The Laramie Boomerang quoted Kristin Vekasi, an assistant professor of political science and policy and international affairs at the University of Maine, in the article titled “Growing tensions with China could affect land deal.” Vekasi was part of a National Press Foundation Webinar on global trade during coronavirus on July 7, 2020. Titled “Essential Ingredients: […]
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Reuters, the Associated Press, ABC News and Vox interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, about the U.S. Senate race between Susan Collins and the Democratic challenger to be determined in the Tuesday primary. The Algemeiner, Aljazeera, Yahoo! News, WTVB and the National Post shared the Reuters article. U.S. News & […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Faye Gilbert, interim executive vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, and Lisa Neuman, an associate anthropology professor who leads UMaine’s chapter of the Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (AFUM), about a survey detailing how participating faculty feel about returning to campus in […]
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The Mount Desert Islander advanced an upcoming virtual talk about symbols that reinforce racism, such as Confederate flags and monuments honoring leaders of the Confederacy, at which Seth Singleton, an adjunct and libra professor of international relations at the University of Maine, will speak. Singleton will discuss “how others have tried to confront the sins […]
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Michael Socolow, associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, has been named director of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine, effective July 1. Since 2010, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center has demonstrated the immediacy, relevance and applicability of humanities scholarship by advancing teaching, research and public engagement in […]
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The Division of Music in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts has launched Maine Summer Youth Music (MSYM) Online, featuring a small library of instructional videos for music students in grades 5 to 12. The site offers a virtual alternative to the Maine Summer Youth Music Camp, normally held on campus each year […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared a University of Maine media release highlighting the first students to earn degrees as Maine’s Top Scholars: Kaylee Brann of Albion, Katelyn Ellis of Dixfield and Sadie Libby of Skowhegan. Brann, a biology major who will graduate in December 2021, has been admitted into a 3+4 Accelerated Program […]
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The University of Maine recognized 4,210 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the Spring 2020 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,769 are from Maine, 1,333 are from 41 other states and 108 are from 43 countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced this […]
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Gabrielle Hillyer is one of six recipients of the first-ever Brookie Awards for her leadership on environmental issues. The University of Maine doctoral student in ecology and environmental sciences was chosen for the honor by NRCM Rising, a Natural Resources Council of Maine project that engages and mobilizes the state’s emerging generation of environmental leaders […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Jessica Miller, professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, for the article “When will life get back to normal?” The Press Herald posed the question to a variety of experts, including doctors, philosophers, historians and sociologists. When asked the question, Miller said “Normal will never be the same, and […]
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