Bridie McGreavy grew up in Brownfield, Maine, but until arriving at the University of Maine in 2010, she hadn’t been on a clam flat. Walking on exposed intertidal mud for the first time, she says, was like entering a “world that was so foreign, so beautiful.” Now, thanks to the Clam Cam — which opens […]
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Howard Cody, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about Sen. Susan Collins saying the 13 Republican senators charged with drafting a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act are unlikely to succeed. Collins is working with a moderate group of Democratic […]
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The University of Maine and School of Performing Arts are hosting the 2017 All-State Music Festival May 18–20. The festival brings together more than 500 student musicians representing 92 high schools from around the state for a series of workshops, master classes and performances. Final concerts will take place Saturday, May 20 at the Collins […]
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Fourteen University of Maine students and two faculty members from the College of Education and Human Development will be immersed in Maine island life May 22–29 as part of a unique May Term travel-study course. “Maine Island Culture and Community Engagement” is a service learning class, where students volunteer part of each day at local […]
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The Kennebec Journal reported the Gannett House Project First Amendment Museum in Augusta recently received a $7,430 grant from the Maine Humanities Council. The funds will support the development of a travel-ready exhibit that will introduce visitors to the origins, evolution and contemporary issues around the five freedoms of the First Amendment, according to the […]
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Miami Herald published a news release advancing the third annual conference of the U.S. Chapter of The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS). The conference will be held at the University of Maine June 12–16. The 2017 meeting of global emergency and disaster management professionals will focus on cybersecurity, emergency management and computing, according to the […]
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The Coaction Lab at the University of Maine will present “FLOW Fort Knox” in Prospect on June 24. The free, multimedia event will be held from 3 to 11 p.m. at the historic Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. FLOW Fort Knox is produced by the Coaction Lab in association with the intermedia […]
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International Programs at the University of Maine has announced the latest study abroad scholarship recipients. The group gathered in April for a pre-departure orientation. Recently awarded scholarships include: Samantha Smith Scholarship — Awarded to Brawley Benson, an international affairs major and economics minor. Benson will attend the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Moscow, […]
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For the second consecutive year, the University of Maine graduated one of the largest classes in its history — more than 1,900 students — during the 215th Commencement on May 13 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. The event, held in two ceremonies, included the conferral of 33 doctoral degrees and two honorary doctorates […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Huffington Post titled, “There is no maternal instinct.” Blackstone conducts research on the decision not to become parents. She and her husband maintain the blog, “We’re {not} having a baby! childfree adventures in a child-centric world.” Blackstone also was […]
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