Polling Analysis Story Includes Brewer Comments
Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty was featured in a Maine Public Radio analaysis of methodologies used by pollsters assessing the Maine gubernatorial race.
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Socolow in Story on MaineWatchdog Reporting
Comments from Michael Socolow of the UMaine journalism faculty are included in a Maine Today Media story (Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Central Maine Morning Sentinel) about the online reporting of organizations like MaineWatchdog.org, which first reported recent news about issues related to U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s travel on private jets. The site is part […]
Read moreStudents Helping Farmington Build a Bridge
A Central Maine Morning Sentinel story details an effort by UMaine engineering students that will hep the town of Farmington build a new recreational bridge across the Sandy River. The students, members of the Engineers Without Borders group, will perform an engineering design study aimed at helping figure out affordable ways to build the 330-foot […]
Read moreBangor Metro Details Offshore Wind Power Initiative
The October issue of Bangor Metro magazine includes an extensive feature story about Maine-based efforts to develop deepwater offshore wind technology. The story features several comments from Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center, the driving force behind those efforts.
Read moreCenter on Aging Receives Program Grants
Contact: Paula Burnett, (207) 262-7926 ORONO — The University of Maine Center on Aging recently received two grants from the United Way of Eastern Maine to continue two popular programs, the Center’s RSVP organization of community volunteers over the age of 55, and the RSVP Bone Builders exercise education program. The Center on Aging RSVP […]
Read moreNew Art Faculty Exhibit Opening Oct. 8 at Lord Hall Galleries
Contact: Laurie Hicks, 581-3247 ORONO — A new exhibit by selected members of the University of Maine’s Art Department faculty opens Oct. 8 at the Lord Hall Galleries, with an opening reception planned Friday, Oct. 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. Titled “FACULTY / SELECTED / 2010,” the exhibit features new work by Constant Albertson, Susan Camp, […]
Read moreFaculty Member, Student in Camden Film Festival New Media Event
Contact: Owen Smith, 581-4389 ORONO — Intermedia MFA Director Owen Smith and third-year MFA intermedia graduate student Bethany Engstrom are participating in the exhibition and gallery talk PANOPTIC, being held in conjunction with the Camden International Film Festival this weekend. The Camden International Film Festival, in partnership with Asymmetrick Arts, Binaural Nodar and the Maine […]
Read moreLaCroix Named UMaine Police Chief
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The University of Maine’s new police chief is a law enforcement veteran who worked in Florida for more than 30 years before relocating to Maine in 2008. Roland LaCroix of Bangor moved to Maine to take a captain’s job in the UMaine police department. He became interim […]
Read moreU.S., Canadian Grad Students Merging for Annual Weekend Conference
Contact: Rob Gee, 603-370-0982, Robert.gee@umit.maine.edu ORONO — The 12th annual UM/UNB Conference being held this year at the University of Maine will assemble history graduate students from United States and Canada for three days of discussions about teaching, the academic job market, pedagogy and scholarly presentations. The annual event, hosted in alternate years by graduate […]
Read moreGabe in CNNMoney Report on Educational Attainment and U.S. Cities
Todd Gabe of the UMaine School of Economics faculty is quoted in a CNNMoney story about U.S. cities with the highest percentages of residents with a college degree. Gabe provided comments about the link between educational attainment and earning potential.
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