The Ellsworth American previewed a concert performance by the Forelle Trio, consisting of University of Maine faculty members Phillip and Noreen Silver, as well as violinist Richard Hsu. Pianist Phillip Silver, a professor of music, piano and musicology at UMaine, and cellist Noreen Silver, an instructor of cello and chamber music at UMaine, have performed […]
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The Hill quoted Amy Fried, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in an article about how Sen. Susan Collins’ vote either for or against confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court could influence support for her in future campaigns. “A lot of Republicans would be unhappy with her if she […]
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Douglas Allen, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Deccan Herald article about the role of Gandhi in the modern world. Allen, who also has been a distinguished chair in Gandhian philosophy at the Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai, told the Deccan Herald that millennials he’s spoken with are […]
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Traci Molloy, an artist and education activist, will give a public presentation at the University of Maine as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The presentation, “Against My Will,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in Minsky Recital Hall. Molloy will speak about the creation of the exhibit and previous collaborations with […]
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Vox and News Center Maine quoted Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, in reports about Sen. Susan Collins’ swing vote on whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fried told News Center Maine this could be the most important vote of Collins’ career. “She does have a […]
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To enhance research and education in Maine, the University of Maine Department of Chemistry is acquiring a state-of-the-art, 500 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer with a more than $535,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation and Chemistry Research Instrumentation programs. Leading the project is UMaine assistant professor of chemistry Matthew Brichacek, […]
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VillageSoup reported G. Paul Holman, a visiting professor of international relations at the University of Maine, will discuss “China in Africa: A New Kind of Colonialism?” Oct. 24 at the Vose Library in Camden. The 7 p.m. talk, which is presented by the Camden Conference, is free and open to the public.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a student-led effort at the University of Maine to celebrate National Voter Registration Day. Members of the UMaine Voter Activation Team and UMaine UVote hosted a voter registration table and “Why I Vote” booth to engage the campus community and register voters. “I think what has been inspirational is when […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “Immigrants help make America great,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]
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Rethinking the Canadian-American borderlands in the context of the 1918 Migratory Bird Conservation Act will be the focus of a lecture by guest speaker Matthew Hatvany on Oct. 1 at the University of Maine. Part of the 2018–19 CanAm Lecture Series and the History Department’s Symposium Series, “A Borderless Continent: Rethinking the Canadian-American Borderlands from […]
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