The Penobscot Bay Pilot advanced a public talk by Michael Grillo, a University of Maine professor of art, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on May 27. In “A Reconsidered World,” Grillo will explore how catastrophic urban depopulations caused a paradigm shift in Mediaeval peoples’ worldview which led to the rise of Renaissance realism. More information is […]
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The Irregular advanced a free webinar offered by Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, at noon on May 14. More information about the webinar, which is part of the Maine Conservation Voters Lunch and Learn series, is online.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of more than $59,000 to the University of Maine’s McGillicuddy Humanities Center to support development of a centralized digital portal that will improve access to Wabanaki historical and cultural resources and archival collections currently distributed across UMaine and, in the future, to incorporate collections curated […]
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University of Maine Hutchinson Center student Michelle Moschkau understands the importance of being comfortable in your own skin. While working toward a master’s degree in social work, Moschkau studied body-based modalities for healing trauma. That led her to develop a new habit — exploring clinical and academic research. She notes that this is one habit […]
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Cindy Isenhour, a University of Maine associate professor, spoke with the Associated Press and New Hampshire Public Radio’s WBUR about donations of unusable items to charity thrift shops. WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston), WPLG (Channel 10 in Miami), the Portland Press Herald, The Middletown Press, The Salem News and the Seattle Times shared the AP story.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine news release about the launch of the Maine Drug Data Hub, a new online portal that integrates information from public health, public safety, corrections and the judicial system to support analysis of drug use statistics. WVII interviewed Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine research professor, and […]
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Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke with Salon about the New York Times’ op-ed page in a column about the newspaper’s decision to rename op-eds “guest essays” in the opinions section. “For many Times readers (and even employees), the page looks like a unified platform or singularly […]
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The University of Maine will honor the achievements of the more than 2,000 UMaine students receiving degrees in 2021 with a virtual 218th Commencement presentation, highlighted by video of students’ in-person stage walks, congratulatory remarks by valedictorian Bailey West and a keynote by Dr. Edison Liu, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory. Alumna Melissa […]
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Maine Public interviewed University of Maine faculty Darren Ranco, director of Native American Programs, and Jacquelyn Gill, an associate professor of paleoecology, about a new study that reveals the historical role of Indigenous peoples in natural resource management and environmental stewardship. Findings suggest that Indigenous people should be centered in resource management and conservation to […]
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Amy Blackstone, a University of Maine professor of sociology, appeared on KCUR National Public Radio’s “Up to Date” program to discuss the growing childfree by choice movement ahead of Mother’s Day.
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