Kathleen Ellis, an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Maine’s Honors College, will teach a poetry workshop in March at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, The Courier-Gazette reported. Ellis, who also is a lecturer in UMaine’s English department, is an award-winning author of five collections of poetry. Her most recent work is “Narrow […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community. Grants support up to 50 percent of expenses associated with cultural events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The next application deadline is March 27. Proposals must be submitted online using the CA/DLS Grant Application […]
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News organizations around the world, including the Bangor Daily News, reported on NASA’s recent announcement that it has discovered a solar system containing seven rocky, Earth-sized planets 39 light years away. The bodies orbit an ultracool dwarf star, according to NASA. Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Maine Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium, spoke with […]
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The Maine Edge published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “The Pajama Game.” Dawn McAndrews, producing artistic director of the Theater at Monmouth, is guest directing the UMaine production of the musical, written by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, with music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry […]
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New Scientist published a review of “The Traveler’s Guide to Space: For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists,” the latest book by Neil Comins, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine. “‘The Traveler’s Guide to Space’ is a delight, and the fact that few of its readers will ever need to use […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “It’s encouraging to see conservatives get behind a carbon tax to fight climate change,” by Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer for a story on Maine politicians navigating conflict of interest issues.
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The Castine Patriot reported on University of Maine senior Alex Turanski turning his summer job on a lobster boat into a film project for his new media class. Last summer while working on the Matt Pat out of Stonington, Turanski was inspired to create a documentary, according to the article. He reboarded the Matt Pat […]
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Abstract submissions for the 2017 University of Maine Student Symposium on April 24 are now being accepted. The UMaine Student Symposium, a campuswide celebration of achievement in student research and creative activity, will be held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the University of Maine’s 2017 International Dance Festival scheduled for 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Collins Center for the Arts. The 13th annual event showcases an array of traditional music, dance and clothes from around the world that is representative of the diverse student body at […]
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