The University of Maine opened its 2017 Senior Art Exhibition, “Polychrome,” with a reception Dec. 1 at Lord Hall Gallery. The show, which runs through Feb. 2, features 99 works of art, including paintings, drawings, prints, digital prints, sculpture, ceramics and photographs. The 16 studio art majors displaying work produced all aspects of the exhibition […]
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The University of Maine chapter of the Society of Physics Students has earned national recognition. It has been designated a Society of Physics Students Outstanding Chapter for the 2016–17 academic year, the highest level of distinction achieved by fewer than 10 percent of the top chapters annually — 72 of 813 chapters were honored this […]
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The University of Maine’s Cohen Journal is now accepting submissions for the 2017–18 issue, slated for release in April 2018. Since 2014, the Cohen Journal has been the official publication of the University of Maine Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service. It is a student-based and peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide a forum […]
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The Ellsworth American published the opinion piece, “Deeper insight needed on North Korea,” by Hugh Curran, who teaches courses in Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine.
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with The Washington Post for an article about how President Donald Trump is pushing Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for the U.S. Senate. Trump has told White House advisers that he plans to call Republican LePage, who endorsed him in February 2016, […]
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The “Historical Atlas of Maine” was mentioned in a December Down East magazine article about three books to give this holiday season that capture Maine’s rich history. The “Historical Atlas of Maine,” the result of a 15-year scholarly project led by UMaine researchers, offers a geographical and historical interpretation of Maine, from the end of […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new book that focuses on Maine Indian basketmakers and the history of the tradition. David Shultz, the managing director of the Home & Away in Kennebunkport, which specializes in Native American and Inuit art, wrote and self-published “Baskets of Time,” according to the article. The book includes an […]
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For his first year of college, Liam Reading of Bangor, Maine attended a school outside northern New England. He soon realized he preferred his home state and discovered he had access to even more resources at the University of Maine. Now Reading is pursuing a major in studio art and minor in art history at […]
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The National Council of Teachers of English announced the University of Maine’s College Composition program has won a 2017–2018 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence. The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) is a constituent organization within the NCTE. Established in 2004, the award honors up to 20 writing programs a year. This year, […]
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A study published in May by researchers at the University of Maine, Oklahoma State University and University of Minnesota was cited in the Fortune article, “The hidden victim of sexual harassment: women’s careers.” Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at UMaine, is a co-author of the study that found women who were sexually harassed were 6.5 […]
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