In a Portland Press Herald story about reaction to the news of U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s retirement, Habib Dagher, the director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center said Snowe had a wealth of knowledge about the renewable energy industry and spoke with authority on the issues. Snowe was instrumental in helping secure millions in […]
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A Bangor Daily News column written by a former UMaine associate dean and associate professor of journalism Kathryn Olmstead featured Harvest for Hunger, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension-coordinated effort to respond to food insecurity in Maine by inviting gardeners and commercial to grow an extra row or two or to donate extra produce to […]
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UMaine political science faculty member Mark Brewer was quoted in an Associated Press story about retiring U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine that appeared on the website Real Clear Politics. Brewer said Snowe has been at the center of many big policy debates in Washington. The Bangor Daily News also interviewed Brewer about who might […]
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The Maine Engineers Week Expo will be held Saturday, March 3 at the University of Maine Field House, an annual event that attracts more than 1,500 Maine schoolchildren and adults who’ll see and touch some of the innovative contributions that Maine Engineers make to improve life.
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer were included in a New York Times story about Maine’s political climate in the wake of U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s resignation announcement earlier this week. Brewer said rumors about who might run in the race to elect Snowe’s replacement are coming fast. Brewer told ABC News Snowe could […]
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Bangor TV station WABI reported that Justin Edwards, a freshman on the UMaine men’s basketball team, was named Wednesday the College Sports Madness America East Rookie of the Year. Edwards was the top-scoring freshman in the conference this year. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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UMaine historian Howard Segal and political scientist Amy Fried both appeared Wednesday morning on WZON radio’s Pulse Morning Show. Segal discussed GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s recent remarks about a 1960 speech by President John F. Kennedy discussing the importance of the separation of church and state. Fried was interviewed about the news that U.S. […]
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Recently the University of Maine recognized 1,947 students for achieving Deans List honors in the Fall 2011 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,689 are from Maine, 203 are from out of state, and 55 are from foreign countries. Please note that some students have requested that their information not be released; […]
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In an opinion column in the Bangor Daily News, William Murphy, the director of UMaine’s Bureau of Labor Education writes about how the U.S. Postal Service could not only be saved but also revitalized. Murphy states President Obama and Congress need to examine the USPS’s financial problems, including a law that requires the USPS to […]
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Kerstin Engman, a member of the UMaine art faculty, was mentioned in a story on the Village Soup website about an exhibition opening Friday at River Arts in Damariscotta. Engman is serving as the juror for the exhibit, which is called “Playing Around” and includes around 20 artists. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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