The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will host an annual six-day undergraduate student leadership program for women that aims to educate, engage and empower young leaders. Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership will run Thursday through Tuesday, June 1–6 at the Orono campus with trips to Augusta and Skowhegan. […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “In absence of diversity, stereotypes take hold in Maine,” by Jordan LaBouff, an assistant professor of psychology and honors at the University of Maine, and Andrew Tomer, a graduate student in psychology at UMaine.
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The Republican Journal reported Fort Knox State Historic Site and Penobscot Narrows Observatory in Prospect are now open for the 2017 season. Both attractions will be open daily until Oct. 31. Activities this season include a new event June 24, which will feature laser projection and performing artists produced by the Coaction Lab in association […]
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The University of Maine’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center will host panel discussions as part of the Northeast Connection Art and Technology Conference, May 23 and 24. The panel discussions will address “Current Ideas in Art and Technology” and “Rethinking Instruments in the Digital Age.” Both presentations are free and open to the […]
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Ian Jesse, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Maine, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Canada in history from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Jesse, who is from Plymouth, Massachusetts, will conduct research at the University of New Brunswick on how […]
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On Dante Baskett’s first day of classes in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, he attended a recital lab overseen by Beth Wiemann. During the lab, Wiemann mentioned a local woman, Pat Steward, who writes country songs and was looking for help putting her lyrics to music. Baskett, who has mostly made music […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Kaitlyn Abrams as part of its “Meet” series. Abrams, who is pursuing a master’s degree in English, is the founder and editor-in-chief of “Spire,” a new online journal of conservation and sustainability based at UMaine. The student-produced journal seeks to promote […]
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Slate published an article by Michael Socolow, an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine, titled “America’s love affair with the Hindenburg.” Before the German airship met its fiery demise, it was an object of fascination for U.S. radio listeners, according to the article.
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The Associated Press spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about how Gov. Paul LePage’s recent trips to Washington, D.C. has have caused speculation about his next political steps. “It seems to me that he’s testing the waters for something,” Brewer said, adding the governor “has […]
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The University of Maine’s 2017 Commencement is May 13, with ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Alfond Sports Arena. Motorists in the Orono area will encounter heavier traffic than usual throughout much of the day. Anyone attending Commencement should plan to arrive early. Doors open at 8 a.m. for the morning ceremony; 1 […]
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