Liberal Arts and Sciences

Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine to open Franco-American art exhibit

A Franco-American art exhibit titled “Beau-frog: The Art of Peter Archambault” will open April 20 at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. The artwork consists of cartoon drawings, political commentary, Franco-American cultural exploration and personal discovery. It was created by Archambault at the University of Maine’s Franco-American Centre. The exhibit is a collaboration […]

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Art education students creating, selling T-shirts to benefit indigenous-led nonprofit

As part of the requirements for an upper-level art education course at the University of Maine, students are striving to elicit real change through art, local action and awareness. This semester, the student program University of Maine Art Education Community Outreach (UMAECO) is working with Gedakina, an indigenous-led nonprofit. Gedakina’s mission is “to strengthen and […]

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Inaugural grant program awards $245,000 to interdisciplinary undergraduate research

The Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaborative has announced nine winners of its inaugural grant program funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School and the UMS Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF). Funded projects involve teams of two or more faculty members from different disciplines with primarily undergraduate researchers working […]

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WABI covers ‘Media and #MeToo’ panel discussion

WABI (Channel 5) reported on “The Media and #MeToo” panel discussion held at the University of Maine. Brett Anderson, reporter with the New Orleans Times-Picayune, took part in the panel as the 2018 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist. Last fall, Anderson reported on sexual harassment in the business empire of celebrity chef John Besh. “The […]

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Borkum discusses migraines on Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’

Jonathan Borkum, a licensed psychologist and a faculty associate at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on migraines, with topics including why some people suffer from the severe headaches, effective treatments and the latest research.

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2018 CUGR Summer Fellowship winners announced

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2018 CUGR Summer Fellowship winners. The center’s advisory committee selected 17 proposals from 45 student submissions to be awarded $3,000 each during the summer semester. Each proposal was reviewed by three judges and discussed at a panel for clarity of the proposed project, […]

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Glover, international affairs student write BDN op-ed

Robert Glover, an associate professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, and Cleo Barker, an honors student majoring in international affairs at UMaine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “New arrivals will help Maine confront its employment crisis.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of […]

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Exhibit of 11 works by female artists to open April 16 at IMRC

A reception for the opening of an exhibit titled “#safetywork” will be held 5–8 p.m. April 16 at the University of Maine’s IMRC Center. Featuring works by 11 female artists, the exhibit focuses on violence against women and related issues. The reception will begin with outdoor performances on Stewart Commons in front of the IMRC […]

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