WBZ advanced the annual Sen. George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability, being given this year by Elinor Ostrom, co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Ostrom will discuss “Unconventional Wisdom: Sustaining our Natural Resources in a Rapidly Changing World.” The lecture will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday in UMaine’s Wells Conference Center.
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A column in the Morning Sentinel highlighted UMaine Cooperative Extension’s master gardening courses. The classes help gardeners get the most from their gardens.
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A column in the Columbia Daily Tribune in Missouri mentioned UMaine research that found the bottle gourd may be the oldest domesticated crop in the New World. UMaine archaeologist Dan Sandweiss worked several years ago with colleagues from the Smithsonian, Harvard University and New Zealand’s Massey University, to find the first groups of humans to […]
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Contact: Adam Kuykendall, 581- 4721 The UMaine Classics’ Club, in conjunction with the School of Performing Arts Theatre division, is presenting a free Reader’s Theater production of Plato’s “The Symposium,” featuring students and faculty members, on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The cast includes philosophy Prof. Michael Howard as Socrates, political science Prof. Michael […]
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Contact: Deborah Rollins, (207) 581-1668; Mamie Bittner, (202) 653-4630 ORONO — Thanks to a $821,065 matching grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the University of Maine, in collaboration with eight partner institutions, will develop a strategy for a statewide, multi-type library program for managing, storing and preserving print collections, while […]
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Contact: Lauren Wagner, (207) 581-1796 ORONO — The Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism is inviting members of the UMaine student body and campus community to participate in the sixth annual “UMaine Cares” volunteer service event in observation of National Make a Difference Day, Oct. 23. UMaine Cares began in 2005 as an effort to […]
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A Monday seacoastonline.com story about the gubernatorial candidacy of Republican Paul LePage includes comments from UMaine political science professor Mark Brewer.
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Comments from UMaine Alumni Association President Todd Saucier and UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs Robert Dana were included in a Bangor Daily News story about UMaine’s efforts to engage current students in alumni-related activities and initiatives. The BDN also published a Monday story about UMaine’s homecoming weekend and the traditional craft fair.
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Mark Brewer from the UMaine political science faculty provided insights for a seacoastonline.com (York County) story looking at trends in the Maine gubernatorial race.
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WABI broadcast Saturday evening news stories from UMaine’s Homecoming Weekend. One report featured the traditional craft fair held in the UMaine Field House. The other one featured the “fill the bus” campaign intended to stock the shelves at the Black Bear Exchange food pantry.
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