The P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood awarded University of Maine Ph.D. student Sara Sophia Lowden the $20,000 P.E.O. Scholar award. The P.E.O. Scholar Awards program, established in 1991, provides substantial merit-based awards for women of the U.S. and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university. Lowden, a Ph.D. candidate […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Medical Xpress, Mediexpose, MD Linx, the Free Press and Opera News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting a study of mask wearing behavior during the pandemic. According to the study, belief in the value of science influences masking behavior.
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In a virtual platform, 569 students showcased 338 research and creative works at the 2021 UMaine Student Symposium held on April 16. The sixth annual symposium provided an opportunity for the public to view student research and scholarly work — all online due to COVID-19. The free public event was organized by the Office of […]
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Seniors from the University of Maine New Media program hosted a virtual exhibition of their capstones with the support of Intermedia student Thomas Griffith. These seniors won eight university research awards and used cutting-edge technologies, such as augmented reality. Many of the projects help users navigate the stress and challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced its 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowship and Undergraduate Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Research Experience recipients. The CUGR 2021 Summer Research and Creative Activities fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through the […]
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Individuals’ perceptions of science as a source of superior knowledge can predict the likelihood of mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by University of Maine psychology researchers. Doctoral students Morgan Stosic and Shelby Helwig, and assistant professor Mollie Ruben examined whether belief in science (BIS), a construct that measures […]
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Centralmaine.com, the Bangor Daily News, The Irregular, The Maine Edge and the Advertiser Democrat promoted the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of “Twelfth Night,” which will be available for streaming on-demand through May 9. Information about viewing the production is online.
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Centralmaine.com printed an op-ed by Elizabeth Davis, a University of Maine political science student and drug policy research fellow, advocating for the passage of LD 967, an act that would make possession of scheduled drugs for personal use a civil offense.
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In an op-ed relating the increase in donations of trash to charity resale outlets, the Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine study about the culture of reuse in rural Maine. Centralmaine.com shared the Press Herald op-ed.
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Maine Policy Review, published by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, is now being indexed in The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). DOAJ is a renowned community-driven, open-access online directory that has indexed more than 16,000 journals covering science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. The directory includes […]
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