A forensics researcher on the front lines of the drug abuse crisis in Maine and nationwide, the founder of UMaine’s nationally recognized Writing Center and an international expert on El Niño will receive the University of Maine’s top annual faculty awards. Research Professor Marcella Sorg will receive the 2017 Presidential Public Service Achievement Award; Professor […]
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Rhonda Y. Williams, professor of history and director of the Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve University, will deliver the annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture on April 6. Williams’ lecture, “Concrete Demands: Black Power Histories and Legacies in the 21st Century,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. […]
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When Kyle Goupille first decided that he wanted to play an instrument, he chose the trombone. But he was in fifth grade and at that time, too short to reach all the slide positions on the trombone. “My mother wisely pointed out that there are just three valves on the trumpet — and (that I […]
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Maine Native American elder Donna Loring and Kenneth Hodgkins, a leader in developing and maintaining peaceful international use of outer space, will receive honorary degrees on May 13 from their alma mater, the University of Maine. The honorary doctorates will be awarded as part of UMaine’s 215th Commencement. Loring will be honored in the morning […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the third annual Maine Science Festival, in which the University of Maine is an event partner. Several members of the UMaine community led workshops and participated in the weekend that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. The event […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a review of two current exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor — Jared Cowan’s “The Life of David” and Siobhan McBride’s “Four Hour Fortune Cookie.” The author wrote the two shows struck him as an “unlikely but surprisingly well-matched pair.” “The Life of David” […]
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The city of Bangor was included in the Matador Network’s 2017 list of the “24 coolest towns in the USA.” Instead of relying on data, the list was created using “people’s stories from the road,” according to the article. “Ultimately what we sought was originality,” the article states. “The kind of place you’d be stoked […]
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NO PLAN B, a light, movement and video project, will be shown at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the University of Maine’s IMRC Center. NO PLAN B is a cross-genre collaboration between Alison Chase and Gene Felice. The pair will experiment with the blending of projections, movement and sound for the center’s inaugural Tent […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “St. Patrick’s Day is a time for everyone to celebrate all things Irish,” by Hugh Curran, who teaches courses in Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine. Curran was born in Donegal, Ireland, and immigrated to Canada with his parents before moving to Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “The non-alternative facts about Obamacare,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Health, Illness, and Society: An Introduction to Medical Sociology.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together […]
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