Brewer discusses political polarization for Boothbay Register op-ed
In an op-ed published in The Boothbay Register titled “Politics 101,” Mark Brewer, University of Maine political science, discusses political polarization.
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McGillicuddy Humanities Center welcomes fall 2023 undergraduate fellows
This semester, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) welcomes four new undergraduate research fellows: Chapman “Chappy” Hall, Iris Loehr, Sarah Renee Ozlanski and Katherine Ritche. This new cohort will join current fellows Paige Allen, Sebastien Chamberlain, Abigail Roberts and Willow Wind. MHC undergraduate fellows receive an award of up to $8,000 over the […]
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UMaine astronomers coordinating citizen science research on total solar eclipse in Northeast
A total solar eclipse will be visible in northern Maine for three-and-a-half minutes on April 8. That provides a short and rare opportunity to gather scientific data on this major astronomical event, and Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, is preparing to have high schoolers and other […]
Read moreSocolow discusses Maine media landscape and politics with Semafor
Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke with Semafor about the political affiliations of owners and investors of news organizations in Maine and elsewhere. “I think the person who writes the checks is ultimately less important than the quality of the news provided,” he wrote in an email […]
Read moreNew York Times features Mitchell, UMaine Fogler Library records in reporting about Penobscot artist
In a report about the historical impact of Penobscot performer Molly Nelson, also known as Molly Spotted Elk, the New York Times cited information from the Fogler Library at the University of Maine, and spoke to John Bear Mitchell, lecturer of Wabanaki studies at UMaine. “There’s a real difference in the voice, and there’s a […]
Read moreBrewer speaks to Reuters about voting among rural Americans
Reuters spoke to Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, about whether Democrats will be able to secure votes from rural America through funding infrastructure. Brewer told Reuters that President Biden’s problems in Maine’s rural second district, which backed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 before embracing Donald Trump, are a […]
Read moreHanson speaks to BDN about the Fibonacci sequence
In an article about using the Fibonacci sequence for garden planning, the Bangor Daily News spoke to Brandon Hanson, assistant professor of mathematics at University of Maine. “It has to do to some extent with how things replicate in nature. The patterns look nice so we use them as a frame of reference [and] that’s […]
Read moreBDN shares McGillicuddy Humanities Center event with Rhiannon Giddens
The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the Collins Center for the Arts will host a free public lecture with Grammy, Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur “Genius” grant winner Rhiannon Giddens and conversation with trumpet professor Jack Burt at 1 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the […]
Read moreNew nature docu-series by Sarnacki coming to Maine Public
A new docu-series about Maine nature by Aislinn Sarnacki, a lecturer with the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism, is premiering Maine Public television at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 Maine Public television. “Borealis” is a multimedia outdoors series that explores the state as Sarnacki and her colleagues, hike, bike, fish and surf. […]
Read moreIntermedia Programs symposium features latest faculty work at IMRC
Faculty from the University of Maine Intermedia Programs are showcasing their latest work — a diverse array of analog and digital media demonstrating contemporary artistic practice — during their 2023 symposium at the Innovation Media and Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center. The exhibition includes artwork from Sheridan Kelley Adams, Arturo Camacho, Bethany Engstrom […]
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