One of the University of Maine’s most distinguished and celebrated offerings marked a milestone this year. UMaine’s Congressional Internship program marked its 65th year with a gathering in Washington D.C. earlier this spring, bringing together the current cohort of interns with a selection of former participants whose involvement goes back through the decades, as well as […]
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The University of Maine chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will soon mark an auspicious milestone. This April, PBK’s Delta Chapter of Maine will induct their 100th anniversary class. The chapter was initially approved in 1922, with the first class inducted the following spring. Hitting the century mark is a significant benchmark, one that the […]
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The VEMI Lab at the University of Maine has launched its custom-built multi-person autonomous vehicle simulator, a unique platform for human-subject research in the automotive space. VEMI’s Multimodal Omnidirectional Immersive Simulator for Inclusive Navigation or MOISIN (pronounced “mo-sheen”) is unique as the first fully autonomous “people mover” or “robo-taxi” motion simulator, designed as a replacement […]
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An Orono-based theatre company’s next show involves reaching for the stars … with a little assistance from some University of Maine expertise. True North Theatre’s latest production is “Silent Sky,” written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by TNT artistic director Angela Bonacasa. It’s based on the true story of 19th century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and […]
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A new book from a University of Maine faculty member takes a deep dive into an underexplored aspect of medieval Christianity. Joel Anderson, assistant professor of history, has just seen the release of his new book. Titled Reimagining Christendom: Writing Iceland’s Bishops into the Roman Church, 1200-1350, the book is published by the University of […]
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The transition to green technologies has been steadily ramping up in terms of scale all over the globe in recent years. What this means, however, is that the access to the minerals necessary for crafting the infrastructure for those green technologies has never been more important. As international tensions heighten in the face of geopolitical […]
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The University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present the 2022 Maine Heritage Lecture on October 13 at 3 p.m. The event takes place at the Bodwell Lounge at the Collins Center for the Arts, with a reception to follow at 4 p.m. at the CCA’s Hudson Museum. This year’s lecture is […]
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University of Maine professor Bridie McGreavy has won a prestigious honor in the field of environmental communications. Dr. McGreavy, Associate Professor of Environmental Communication in UMaine’s Department of Communication and Journalism, is the recipient of the J. Robert Cox Award in Environmental Communication & Civic Engagement for 2022 from the Environmental Communication Division of the […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts’s Division of Theatre and Dance invites student auditions for its slate of Fall 2021 theatrical performances. Auditions will take place on September 2nd and 3rd from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with callbacks on Saturday, September 4. Auditions for Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka, directed by Rosalie Purvis, will […]
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The Maine Association of Broadcasters (MAB) recently announced the awarding of scholarship support to six University of Maine undergraduates. The 2020-2021 Maine Association of Broadcasters Scholars are: Peter Alexander: a second-year student majoring in communication with a minor in leadership studies from Rockland, Maine. Devin Daigneault: Journalism and Theater dual major from Winslow, Maine. Erin […]
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