The University of Maine recognized 3,293 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2025 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,284 are from Maine, 960 are from 43 other states and 49 are from 18 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Forbes highlighted a resource from the University of Maine created to help graduate students learn how to use AI effectively and ethically.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7) interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on the implications for Mainers of a new federal bill in regards to specific federal assistance programs. “It’s going to add to the deficit. I think independent, objective analysis has made that clear. How much, there’s a […]
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The Sun Journal published an op-ed by Rob Glover, associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, on policy decision-making as it relates to reducing overdose deaths in Maine and beyond.
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Time magazine published an article co-authored by Ryan LaRochelle, senior lecturer with the University of Maine’s Cohen Institute, and Kate Flynn (’24) that highlights former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, for whom the institute is named after, and his ability to simultaneously navigate complex military and political issues.
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The University of Maine equipped rising high school seniors with knowledge and skills to become future leaders through a weeklong program featuring talks from executives and government officials, and outdoor leadership and co-curricular programs. Since 2019, the UMaine Cohen Institute’s weeklong Summer Leadership Program has immersed more than 250 students from all of Maine’s sixteen […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) featured a technology business co-founded by two University of Maine alumni, Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G). KinoTek has developed a digital movement analysis platform that delivers insights into a person’s whole body movements. It was incubated at the Foster Center for Innovation and developed with support from […]
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Following the second annual Maine AI conference hosted by the University of Maine, Spectrum News interviewed conference panelist Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at UMaine. “We also work with students and faculty to say ‘Hey, what’s an appropriate use of the tool, and what’s inappropriate?’ And is it possible to outsource to the AI […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Mary Freeman, assistant professor of New England history, on the history of how slavery ended in the U.S. and the meaning of Juneteenth. “We often think about the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 as this big turning point where emancipation is taking hold,” said Freeman. “But it shows you […]
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The Hill interviewed Mark Brewer, chair and professor of political science at the University of Maine, on party reactions to the arrest of a New York City mayoral candidate. “Polarization has progressed to the point that it’s almost like Democrats and Republicans see two different realities, and those realities are so different that they are […]
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