Correll Professor of Early Literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) report on the “Growing Up Healthy, Building Children’s World Knowledge Through Literacy” conference Saturday at UMaine. An estimated 100 educators from around Maine registered to attend. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The University of Maine’s 210th Commencement will be Saturday, May 5. Also beginning that day are the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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The University of Maine’s 210th Commencement will be held in two ceremonies in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on Saturday, May 5.
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The University of Maine Patrons of the Arts board members have selected Michael Lewis, an artist and longtime member of UMaine’s art faculty, as the 2012 Vincent A. Hartgen Award recipient.
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In response to his first nine months of extensive visiting with the University of Maine community in campus classrooms, laboratories and legacy buildings, President Paul Ferguson, as part of an initiative referred to as “Paint and Polish 2012,” will allocate approximately $2.5 million to improve the campus infrastructure. This initiative will include more than a […]
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The University of Maine Foundation Board has named Jeffery N. Mills as its new president and CEO, effective July 1. He succeeds Amos E. Orcutt who is retiring June 30 after serving the foundation in this capacity for 22 years.
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Several of the top-ranked University of Maine College of Engineering student-built kinetic sculptures demonstrated this week on campus are being moved to a variety of locations throughout Maine, including the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, to illustrate for young people the artistic and practical nature of kinetic machines and engineering.
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University of Maine political science faculty member Mark Brewer was interviewed by Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a perspective report and profile of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Summers. Brewer says Summers, who currently is Maine’s Secretary of State, may garner support from Republicans who like his stance on voter registration and alleged voter fraud. […]
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Time magazine has posted a second article online about UMaine researcher Jordan LaBouff, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology, who determined that people who consider themselves to be humble also tend to be more helpful to others in need. The first was published in January. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Channel 5 (WABI) reported on a University of Maine mechanical engineering technology student projects competition, this year featuring kinetic sculptures – constantly moving game-like machines involving steel balls or marbles racing down small colorful tracks, then lifted by student-built motors to descend again. Herb Crosby, professor of mechanical engineering technology and student Emily West were […]
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