Rosalie Purvis, lecturer in theatre and director at the University of Maine, adapted and directed “The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs,” a 17th-century Spanish play by Ana Caro Mallen de Soto, for the School of Performing Arts’ fall production at Hauck Auditorium. The Bangor Daily News praised the show as “wonderfully outrageous,” highlighting Purvis’s […]
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According to WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 Bangor), The University of Maine Innovation Media Research and Commercialization Center hosted a screening of the documentary “Seeds of Change,” which explores how organic agriculture and food-system reform intersect with the prison environment in Maine. The event highlighted the role that food, farming and rehabilitation can play in transforming […]
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Indigenous characters and storylines are often misrepresented in film, television and pop culture. John Bear Mitchell, a University of Maine lecturer in Wabanaki studies, set out to change that as a consultant for HBO’s “IT: Welcome to Derry,” based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel. Mitchell worked on the production team for the miniseries to help […]
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Caroline Bicks, professor of English and the inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, joined Literary Hub to discuss the lasting impact of Stephen King’s storytelling. Bicks explained what makes King’s work resonate with readers and previewed her forthcoming book, “Monsters in the Archives,” which is scheduled to publish next […]
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Award-winning archaeologist and MacArthur Fellow Kristina Douglass will deliver the University of Maine Hudson Museum’s Archaeology Month Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 in room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Douglass, associate professor of climate at Columbia University, will present an illustrated public lecture on her research, which explores the […]
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WBUR (Boston’s NPR affiliate), WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor) interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, on the race to become Maine’s next U.S. senator.
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Michael Socolow, University of Maine professor of communication and journalism, provided commentary to NPR for their report on the relationship between agriculture and broadcasting. Socolow explained how the election of President Warren G. Harding in 1920 began a rise in radio broadcasting and the events that led to it taking over the media.
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion about land return, rematriation and conservation work led by Indigenous peoples on Monday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. These efforts intersect with several of the key issues impacting the well-being and cultures of Indigenous nations. This […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) launched its 40th anniversary season on Oct. 11 with the California Dreamin’ Gala, an evening of music, celebration and recognition of individuals who have made a lasting impact on the arts at the University of Maine and in the surrounding community. Guests enjoyed a California-themed reception in the […]
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Shane Harriman could never have predicted his research would earn an award or bring him to the mountains of northern Italy. Raised in Orrington, Maine, Harriman has always had an affinity for the outdoors. After graduating from John Bapst Memorial High School in 2022, he chose to attend the University of Maine for its comfortable […]
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