Two alumnae of the University of Maine English Department’s Graduate Program have been awarded 2014 National Endowment for the Arts fellowships for creative writing. Catherine Reid, chair of Warren Wilson College’s undergraduate creative writing program, and Josie Sigler Sibara, assistant professor of English and creative writing at the University of Rhode Island, both received $25,000 […]
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Fieldwork focuses on bee species diversity in habitats near blueberry fields.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering growers a training session for the Bureau of Pesticide Control (BPC) private pesticide applicator core exam. Training will be 3–6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the UMaine Extension Oxford County office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. Participants also have the option of taking the exam 6–7:30 p.m. Effective […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will provide professional development for afterschool providers at seven locations across the state beginning in January 2015. During the 10 hours of training, positive youth development concepts suitable for after-school programs and the interactive 4-H science curriculum will be highlighted. The agenda includes webinar overviews of the 4-H Afterschool Academy […]
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University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was quoted in a USA Today story about Maine being one of six states where it appears voter turnout was higher than 50 percent. “The bear-baiting referendum brought out plenty of people who are not normally regular voters,” says Brewer. “This time, it was seen as more controversial […]
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University of Maine philosophy Professor Michael Howard penned a column in the Bangor Daily News about the need to build political will for a climate-protecting carbon fee. Howard, a member of the Maine Regional Network that brings together scholars to address public challenges, said the U.S-China deal on carbon emissions “is a significant step in […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and The Maine Edge ran the University of Maine media release about the launch of the Historical Atlas of Maine, a new geographical and historical interpretation of the state from the end of the last ice age to the year 2000. The atlas is the culmination of a 15-year scholarly project […]
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The Free Press previewed a book signing by author and University of Maine marine archaeologist Warren Riess at 11a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, at Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta. After 30 years of research, Riess’ book “The Ship That Held Up Wall Street,” is on bookshelves. Riess recounts his experiences as co-director of the investigation […]
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The Free Press in Rockland previewed the 20th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Molly Neptune Parker and her grandson, George Soctomah Neptune will be two of the featured artists. The […]
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An expert on the Middle East will deliver the Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture titled “The Obama Administration and the Arab Youth Revolutions on Monday, Dec. 1. Juan Cole, a professor of history at the University of Michigan, will present the free, open-to-the-public talk at 7:30 p.m. in Little Hall on […]
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