The Sun Journal previewed an exhibition by faculty members in the University of Maine Department of Art set to open Feb. 15. “Featured Faculty / 2019” at the Lord Hall Gallery will showcase the works of nine faculty members: Connie Albertson, Giles Timms, Andy Mauery, Wayne Hall, Susan Camp, Robert Pollien, Samantha Jones, Kris Engman […]
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The Penobscot Times advanced a concert by the Zenith Ensemble in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine at 2 p.m. Feb. 16. The ensemble includes five singers and six instrumentalists from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and is led by Grammy-nominated performer and concertmaster Marika Holmqvist, the article states. The concert will feature […]
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VillageSoup reported Judith Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, will give a talk about the effect of social media on democracy at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Waldoboro Public Library. Politicians, activists, reporters and other people of all ages and backgrounds use social media for many purposes […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated Feb. 14. Writing to keep Hollywood relevant will be the focus of a lecture by Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer Adam Barr on March 1 at the University of Maine. Barr, a Lewiston, Maine native, will give a talk, “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant,” as part of […]
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Media covered the latest report by Marcella Sorg, a research professor in the Department of Anthropology and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. The report shows the number of drug overdose fatalities decreased 5 percent for the first three quarters of 2018, compared to 2017 — down 282 from 297 reported […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Judith Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, for a report on a new Facebook feature. The feature, available to some users who have the most recent version of the Messenger app for IOS and Android, will allow messages to be deleted within 10 minutes […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will present an exhibition of the rich and varied work of nine faculty members who teach in the Department of Art. “Featured Faculty / 2019,” which runs Feb. 15 through March 8, will showcase work by Connie Albertson, Giles Timms, Andy Mauery, Wayne Hall, Susan Camp, […]
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Registration is open for the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference May 30–June 1 at the University of Maine. In July 1819, a majority of voters in the District of Maine chose to separate from Massachusetts. Maine became the 23rd state in the nation in March 1820. Conference organizers see the bicentennial as an opportunity to […]
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Zenith Ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Led by Grammy-nominated performer and concertmaster Marika Holmqvist, the professional ensemble comprises five singers and six instrumentalists who hail from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Some of the best pieces of the Baroque period’s quintessential composers of […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated Feb. 7. The 2019 Maryann Hartman Awards recognizing the inspirational achievements of Maine women will be presented to retired professor of economics and women and gender studies Susan F. Feiner of Portland, Deputy Attorney General and Chief of the Criminal Division for the State of Maine Lisa Marchese Eames of Cumberland Center, […]
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