Two current University of Maine Museum of Art exhibits were mentioned in the Art New England magazine article, “A long look at time: The rise of camera-less photography.” The camera-less photography movement is motivated by a desire to bring back a medium “under siege by whiz-bang technology,” the article states. Leading the way is UMMA, […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in The American Prospect article, “How Maine’s Medicaid expansion campaign got to yes.” Mainers voted 59 to 41 percent to expand Medicaid, making Maine the first state to approve Medicaid expansion at the ballot box. Both the turnout and the margin of […]
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Maine Public spoke with University of Maine adjunct associate professor of psychology Jonathan Borkum about his latest research that theorizes migraine attacks may be the body’s natural way of protecting and repairing itself from toxins in the brain. Borkum said migraine symptoms may have a restorative purpose, to relieve the brain from what he calls […]
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Ngo Vinh Long, a professor of history at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Politico article, “Why Vietnam loves Trump.” According to the Pew Research Center, Vietnam is among seven out of 37 surveyed countries where a majority of the population says they like Donald Trump. A reported 58 percent of Vietnamese told […]
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The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Carter Hathaway titled, “The surprising origins of reality TV.” Hathaway is a graduate student in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine.
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Jon Ippolito, a new media professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Slate article about online-only shows and viewers being at the mercy of streaming platforms. Experts have proposed strategies for saving all sorts of corporate-owned digital content, including TV, the article states. Ippolito, who is director of the digital curation graduate […]
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A 2012 study conducted by sociologists at the University of Maine and University of Minnesota was cited in the NBC News THINK opinion piece, “Netflix’s Margaret Atwood ‘Alias Grace’ series captures the Weinstein moment.” The series, based on Margaret Atwood’s 1996 novel about an Irish-Canadian immigrant maid convicted of the murder of her employer and […]
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WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) and WLBZ (Channel 2) previewed the University of Maine’s inaugural “Framing Maine” conversation series. Popular Maine television personality and UMaine alumnus Bill Green will be the featured guest at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall. Following the talk, Green will be interviewed by NPR […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mount Desert Islander article about an MDI High School game development class. Four students are taking their love of video games and combining it with art and science, developing their own games in the classroom, according to the article. “The big goal is to take game players […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series (CA/DLS) Committee is accepting grant applications for events in the UMaine community. These grants support up to 50 percent of expenses for events contributing to the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The committee for CA/DLS accepts proposals four times a year. Previous grant awards have supported events including […]
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