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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What we experience as painful migraine attacks, with their severe headaches, nausea, extreme sensitivity to light and sound and occasional visual disturbances, may actually be our body’s natural way of protecting and repairing itself as a response to oxidative threats to the brain, according to new research at the University of Maine. The new theory […]
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Amy Fried, a political scientist at the University of Maine, was quoted in an NBC News article analyzing Donald Trump’s presidency. Three characteristics have defined Trump’s transition and presidency since his November 2016 election win: conservative celebrations, controversies and chaos, the article states. Fried pointed to Trump’s lack of major legislative victories. There hasn’t been […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the HelloGiggles article, “Sexual harassment really can impact your mental health in a very dangerous way.” Refusal to believe victims and normalize sexual harassment likely adds to a victim’s isolation afterward, the article states. According to Blackstone, who researches sexual harassment, the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “The hurtful racial truth about criminal justice in the U.S.,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of the forthcoming “Race, Crime, and Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the […]
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VillageSoup reported on the University of Maine School of Performing Arts’ upcoming production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Director Marcia Douglas and a cast of 25 students will take to the Hauck Auditorium stage, beginning Friday, Nov. 10, according to the article. The UMaine production of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy will run for seven performances. […]
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