The University of Maine will celebrate and promote international education and global cultural exchange through a variety of events in November. Events will begin Saturday, Nov. 4 with the 30th annual Culturefest at the New Balance Student Recreation Center, and will end Friday, Nov. 17 with the Solidarity Harvest volunteer opportunity. Other activities will include […]
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Austin Steward, a third-year bioengineering major at the University of Maine, was part of a select group who gained early access to the Tufts University School of Medicine through the Maine Track Early Assurance program. Born of a partnership between Tufts and Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine Track Early Assurance reserves a limited number […]
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From the perspective of a typical bacterium or virus, the human body is a perfect incubator: constant temperature, filled with nutrients, bathed in moisture. So why are we still around? How do bacteria sense the presence of a host’s immune response? How can both the bacterium and host survive? These topics will be the focus […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported a mother of a Micmac Indian who plays football for Lisbon High School said Wells fans and players mocked Native Americans with offensive stereotypes throughout Friday’s game at Wells High School. Jordan LaBouff, an assistant professor of psychology and honors at the University of Maine, said even portrayals of Indians […]
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The Bangor Daily News sought input from Maine experts in sociology, politics and criminology who are members of the Maine Scholars Strategy Network for an editorial about violence in America. The BDN asked the experts, “Is America becoming more violent? Divided? How do we and America remain resilient in the face of such violence and […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “LePage can’t impose immigration rules on sheriffs that violate law, Constitution.” Requiring state and local government agencies to carry out federal mandates violates the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, said Glover. […]
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The Honors College at the University of Maine will present the TIAA 2017–18 Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture with Sara Morris on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Morris will present “Accounting for Happiness: The Rewards of Unlikely Career Choices, and the Lasting Value of Kindness,” at 3:30 p.m. in Neville Hall, Room 101. The lecture is free and […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on the Pulse Morning Show (WZON AM 620). Glover spoke about the Trump Administration’s recent decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as the work of the Scholars Strategy Network […]
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Stefano Tijerina has been named the first recipient of the Chris Kobrak Fellowship in Canadian Business History. The University of Maine adjunct assistant professor accepted the $10,000 award at the “150 Years of Canadian Business History” conference Sept. 11–12 in Toronto. Tijerina was awarded the fellowship for his in-progress book titled “Navigating Imperial Competition in […]
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Robert Glover, an associate professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Congress must fix Trump’s terrible mistake on DACA.” Glover also is the co-leader of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country […]
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