James Breece, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a China Daily USA article about the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) recently opening an office in Shanghai. The office will focus on foreign direct investment, according to the article. Breece, who teaches a Chinese economy course and has traveled to China […]
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Designing a container to assist a University of Maine Climate Change Institute professor with research is the focus of a UMaine 4-H Science Saturday workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at Edward T. Bryand Global Sciences Center on campus. Youth in grades 6–8 will build a canister to keep ice core samples […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center has organized a screening of Selma on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6:20 p.m., at Bangor Mall Cinemas on Stillwater Avenue. The general admission cost for the screening will include a brief discussion by historians Nathan Godfried of the University of Maine and Dave Haus of Husson University. For more […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day, hosted by the University of Maine Humanities Center. Program events for all ages highlighted the arts, literature and history at community venues including the University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor Public Library and Maine Discovery Museum. Liam Riordan, a UMaine history […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a workshop in Dover-Foxcroft that will offer tips and techniques on how to reach out to potential customers of agricultural products. Extension educator Donna Coffin will lead the workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11.
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Kirsten Jacobson, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, is connecting her students with members of the community in efforts to promote the humanities among residents of various ages. In 2009, Jacobson created the service-learning program Philosophy Across the Ages to supplement her teaching while serving the public. The outreach program brings […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Liam Riordan, a University of Maine history professor, board member of the Maine Humanities Council and director of the UMaine Humanities Center; and Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center, about the UMaine Humanities Center’s third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day on Jan. 24 with a kickoff […]
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The Sun Journal reported the Bethel Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond will host the Bethel Maine Moose Festival from June 12 to 14. The annual Maine Moose Permit Lottery will be held June 13 in Bethel, according to the article.
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Accounting students in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine are offering free federal and state income tax filing assistance to the public, under the supervision of Steven Colburn, associate professor of accounting. From Jan. 29 through April 10, except for the weeks of March 2 and March 9, free help sessions will […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine received the Nonprofit of the Year Award from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the chamber’s annual dinner, Jan. 21 at the Cross Insurance Center, Bangor. The Foster Center supports […]
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