Liberal Arts and Sciences

WMTW interviews Glover about inmate voting

Robert Glover, associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, spoke with WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) about inmates being able to vote in Maine. “I think that reflects Maine’s political culture,” said Glover, “the fact that we have this kind of expansive system of voting where even people who are […]

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UMaine Extension presents virtual keynote on Wabanaki perspectives on foodways

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is inviting the public to the virtual 2023 Horticulture Keynote on the Wabanaki perspective on foodways from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16. Join Anthony Sutton, Passamaquoddy Tribe member from Sipayik and assistant professor of Native American studies and food systems at the University of Maine, for his presentation titled […]

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Senior art exhibition opens Nov. 10

The 2023 University of Maine senior art exhibition opens Friday, Nov. 10, in Lord Hall, featuring more than 70 works by 14 students. The exhibition, which will be on view through Jan. 19, includes paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, digital artworks and mixed media pieces by seniors in a studio art capstone class led by assistant […]

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Libby Lecture to explore advocacy and entrepreneurial solutions Nov. 8

Eric Roy, founder and chief scientist for the water filtration company Hydroviv, will present the University of Maine’s fifth annual Libby Lecture in Natural Resource Policy at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Buchanan Alumni House. Roy’s talk, “We Understand the Problem. Now What? The Opportunity for Scientists to Pursue Advocacy & Entrepreneurship,” will […]

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Media promote 2023 Horticulture Keynote

The Franklin Journal, the Bangor Daily News and  Morning Ag Clips promoted the virtual 2023 Horticulture Keynote on the Wabanaki perspective on foodways, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16. Interested participants are invited to join Anthony Sutton, Passamaquoddy Tribe member from Sipayik and assistant professor of Native American […]

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MHC welcomes Sunlight Media Collective for film screening, Panel Discussion

The University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) will host a free screening of, and discussion about, the new documentary “This River Is Our Relative,” featuring subjects of the film and representatives of the Sunlight Media Collective, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 in the Collins Center for the Arts.  “This River is Our […]

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Sporer discusses manhunt for Lewiston mass shooter with BDN

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Karyn Sporer, associate professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Sociology, about the manhunt for the perpetrator of a mass shooting in Lewiston, which ended Oct. 27. “Police are doing things we don’t even know they’re capable of doing, and it needs to be that way,” she […]

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