The University of Maine will open the 2018 Senior Art Exhibition, “Collective Ground,” with a reception 5:30–8 p.m. Dec. 7 at Lord Hall Gallery. The show, which runs through Feb. 2, features more than 70 works of art, including paintings, drawings, prints, digital paintings/prints and sculptures. The nine studio art majors displaying work produced all […]
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Darren Ranco, a professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on Henry David Thoreau and the new documentary, “Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul,” which airs on Maine Public Television on Dec. 6. […]
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Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership, now in its 11th year, is accepting applications for undergraduate women to participate in a six-day residential, nonpartisan training program that focuses on civic and political leadership. Maine NEW Leadership provides students a unique opportunity to build confidence and leadership skills through experiential training and provides a teaching […]
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Bowdoin College interviewed Stacy Doore, research manager at the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine and a visiting assistant professor of computer science at Bowdoin College, about two grants she recently received for her research. Doore is collaborating with UMaine faculty members Nicholas Giudice, lab director at VEMI and a professor of spatial informatics, […]
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VillageSoup advanced a talk by Paul Holman, an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Maine and adjunct professor at the Naval War College. Holman will speak on “China in Africa: A New Kind of Colonialism?” at the Camden Public Library at 7 p.m. Dec. 18. The talk, which is offered as a […]
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Phys.org carried a University of Maine news release about a study on predicting spring ice-out dates in lakes across Maine and the rest of North America, led by Mussie T. Beyene, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering at UMaine, and Shaleen Jain, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UMaine. Using […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release on the augmented reality Virtual Cocktail invention developed by Nimesha Ranasinghe, a new assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine. The Virtual Cocktail, or Vocktail, is a device connected to a mobile app that allows the user […]
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Penny Rheingans, director of the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine, spoke with News Center Maine for the report, “Closing the gap: Women in computing.” Nationally and in Maine, there is a trend showing fewer women are going to college for computer science degrees, according to the report. The reason […]
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In December, Micmac Donna Sanipass’ spectacular, detailed pinecone basket made of brown ash and sweetgrass will be raffled off at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market. Proceeds will support the 24th annual market that will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University […]
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The Maine Edge reviewed the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ production of John Patrick’s classic “The Curious Savage.” Directed by Ten Bucks Theatre Company founder and UMaine theatre instructor Julie Arnold Lisnet, the production is staged in Hauck Auditorium and will run through Nov. 18. The show tells the story of Ethel Savage, […]
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