A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of Maine will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts. The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member. They are […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke with CNN about the many reasons women decide not to have children. “The pandemic has really revealed to us how poorly we support parents in the U.S.,” said Blackstone, also the author of “Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a […]
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Seacoastonline reported on a presentation by Don Beith, a University of Maine assistant professor of philosophy, which challenged attendees to think about changing their habits based on their ecological impact. Beith, who writes about how habits can transform environments, classifies beneficial habits as virtues and suggests that we must apply “existential ethics” to address climate […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WAGM, WVII and WABI reported on the renaming of the astronomy center at the University of Maine as the Versant Power Astronomy Center. MSN shared the WABI story.
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The Times Record cited a May report compiled by Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, about drug overdoses in the state. According to the report, as cited in the article, 3,222 drug overdoses are believed to have occured between January and May […]
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The Tribeca Citizen featured paintings from Louise Bourne, an adjunct assistant professor of art at the University of Maine.
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The Conversation published an article by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, titled “Beyond the ratings, NBC’s Olympics telecast show video’s future.” Socolow, also director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center writes that while traditional Olympic television ratings had decreased, the network demonstrates other metrics of success that […]
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News Center Maine highlighted artificial intelligence research from University of Maine faculty. It also noted the University of Maine Artificial Intelligence (UMaine AI) initiative, in which the institution aims to work with various partners to make Maine a hub for AI research, education and use.
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Eighteen University of Maine undergraduates have been named 2021–22 Nickerson Scholarship recipients: Connor Ashfield and Julia Bate of Bangor, Scott Beauchamp of Bath, Madeline Bierman of Sorrento, Brooke Camire of Acton, Hailey Champagne of Lewiston, Benjamin Cotton of Glenburn, Elizabeth Davis of Gray, Jillian Hagerty of Houlton, Lila Harakles of Scarborough, Catherine Keely McConville of […]
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University of Maine lecturer and Libra Professor William Yellow Robe passed away July 19 in Bangor after a long illness. He was 61. Yellow Robe, a member of the Assiniboine Nation from Fort Peck, Montana, joined the UMaine community first as a Visiting Libra Professor in fall 2004. He was an award-winning playwright with a […]
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