Understanding the College Game.” The book was illustrated by artist and UMaine employee Val […]
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology in the U.K. has bestowed its prestigious IET Wireless Sensor Systems Premium Award to Ali Abedi of the University of Maine electrical and computer engineering faculty for a paper, “Signal detection in passive wireless sensor networks based on back-propagation neural networks,” which he co-authored and published in March 2011 […]
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William Elsemore has been appointed UMaine Bursar and Senior Finance Officer. He begins his duties Sept. 10. Elsemore replaces longtime UMaine Bursar Dennis Casey, who retired earlier this year. Elsemore has served the University of Maine System for many years in various positions, most recently as Assistant Director of Administrative Systems Development and Support for […]
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The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine has a new exhibit on Maine Memory Network website, developed from its oral history research with Eastern Fine Paper Company in Brewer. With images dating back to the early 20th century, the exhibit profiles the company from its inception in 1889 to the mill’s closure in […]
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