University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal was a guest on The Pulse morning radio talk show Aug. 6, discussing the 67th anniversary of American forces dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, to end World War II. Segal offered perspectives (about 2 hours, 5 minutes into the program) on the legacy of […]
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University of Maine physics and astronomy professor Neil Comins, author of many books on space, space travel, planets and the universe, was a guest on The Pulse morning radio talk show, and discussed (60 minutes into the show) the importance of the nation’s space program and the successful early Monday landing of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. […]
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In her Bangor Daily News opinion blog, Pollways, University of Maine political scientist Amy Fried discussed possible scenarios about how Gov. Paul LePage could have been so wrong in his assertion recently that Maine college-bound students are held to different standards when applying to out of state colleges and universities. The governor has said Maine […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried an article about University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute faculty members who are leading a group of college students from across the country on a weeklong field trip to Chile to study forest sustainability and forest products manufacturing. FBRI faculty members David Neivandt and Douglas Gardner are teaching a […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an article about the ongoing investigation into the death July 28 of UMaine student Shirley Ladd, a 22-year-old New Hampshire resident who fell from a steep mountain trail in Acadia National Park. The Seacoastonline.com newspaper group in southern Maine also carried the report. Investigators said they want to determine exactly […]
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In his Maine Gardener column, Maine Sunday Telegram writer Tom Atwell discussed his personal involvement with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Backyard Locavore Day and garden tours Saturday, Aug. 12 in Cumberland County. He credited Extension horticulture coordinator Diana Hibbard for getting the word out, and quoted Cumberland County Extension food preservation specialist Kate […]
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An article in the Lewiston Sun Journal chronicled a weeklong stay at a Lewiston nursing home by University of Maine Nursing student Jana Kenney of Bangor, who wanted to experience firsthand what life is like for many geriatric residents before she graduates in December and heads to medical school. She said the experience, made possible […]
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An editorial in the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel praised UMaine President Paul Ferguson’s recently released “Blue Sky Project: Reaffirming Public Higher Education at Maine’s Flagship University” report and endorsed the president’s observation that UMaine can do more to inform the public about the university’s strengths and contributions to the state. The […]
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Joseph Hunt, a third-shift custodian II on campus, died Aug. 3 at a Bangor hospital after a short illness. He was 57. Hunt had been a member of the UMaine community since 2008. According to his obituary, he requested there be no public service. More information is online. Contact: Margaret Nagle, (207) 581-3745
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about his move from California to Maine. The Blue Sky Project was also mentioned in the story.
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