The founders of the VEMI (Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction) Lab participated in a podcast about automated driving hosted by MIT Technology Review. “AI in the Driver’s Seat” featured a panel of experts that included Richard Corey, director of the VEMI Lab, and Nicholas Giudice, a professor with the School of Computing and Information Science […]
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University of Maine students Sarah Marcotte and Abigail Muscat earned Killam Fellowships to study in Canada during the spring 2021 semester. Marcotte, a third-year biology major, plans to study at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Muscat, a third-year marine sciences major and international affairs minor, plans to study at the University of British Columbia […]
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The Penobscot Times talked with Janine di Giovanni ’83, recipient of the 2020 Bernard Lown ’42 Alumni Humanitarian Award, for her award-winning journalism. For nearly 30 years, di Giovanni has written about conflicts on four continents. Her focus on war crimes, human rights abuses, and the plight of refugees has given voice to the voiceless. […]
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The University of Maine will train future Arctic scientists to help address the socio-environmental challenges resulting from the world’s most rapidly changing environment with a nearly $3 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The new UMaine initiative, Systems Approaches to Understanding and Navigating the New Arctic, is funded by the NSF Research Traineeship […]
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The University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center will offer a virtual workshop about applying for grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Mark Silver, senior program officer in the NEH Division of Research Programs, will lead the free, public workshop. Advance registration is required. Space […]
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The Hill interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, for an article titled “Biden agenda hinges on Senate majority.” “Control over the Senate is going to be brought up on both sides of this race,” said Brewer about the U.S. Senate Race between incumbent Susan Collins and challenger Sara […]
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Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a news story titled “‘That Sealed the Deal’ — Trump Hopes Attention Paid to Lobster Industry Will Win An Electoral Vote.” Brewer says the president’s actions involving the lobster industry might not only affect how lobstermen vote in […]
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The Sun Journal advanced an upcoming online presentation from Susan Pinette, director of the University of Maine’s Franco American Programs, about Franco-American Writers 5:30–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3. The free, public program, hosted by the Lewiston Public Library, will take place live via Zoom. In conjunction with the Maine Humanities Council as part of their […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, about the upcoming presidential election and candidates, incumbent Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. “(Trump has) made it clear that he is the top adviser to his political campaign,” Brewer said. “That worked for him in 2016 […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that journalist Janine Di Giovanni, who graduated from the University of Maine in 1983, has received the 2020 Bernard Lown Humanitarian Award in recognition of her distinguished conflict storytelling. The University of Maine Alumni Association sponsors the award, which honors UMaine graduates who are dedicated to outstanding service and impact […]
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