Liberal Arts and Sciences

Media interview Laatsch about eclipse research

The Bangor Daily News, The County and News Center Maine interviewed Shawn Laatsch, director of the University of Maine Versant Power Astronomy Center, regarding the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8. Laatsch, his students and citizen scientists that he trained will capture photographs of the eclipse as part of a research project called the Citizen […]

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‘The Maine Question’ shares how Mainers can experience total solar eclipse

On April 8, Mainers will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a rare cosmic event without traveling out of state: a total solar eclipse. Space enthusiasts from across the U.S. are flocking to communities in rural Maine like Jackman and Houlton to enjoy three-and-a-half minutes of totality, when they can see a ring of light […]

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Academic paper on love from UMaine cited by Newsweek

A 2015 academic paper from the University of Maine titled “The Essential Basis of True Love and the Physiologically Healthy Interpersonal Relationship” by Max Hammer, a retired UMaine professor of clinical psychology who died in 2011, and Barry Hammer, who has also been associated with UMaine, was cited in an article about love by Newsweek. […]

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Richlin writes research piece for The Conversation on vaccine skepticism

University of Maine assistant professor of anthropology Johanna Richlin wrote an article for The Conversation titled “Vaccine-skeptical mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrust the medical system,” which was based on research she had conducted. Richlin, who studies how beliefs and feelings circulate in American society, interviewed vaccine-skeptical mothers about their perceptions of […]

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Barron co-leading poetry roundtable in San Diego to celebrate Robert Frost

University of Maine professor of English Jonathan Barron is co-leading a roundtable discussion in San Diego March 21-23 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet Robert Frost. Workshops and roundtable discussions will be held by distinguished poets and joined by scholars from around the world. Barron’s roundtable will focus on how […]

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Spectrum News interviews Laatsch on data possibilities of upcoming eclipse

Versant Power Astronomy Center Director Shawn Laatsch was interviewed by Spectrum News on the importance of gathering data on the sun during the April 8 solar eclipse. Since the moon will fully block the sun, Laatsch said the eclipse is an opportunity to observe the sun’s corona, the origin of solar winds and flares. “It’s […]

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Charney, Laatsch interviewed by BDN on animal reactions to eclipses

Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine assistant professor of conservation biology Noah Charney and director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center Shawn Laatsch on how animals react to a solar eclipse. Charney said he has observed daytime and nocturnal insects change behavior. Laatsch, who has seen five solar eclipses, talked about how the weather […]

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First year policy, international affairs students visit Maine State House

On Feb. 15, five first-year students from the University of Maine School of Policy and International Affairs took a field trip to the state capitol for the 2024 Nonprofit Day at the Maine State House, hosted by the Maine Association of Nonprofits.  As part of a class on public service in the nonprofit/nongovernmental organization sector, […]

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UMaine hosting free behavioral health summit March 29

The University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care program is hosting the free Maine Integrated Behavioral Health Summit on Friday, March 29 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m in Wells Conference Center. The summit will include a panel discussion with practitioners who are working in integrated primary care in Maine; a keynote speech from […]

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