Digital Humanities Week talk to look at local blueberries, clams, beer

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

October 3, 2017 Arts, Signature and Emerging Areas, STEM Education

Researchers from around the state, including the University of Maine and Colby College, will discuss ways to document and nourish the state’s endangered economies that depend on local agriculture and wildlife as part of UMaine’s Digital Humanities Week.

“Blueberries, Clams, and Beer: The Lure of the Local,” will be held 1–2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 in Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center, Room 112.

Featured projects to be discussed include “Wild Difference,” an initiative to develop a heritage center and virtual museum about wild blueberries and the Maine farmers who have tended them for generations; the “Clam Cam,” a video camera that follows clam harvesters throughout their day; and the Maine Beer Map, which documents the growth of microbreweries across the state.

The discussion is free and open to the public. More information is online.

The biennial Digital Humanities Week focuses on the ways that new technologies are transforming arts and letters, history, and the social sciences. This year’s conference runs Oct. 2–6 and will examine what role the arts and humanities play in a world that is increasingly driven by science and technology. More about Digital Humanities Week is online.