Contact: Andrew Pershing, UMaine and GMRI Research Scientist, 207-228-1656; Blaine Grimes, GMRI, 207-228-1655; Ron Lisnet, UMaine, 207-581-3779 The role played by herring and other small pelagic fish in the Gulf of Maine, including the nutrients they supply to larger animals like tuna and whales and their effect on zooplankton, is the focus of a more […]
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President Kennedy has posted a new blog entry, previewing this week’s UMaine presentations by filmmaker, author and science communicator Randy Olson. You can follow President Kennedy’s blog updates on Twitter.
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Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News previews three days of UMaine presentations by author, filmmaker and science communicator Randy Olson. A faculty member at the University of Southern California, Olson will make a series of public presentations while also interacting with UMaine students and faculty members in various settings. A highlight will be Wednesday evening’s 7 p.m. […]
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UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer is the lead resource in a Tuesday Lewiston Sun Journal story about a new poll that shows Maine 2nd District incumbent Michael Michaud with a 20-point lead over GOP challenger Jason Levesque.
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“Knowledge in Cities,” a scholarly paper by UMaine economist Todd Gabe and three collaborators is listed as one of the week’s “interesting (examples of) economics research” in the Sept. 8 issue of The Economist.
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The Maine Business School’s MBS Corps was represented by a group of 13 walkers and runners at Sunday’s Susan Komen Race for the Cure breast cancer fundraiser in Bangor. MBA student Amy Sundberg organized the effort and MBA student Cassie Vaillancourt raised the most money. Altogether, the MBS Corps raised $2,200. Photos of the group […]
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The Bangor Daily News features a story about UMaine School of Engineering Technology Prof. Tom Christensen, who’s turned a woodworking hobby into a massive effort aimed at bringing smiles to the faces of children in difficult situations. Christensen makes thousands of wooden toy cars each year for donation to children in hospitals, homeless shelters and […]
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ORONO – University of Maine researcher Sarah J. Nelson has been awarded a $4,700 grant from the National Park Service to continue work on a project designed to provide information about research projects and data available for Acadia National Park. Nelson, an assistant research professor affiliated with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental […]
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The Office of International Programs has scheduled a Study Abroad Fair Thursday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Memorial Union to discuss the many options students have for studying abroad, or teaching or interning outside the United States. A companion symposium being held concurrently by the Honors College will feature students who have […]
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The New Writing Series begins its fall 2010 poetry readings and discussions Thursday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. at Soderberg Auditorium in Jenness Hall with poets Joanna Fuhrman and Rick Snyder. The lectures are free and open to the public.
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