Prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula will be the focus of a Sept. 13 lecture at the University of Maine by Kristin Vekasi, a UMaine assistant professor of political science. The free public lecture, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. in 120 Little Hall, will focus on the key background from the perspectives of major stakeholder countries […]
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The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine has received $1,072,000 from the International and Foreign Language Education Office, U.S. Department of Education, through its Title VI program to fund the National Resource Center (NRC) on Canada and Foreign Language and Area Studies graduate fellowships for 2018–22. NRC funds will be used to support faculty […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was interviewed in the September 2018 issue of Population Connection magazine. Blackstone, who studies the child-free choice, child-free families, workplace harassment and civic engagement, spoke with the magazine about her research. “We’re told that parenthood is an important part of becoming an adult and […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing a $748,000 National Science Foundation grant for the development and evaluation of a first-of-its-kind remote learning platform. The system will provide people who are blind or visually impaired nonvisual access to STEM-related graphical information. The project, “A Remote Multimodal Learning Environment to Increase Graphical […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Lab (VEMI Lab) at the University of Maine received a $748,000 National Science Foundation grant, and quoted Nicholas Giudice, a professor of spatial informatics at UMaine and director of the VEMI Lab. The funding will support continuing development of a first-of-its-kind learning platform to give […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reports John Bear Mitchell, a lecturer of Wabanaki studies and multicultural studies and the Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator at the University of Maine, will speak at the 10th annual Acadia Night Sky Festival. The festival, encompassing five days of events and activities in the Mount Desert Island area […]
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The Kennebec Journal quoted Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in an article highlighting Dresden’s town office as an example of more time and training being needed for those in administrative positions. This suggestion comes after issues raised at a Dresden Selectboard meeting, when members noted that residents had […]
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Development and evaluation of a first-of-its-kind remote learning platform providing people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) nonvisual access to STEM-related graphical information is the focus of a $748,000 National Science Foundation grant to the University of Maine. The project, “A Remote Multimodal Learning Environment to Increase Graphical Information Access for Blind and Visually […]
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Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, an assistant professor of clinical psychology and the director of the Peer Relations Lab at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was how men make and maintain friendships, including the role of communication and how societal pressure to prioritize work and […]
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Kreg Ettenger, an associate professor of anthropology and the director of the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the latest news in the world of folk music in advance of the annual American Folk Festival in Bangor.
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