The Bangor Daily News has a feature story about UMaine’s standardbred program, which teaches students the ins and outs of how to train and handle a breed of horse trained for harness racing. UMaine student Amy Bologna was interviewed for the article and student Amy Hofmann was featured in a series of photographs. The story […]
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Emily Ann Cain, the Maine House of Representatives Minority Floor Leader, will spend the day at the University of Maine on Tuesday, Dec. 6 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Cain is a UMaine graduate and current graduate student who represents House District 19, which includes part […]
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Events surrounding Thursday’s William S. Cohen Lecture, which included a talk by Gen. James Jones and roundtable with Cohen, were covered by several local media outlets. Jones was President Barack Obama’s first National Security Advisor and Cohen, a Bangor native, is the former congressman, senator, and secretary of defense under President Bill Clinton. The Bangor […]
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Hundreds of World War I and II posters are now online thanks to a collaboration between UMaine’s Fogler Library and the Bangor Public Library.
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The UMaine Museum of Art will host a family event called “Art Factory” on Saturday Dec. 3 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the museum in downtown Bangor. This free event will provide hands-on holiday art-making opportunities for families who wish to drop in at any time between 11 and 3. Participants will have opportunities to […]
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The Boston.com website and other news publications carried an Associated Press report advancing the Nov. 17 William Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine, which will present speaker James Jones, retired U.S. Marine general, Vietnam veteran and President Obama’s first national security adviser. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Jim Settele, assistant director of UMaine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, will be interviewed live on WVOM’s Tuesday morning George Hale and Ric Tyler Show. In a discussion scheduled for just after 7:20 a.m., Settele, who is a recently retired Navy captain, will preview Thursday’s UMaine William S. Cohen Lecture. Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. […]
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The University of Maine and the Library of Congress have entered into an agreement that will allow for the preservation of an invaluable collection held at UMaine’s Folklife Center. The collection, known as the Northeast Archives of Folklore and History, was developed over the course of 50 years by legendary UMaine professor and folklorist Edward […]
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University of Maine Museum of Art Director George Kinghorn will host an informal gallery talk at the museum, in downtown Bangor, on Wednesday Nov. 9 at 12 noon. The talk, and accompanying tour, will cover the Carlo Pittore exhibition “Studio Life,” at the museum through December 30. The presentation, part of the museum’s ART@NOON gallery […]
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The Maine Chinese Conference, held last week in Bangor, featured two speakers from UMaine, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Jeff Hecker, dean of UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and UMaine modern languages Professor Ray Pelletier, both spoke at the conference, which aims to promote educational and business relationships between Maine and […]
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