WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine’s Psychological Services Center is offering a new COVID-19 Stress Clinic to help clients cope with the stress of the pandemic. When UMaine shifted to remote learning in mid-March, the center developed a telehealth program to continue helping clients, and is now accepting new clients, WABI reported. “There […]
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Henry Munson, a professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, will deliver a lecture titled “The Role of Religion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” at 5 p.m. Aug. 2 as part of the Middle East Forum of Falmouth. The free series of public lectures, now in its 15th year, will be offered via Zoom. Anyone […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has named Abigail Muscat a 2020 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar. Muscat, a rising third-year marine sciences major and international affairs minor at the University of Maine, will receive a two-year academic scholarship, a 10-week paid summer internship opportunity and funding to participate in two national science conferences. “It […]
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The Falmouth Enterprise advanced Henry Munson’s 5 p.m. Aug. 2 webinar that’s part of the Middle East Forum of Falmouth. Munson, a professor of anthropology and cooperating professor in the School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, will address “The Role of Religion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Munson’s current research focuses […]
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New telepsychology services, including one focused on stress responses to COVID-19, are now available through the Psychological Services Center at the University of Maine. The center is the in-house outpatient clinic for an American Psychological Association accredited doctoral training program in clinical psychology. Staffed by clinician-psychologist teams with specific expertise, the center serves clients throughout […]
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Nolan Altvater of Milford, a University of Maine rising senior majoring in secondary education and minoring in English, was selected as one of 55 students nationwide to receive Honorable Mention for the Udall Scholarship in the Native American policy category. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships for study in fields related to the […]
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A Portland Press Herald article titled “Popularity of Maine reality shows proves it’s the way TV should be” quoted Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The state has had a mark on popular culture predating the recent boom of reality TV and even TV itself, the article […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Jessica Miller, a professor of philosophy and associate dean for faculty affairs and interdisciplinary programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine, about balancing individual freedoms and collective rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Especially in times like these, we have […]
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Jordan LaBouff, an associate professor of psychology and honors at the University of Maine, and Charlotte Warren co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “What Maine can do to reduce police violence.” LaBouff is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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Chemical & Engineering News interviewed R. Dean Astumian, professor of physics at the University of Maine, about discovering how to make polyrotaxane, which, according to Science Direct, is a supermolecular structure consisting of ring-shaped molecules on a polymer chain. Chemists from the lab of Fraser Stoddart, a professor of chemistry at Northwestern University, made polyrotaxane […]
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