Colleagues at the Climate Change Institute are collaborating to strengthen climate education for youth in grades 5–12 in Maine. CCI faculty and staff have created the Climate Education Resources webpage to provide educators with a variety of informative materials in one place. The resources are grouped within five themes — Climate Synthesis & Overview, Climate Data […]
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A report compiled by Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was cited by WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) in its “Intervention Aroostook” segment. According to the report, as cited in the story, there were 132 overdose deaths in the state in the second quarter last […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced an exhibit of James Linehan’s work at The Gallery at 900 Broadway through Aug. 27. Linehan is a professor of art and chair of the art department at the University of Maine. The exhibit is sponsored by St. Joseph Healthcare Healing Arts Program, which seeks to enhance the hospital environment […]
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Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal and the Bangor Daily News advanced “One sun rose on us today: Stories from Maine’s Long 20th Century,” scheduled for noon–6:30 p.m. on June 4. The virtual conference, offered via Zoom, will explore some of the peoples who have claimed Maine as their home, bringing together scholars from across the state to discuss aspects of […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a new traveling arts and social justice exhibit which opens on June 4 in Portland and will be offered at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center at the University of Maine beginning Sept. 3. The Kneeling Art Photography Project will explore the meaning and evolution of the Take-A-Knee gesture […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release announcing the addition of an evidence-based physics curricula to the open-source online journal, “CourseSource.” Erin Vinson, a STEM professional development coordinator for UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology and campus coordinator for the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center), will serve […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Brandon Lieberthal, a University of Maine research associate in the School of Biology and Ecology, about the development of a mathematical model that can be used to identify potential superspreader locations and to predict the efficacy of mitigation strategies.
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Michael Socolow, University of Maine associate professor of communication and journalism and director of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, has a column published in the Boston Globe titled “How to Save This Summer’s Olympics.” Socolow argues that with rising COVID-19 rates in Japan, the solution to staging the Olympics is removing the in-person audience.
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Alabama News Network advanced CBS News’ upcoming special, “Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy,” which will feature Karen Sieber, a humanities specialist with the UMaine McGillicuddy Humanities Center. More information about the special, which airs at 10 p.m. May 31, can be found online.
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WVII (Channel 7) and Maine Public interviewed Mollie Ruben, an assistant professor of psychology at University of Maine, about the study she led which found that how people use smartphones can indicate their ability to understand and interpret nonverbal social cues. “General use, how much time you spend, screen time does not appear to impact […]
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