Prof. Steve Barkan of the UMaine sociology faculty is quoted in the Campus Technology online story, “Can Tech Transcend the Textbook?” The report examines the increasing use of e-books in the college classroom. Barkan is quoted toward the end of the story, sharing his perspectives on the potential advantages to students who have access to […]
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The University of Maine athletics department is asking any Black Bear hockey fans who might be interested in joining a Fan Bus trip to either the Hockey East quarterfinals or championship tournament to send an email to goblackbears@yahoo.com or call (207) 581-4849. The site for the quarterfinals depends on UMaine’s seeding following this weekend’s conference […]
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UMaine economist Jonathan Rubin was interviewed by two Bangor television stations Monday about rising gasoline prices. Rubin told WABI that recent increases are unrelated to the tensions in Libya because that country does not supply the U.S. with a significant amount of oil. Rubin said he thinks fear of a gas shortage may have sparked […]
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The Portland Press Herald reports UMaine graduate Ashley Hebert was sent packing in Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor,” a reality television show. Hebert, 26, is a Madawaska native who is in dental school at the University of Pennsylvania. She was one of the final three women remaining on the show.
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A Bangor Daily News story about a labor right-to-work bill included comments from William Murphy, director of the Bureau of Labor Education at UMaine. Murphy told the BDN there can be no so-called forced unionization. He added later in the story there is much misinformation and distortion about the issue.
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Upstate New York-based North Country Public Radio recently noted findings published by Curt Stager, an adjunct researcher at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and a scientist at Paul Smiths College in New York, that an ancient drought transformed Asia and Africa thousands of years ago. Some comments UMaine glaciologist Gordon Hamilton made to CNN about the […]
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Andy DeRoche, who earned a master’s degree at UMaine and is now a history professor at Front Range Community College, was the subject of a profile in the Longmont Times-Call newspaper in Colorado. DeRoche was recently named the college’s Faculty of the Year and is working on his third book, which will be about the […]
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A Kennebec Journal editorial supports UMaine’s research and development of deepwater offshore wind power, about which a report was released last week. The editorial says the project could attract billions of dollars in investment, change the way we buy and use power, and put Maine in a leadership role in manufacturing and servicing a new […]
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University of Maine’s Alfond Arena will be the site on Tuesday for two high school regional basketball championship games. The games were to be played Monday at the Bangor Auditorium, but bad weather conditions caused the games to be postponed. The Eastern Maine Class C girls championship game between Orono and Washington Academy of East […]
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A Bangor Daily News feature story described a news business venture launched by UMaine mechanical engineering professor Mick Peterson. An expert on race track surfaces and horse injuries, Peterson has built on that expertise to start a venture with two components, Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory and Biologically Applied Engineering, LLC. Peterson has hired two full-time […]
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