Transportation Research Finds Roundabouts are the Way to Go for Drivers of Any Age
Transportation research finds roundabouts are the way to go for drivers of any age.
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Brewer Interviewed on Obama Gun Policy Changes
University of Maine Associate Professor of Political Science Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Channel 5 (WABI) story on federal gun-control policy changes proposed by President Obama, which Brewer says most likely will face tough challenges in Congress. Brewer also discussed the subject as a call-in guest on the Todd Veinotte Show on the St. […]
Read moreUMaine SPIA Talk on U.S., China Policy
Defense policy adviser and author Michael Pillsbury, an authority on China, will discuss “A China Policy for the United States” at 4 p.m., Feb. 4 in 107 D.P. Corbett Business Building. The free public talk is presented by the University of Maine School of Policy and International Affairs. Pillsbury, author of China Debates the Future […]
Read moreNews Reports on Absence of King Breakfast Event
The Bangor Daily News carried a report on the absence this year of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, normally organized by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and held at the University of Maine. A spokesperson for the organization said planners became occupied with other activities, including November elections, and were unable to find […]
Read moreMahon Lecture on Worldwide Debt, Deficits
The political ramifications and consequences of a world mired in debt is the subject of a free public discussion at 2:10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28 at the University of Maine by John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy and professor of management in the Maine Business School at UMaine. […]
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Channels 2, 7 Report on Economist’s Concerts Impact Study
Channels 2 (WLBZ) and 7 (WVII) interviewed University of Maine economist Todd Gabe about his new study showing that spending associated with Bangor Waterfront Concerts have infused more than $30 million into the local economy in the last three years, in addition to other benefits.
Read moreUMaine to Present ‘MLK Diversity Day’ at Local YMCA
The University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, Multicultural Student Affairs, V.E.T.S. and the Department of Athletics will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service from noon–3:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21 at the Old Town/Orono YMCA. Students in grades 3–6 from all communities are invited to attend the free event. Children […]
Read moreUMMA’s Kinghorn Named Jurist for Tampa Arts Festival
University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) Director and Curator George Kinghorn has been named a juror for the 43rd annual Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, March 2–3 at the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Fla. Artists participating in the prestigious festival will compete for $74,500 in cash awards, including the $15,000 […]
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