The Bangor Daily News reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which opened Nov. 15 and runs through Nov. 24 in Hauck Auditorium. The play is written by Simon Stephens based on Mark Haddon’s best-selling 2003 novel. The story focuses on Christopher […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Marie Hayes, a professor of psychology at the University of Maine, for a report about her research focused on the relationships between opioid-dependent mothers and their babies. “Opioids shut down the stress circuitry, which is why for people with extreme stress, such as extreme poverty, are vulnerable to addiction to drugs […]
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Neurology Advisor magazine cited research on migraines by Jonathan Borkum, an adjunct associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine. At least 95% of people with migraines have two or more common triggers, and the effects of those triggers have been traced back to essential normalities in energy metabolism, according to Borkum. “Certainly, the […]
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Samantha Jones, adjunct assistant professor of art and Honors College preceptor at the University of Maine, won first place in the Faculty Poster Session at the 2019 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Conference. Jones and co-presenters, fourth-year Honors history and anthropology double major Brianna Ballard and fourth-year Honors psychology major Raegan Harrington, were recognized in […]
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The University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and its publication Maine Policy Review have created a new digital publication series titled “Maine Policy Perspectives.” The online forum consists of a roundtable discussion of pressing policy issues that are under debate by policymakers at the local, regional, national and international levels. Adhering to the […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community through Nov. 25 for projects starting on or after Dec. 23. Past awards have supported lectures, Culturefest, the International Dance Festival, exhibits, performances and guest artists. Grants support as much as 50 percent of expenses associated with events that […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks how to get from the Maine woods to Broadway. In the fourth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with lighting designer Don Holder, UMaine Class of ‘80, about his unique career path. Holder has worked on Broadway, in film, […]
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NBC News quoted Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in the article, “Impeachment hearings play big on TV, less so with viewers.” The first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump was broadcast on the three major networks, as well as cable news, which aired […]
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Four University of Maine System students gave their final presentations Nov. 8 as Maine Policy Scholars. The scholarship recipients presented their research to four panelists, friends and family, and the broader UMS community. The Maine Policy Scholars program was established by Peter Cox and supported by many donors. It engages UMS students in the public […]
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Mount Desert Islander mentioned the University of Maine in an article about a change in leadership at the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Raney Bench will be the next executive director, while Tim Garrity, who has led the organization since 2010, will assume a position as the society’s historian, the article states. The organization plans […]
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