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Posted September 26, 2012
University of Maine Graduate Dr. Shannon Risk received her Doctoral Degree in History in 2009 and is currently an assistant professor of history at Niagara University. Risk was chosen to interview acclaimed actress Helen Hunt on NBC’s new genealogical reality show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (March 23). “Who Do You Think You Are?” follows well-known celebrities as they seek to learn about their family history. The decision to have Risk int...
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Posted September 26, 2012
Rob Gee, a Ph. D. candidate in the History Department, has recently become a permanent member of the gradhacker community. Gradhacker is a popular InsideHigherEd.com blog written by graduate students for graduate students addressing topics such as technology, professional tasks, wellness related topics, and productivity. Gradhacker’s mission statement describes the site as, “dedicated to creating a community of grads who can benefit from hearing the stories,...
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Posted September 26, 2012
Ana Cecilia Mauricio, a Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies student, was featured in an interview published by El Comercio, Peru’s leading newspaper. Mauricio teamed up with another Peruvian graduate student from Yale University to organize the first conference on the Lima culture of the first millennium A.D. The newspaper called the two students, “a new generation of archaeologists, trained in (Peru) with foreign doctorates, who bring a new vi...
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The Graduate School invites all graduate faculty, support staff, graduate students and their families to the Annual Graduate School Picnic on Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 4PM - 6PM at the Stodder Hall Patio (East Side). A rain date is set for Friday, September 28th also from 4-6pm.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
