The Bangor Daily News mentioned an event at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center and M.F. Jordan Planetarium in a roundup of weekend events in Maine. The planetarium will offer weekly showings of “David Bowie Dreams,” a laser music show, at 9 p.m. each Friday in February, the BDN reported.
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The University of Maine recognized 2,388 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,666 are from Maine, 669 are from 34 other states and 53 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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Judith Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was the pros and cons of using Facebook, including issues of privacy and election interference, and the platform’s future.
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The Times Record previewed a free Feb. 8 presentation by Liam Riordan, a professor of history at the University of Maine, on the roots of statehood in advance of Maine’s bicentennial in 2020. Riordan will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick. According to the article, “Bicentennial Beginnings: Setting the Stage […]
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Nick Rotter-Weller is an inaugural recipient of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) Undergraduate Fellowship at the University of Maine. The fellowship provides financial support so the senior English major can concentrate on coursework, develop his research project, work collaboratively with peers, participate in interdisciplinary humanities programs, and gain professional skills. Rotter-Weller has […]
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Kim Crowley is an inaugural recipient of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) Undergraduate Fellowship at the University of Maine. The fellowship provides financial support so the senior English major can concentrate on coursework, develop her research project, work collaboratively with peers, participate in interdisciplinary humanities programs, and gain professional skills. The Newport, […]
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News Center Maine interviewed C. Thomas Hess, a professor of physics at the University of Maine, for a report on new recommendations for radon testing in Maine homes. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon — an odorless, invisible, naturally occurring, radioactive gas — is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year. […]
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Slate published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, about the story of former NFL star and Vietnam War veteran Willie Miller. The piece, titled “Why has Los Angeles Rams wide receiver and Vietnam veteran Willie Miller been forgotten by the NFL?”, explored how […]
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The Kennebec Journal reported a large cloth map of Maine made by University of Maine students in an art education class was the focus of a Maine-Wabanaki REACH interactive presentation in Augusta on Jan. 26. Using the map, the organization presented the history of European colonization in Maine and its impact on the local indigenous […]
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University of Maine faculty members Caroline Noblet, an assistant professor in the School of Economics, and Bridie McGreavy, an assistant professor of environmental communication, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the use of the phrase “Not in my backyard,” or “NIMBY.” The concept is a focus in localized debates in Greater Belfast […]
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