The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) at the University of Maine has announced the faculty and staff who receive its Fall 2023 research grants. The grants provide up to $5,000 to support research, community engagement, or innovative teaching in the humanities. Recipients this fall include Taylor Ashley, coordinator for diversity and inclusion at […]
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In a story about more communities across the U.S. incorporating Native American translations in their road signs, the Associated Press featured the bilingual English and Penobscot language signage throughout the University of Maine campus. “For me, and for many of our tribal citizens and descendants, it is a daily reminder that we are in our […]
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University of Maine professor of political science Mark Brewer was featured on a recent segment of “The Todd Veinotte Show” on CityNews Halifax to discuss U.S. politics.
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Morgan Talty, assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, wrote one of the “A Year in Reading” essays published in The Millions magazine.
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The Maine Monitor and Spectrum News cited the latest overdose report from the Office of the Attorney General and researchers from the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. The Bangor Daily News, The Piscataquis Observer and News Center Maine shared the article from The Maine Monitor.
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The University of Maine community created so many exciting and heart-warming memories this year, which we shared on social media. We witnessed Black Bears travel across the world; explore the sea, sky and stars; showcase innovative research and art; give back to their community; dominate on the court, rink and field; and “shout ’til the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Ben Potter, a fourth-year University of Maine political science student, titled “A bold experiment in Canada can inform Maine’s response to the fentanyl epidemic.” Potter wrote the piece at the invitation of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country […]
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Nicholas Micinski, an assistant professor with the University of Maine Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs, co-authored an article published in The Conversation titled “Israel uses mass displacement of Gazans as tool of war.” Naharnet and Yahoo! News shared the article.
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As a lifelong baseball fan, Delaney Colson landed her dream internship at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York last summer after earning her undergraduate degree in history and secondary education from the University of Maine. “It was really the perfect intersection between both of my majors, combining teaching and education with […]
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The past year has been a busy one for the University of Maine, and with the non-stop activity came numerous stories of student and faculty success, innovation, research with local and global impacts and exciting new services and facilities. As we look forward to 2024 and another year of accomplishments from and additions to the […]
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