The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) talked with Jon Ippolito, a University of Maine professor of new media, about students using modern technology to develop games, phone apps and interactive programs to help people cope with the stresses induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Students respond to what is in their lives,” Ippolito said. […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported that student members of the University of Maine Opera Workshop, under the direction of music faculty Isaac Bray, were able to safely practice and record their performances of scenes from several popular operas. The video is available on YouTube.
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Cindy Isenhour, a University of Maine associate professor of anthropology, about recycling wrapping paper and repurposing other materials to wrap gifts.
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University of Maine associate professor of communications and journalism Michael Socolow was cited in a column about Substack published by WGBH (Boston).
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The Maine Edge reported on University of Maine intermedia students creating a multimedia installation in downtown Bangor. “Light Bright” will be unveiled at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 on Central Street in fulfillment of a class challenge to match the spirit of Bangor’s holiday parade while adhering to social distancing guidelines.
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The stress of COVID-19 and other obstacles of everyday life prompted seven seniors from the University of Maine New Media program to develop novel apps and activities to cope and adapt. Using a variety of modern audiovisual and interactive technologies these students crafted tools that can help users de-stress, learn new hobbies, entertain themselves and […]
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The Columbia Journalism Review interviewed Michael J. Socolow, director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, in an article titled “Ideal Filler,” which explores the history and recent dialogue surrounding the New York Times op-ed section. Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism, said when it was created in 1970, the aim of the publication’s op-ed […]
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The University of Maine New Media program is teaching digital skills to high school and community college students and staff in a free webinar series. “Knowledge Bites” will explore various technological topics, including how to code an HTML game, create memes with Photoshop, craft 2D animations and more, through hands-on learning activates. New Media program […]
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University of Maine student Rachel Harell appeared in a Today show segment featuring college students from across the U.S. talking about how the pandemic has affected their lives. Harell is a journalism major minoring in psychology and marketing.
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Opera as an art form has been around for more than 400 years, and students and faculty in the UMaine School of Performing Arts were not going to let a pandemic stop their performance from going ahead. That’s why, for the first time ever, the University of Maine Opera Workshop has chosen to present its […]
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