Comments from UMaine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Ann Lichtenwalner were included in a Saturday Bangor Daily News report about the ways in which Maine officials work to ensure the safety of eggs produced in the state. Lichtenwalner oversees efforts at UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, which is also featured in photos accompanying the story.
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Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty was quoted in a Portland Press Herald story looking at the history and impact of voting by Mainers who identify themselves as having Franco heritage.
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The midcoast newspaper Village Soup has a story about the installation of a new bridge in Belfast. The new bridge employs bridge-in-a-backpack technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer are included in a seacoastonline.com report analyzing the lead that GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage has established in pre-election polls.
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Family and Friends Weekend at UMaine offers musical recitals, an illusionist and several Black Bear sports teams taking the fields, and more as students, families and friends gather for a weekend of events, activities and exhibits. See a complete schedule at the UMaine Division of Student Affairs website.
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Contact: Pauleena MacDougall, 581-1848 ORONO — The first of three lectures in the Edward D. “Sandy” Ives Memorial Lecture Series: On Humanities and Place is scheduled Monday, Oct. 4 in the Memorial Union with speaker Donna Cassidy, writer and professor of American and New England studies and art history at the University of Southern Maine. […]
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Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940 ORONO — George Markowsky, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, recently was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from The Research Council of Ternopil National Economic University in the Ukraine for his work during a recent sabbatical there. He helped the university win a NATO grant enabling the installation […]
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Contact: Collins Center for the Arts Box Office, 581-1755 Eight of UMaine’s School of Performing Arts music faculty or adjunct faculty members will perform a Cadenzato faculty recital Sunday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall. Musicians include Karen Pendleton, Phillip Silver, Beth Wiemann, Noreen Silver, Anatole Wieck, Marcia […]
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Comments from Amy Fried of the UMaine political science faculty are included in a Friday Bangor Daily News story about the growing popularity of absentee voting among the Maine electorate. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap estimates that Maine absentee voting could reach 30 percent for the November election.
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Television stations WABI and WLBZ/WCSH broadcast Thursday reports about a bridge construction project in Belfast. The Perkins Bridge is being replaced using bridge-in-a-backpack technology developed at UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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