The next in a series of one-hour information-gathering sessions President Ferguson has organized over the next few weeks to solicit input for UMaine’s strategic plan will focus on Research from 10-11 a.m. today, Feb. 1, in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House. An afternoon session also today, from 2-3 p.m. at the Foster Center […]
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Click here to see all Climate Change blog entries. It is now our fifth day at 15,750 feet. We had originally planned for 3-4 days at this camp, however, in the last few days the winds above 16,000 feet have steadily increased, with gusts up to 55 mph. We are waiting for a break in the weather […]
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ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine will host this summer’s Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium (SISS), a biennial cultural event that will bring eight internationally recognized sculptors to the UMaine campus to create stone artwork for permanent display at eight locations in Orono, Old Town and Bangor.
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UMaine political scientist Amy Fried announced her “Pollways” blog is moving to the Bangor Daily News website blog section. Fried, who writes a biweekly op-ed piece for the BDN, will continue to post on “Pollways,” which focuses on Maine and U.S. politics, cultural phenomena, discussions of government public opinion research and the Japanese-American internment, and […]
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A study about dairy products and cognitive function, in which UMaine psychologist/epidemiologist Merrill “Pete” Elias, and psychologists Michael Robbins and Gregory Dore collaborated with a researcher at the University of South Australia, is receiving international coverage. The Times of India included a report about the study, published recently in the International Dairy Journal, which found […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon was interviewed for a Lewiston Sun Journal column by a staff writer on her family’s decision to put away credit cards and shop only with cash. McConnon observed that studies show more Americans are using credit cards wisely and cautiously, holding less debt […]
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University of Maine history professor Howard Segal was a studio guest on WZON radio’s morning talk show, The Pulse, Friday, Jan. 27, discussing and downplaying conspiracy theories about the Kennedy assassination. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum last week released the final 45 hours of White House recordings made secretly in the last […]
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The inauguration of University of Maine President Paul Ferguson will be Thursday, April 19 and a number of events on and off campus are planned as part of a Leadership Week, April 11-20. A website provides the latest information about the inauguration and related events. Beginning this week, Save the Week and other correspondence will […]
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Justin Martin, a UMaine CLAS-Honors College Preceptor of Journalism, has a column on the Poynter website in which he writes about advertising practices in the Bangor Daily News. Martin argues that a recent BDN advertising supplement creates confusion over what is news and what is advertising. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Bangor TV station WABI reported on Sunday’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament that was a fundraiser for the Strong Minds, Strong Bodies organization headed by UMaine alumnus and former Black Bear football player Roosevelt Boone. Boone said the free program offers kids the opportunity to participate in physical activity and able to learn during the summer months […]
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