The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to Friday Aug. 27 parking and traffic. As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the class of 2014 on Friday August 27, 2010 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures necessary to accommodate a large volume of first-year students […]
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In a story about Maine independent gubernatorial candidate Kevin Scott, UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer tells the Lewiston Sun Journal candidates who lack strong campaign funding and don’t have sufficient name recognition will face hurdles in the November election.
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WLBZ 2 mentioned UMaine’s Cooperative Extension in a report about Maine’s dry weather this summer.
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Comments from Mark Brewer of the UMaine political science faculty were included in a York Weekly report on the independent gubernatorial candidacy of Eliot Cutler. Brewer says it’s significant that Maine has previously elected independent governors in James Longley and Angus King.
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President Kennedy’s Friday announcement that he’s appointed Steve Abbott interim director received widespread news coverage, including Saturday Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News reports. Maine Sunday Telegram sports columnist Steve Sollloway analyzed the appointment in his Sunday column. Abbott is an Orono native and former Harvard football player who served as Sen. Susan Collins’ […]
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An Associated Press story on the WGME television website previews the Sept. 21-23 series of UMaine presentations by scientist and filmmaker Randy Olson. One highlight will be a screening of the 1991 film “Salt of the Earth,” which features Stonington brothers Stevie and Brian Robbins. The Robbins brothers will participate in that event, scheduled for […]
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Steve Abbott, an Orono native who served 12 years as Sen. Susan Collins’ chief of staff, has been named University of Maine interim athletic director. An attorney and former Harvard football captain, Abbott will take over for Blake James, who is leaving UMaine on Sept. 7 to become senior associate athletic director for external relations […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 or joe.carr@umit.maine.edu ORONO — University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has selected Steve Abbott to serve as interim athletic director beginning Monday, Sept. 6. An attorney who served as Sen. Susan Collins’ chief of staff for 12 years, Abbott grew up on and around the UMaine campus where his […]
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MPBN reports the Lewiston School Department will use part of its $2 million share of federal funding for professional development through the University of Maine.
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Research into the effects of arsenic on mast cells, which help regulate the body’s immune system, being done by UMaine biochemist Julie Gosse and a team of student researchers, was the subject of a U.S. News and World Report story.
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