Foster’s Daily Democrat reported Joseph Horne, from Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, recently won a top prize at the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland. Horne earned the Captain Ken Coskey Naval History Award for his website, “The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Helping America Take a Stand Against the Axis Powers.” […]
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The University of Maine’s English Department invites members of the UMaine community to attend a retirement celebration in honor of Pat Burnes, an associate professor of English. The event will be held 3–5 p.m. Monday, June 26 in the McIntire Room of the Buchanan Alumni House. In lieu of gifts, there will be envelopes available […]
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The role of the news media in public life will be the focus of a July 10 lecture at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center by Josh Roiland, an assistant professor of journalism at UMaine. The 7 p.m. lecture, “Keep Calm and Scroll On: Understanding the News Media’s Influence in Turbulent Times,” is free and […]
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The Boston Globe published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “Megyn Kelly’s interview with a sweaty, stammering Alex Jones wasn’t worth it.” Boston.com also cited the piece in an article about the interview.
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Well into the 19th century, home for Native families continued to be where they camped, fished, hunted and gathered wood in Maine. For Wabanaki people, home wasn’t confined to, or defined as, one place. Nor was home bound by walls or lines on a map, says Micah Pawling, assistant professor of history and Native American […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s weekend art activity associated with “Somewhere,” a solo exhibit by New York artist Jason Bard Yarmosky. The exhibit features a series of paintings, drawings and video that […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the public are invited to attend free presentations and tutorials during the annual conference of the U.S. Chapter of the International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) at the University of Maine. The event, which runs June 12–16, is sponsored by the UMaine Cybersecurity Lab and the University of Maine System. […]
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Jon Ippolito, a new media professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Experts say to respect ‘hierarchy of grief’ with death and social media.” “Facebook is increasingly the venue for older generations,” Ippolito said. But while younger adults who have grown up with social media more […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with University of Maine new media and intermedia professors and students about the upcoming free projection and art show at Fort Knox in Prospect. “FLOW Fort Knox” will be held from 3 to 11 p.m. June 24 at the Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. It is produced by […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center and the Midcoast Leadership Academy recognized its seventh group of graduates in a June 2 ceremony. The nine-month community immersion program, modeled after successful nationwide leadership programs, is designed for existing and emerging adult community leaders. The program studies issues, challenges and opportunities affecting the midcoast region; building a […]
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