Boothbay Register reported Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Art Works: Creativity Connects grant was awarded to support a series of public programs in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, according to the article. The programs will […]
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Kenneth Palmer, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Collins draws contrast with Trump on Russia, Affordable Care Act.” In a conversation with the Portland Press Herald editorial board, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins spoke about topics that highlighted her disagreements with President-elect Donald […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a Bangor Public Library talk by Jim Bishop, one of author Stephen King’s English teachers at the University of Maine. In addition to editing King’s latest book, “Hearts in Suspension,” Bishop also wrote an essay in the book that details what life was like on campus in the late 1960s, according […]
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A recent issue of Maine History, a journal published by the Maine Historical Society in cooperation with the Department of History at the University of Maine, reflects on UMaine’s 150th anniversary, focusing particularly on the period since the centennial celebration in 1965. The special issue previews a larger volume being edited by UMaine history professor […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine is offering a holiday show on Fridays and Saturdays this month. “The Mystery of the Christmas Star” brings the audience back 2,000 years to Bethlehem to discover a scientific explanation for the star the three wise men followed to find the baby […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Trump’s climate denial doesn’t change the United States’ obligation to cut emissions,” by Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine. Howard is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public […]
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Two University of Maine students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the spring 2017 semester. Paden Stanton, an international affairs major, was awarded the scholarship to study abroad in India. Tessali Morrison, a chemistry major, will study in Spain. Stanton and Morrison, who are both from Maine, were […]
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Josh Roiland, a journalism professor and Honors preceptor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Roiland spoke about journalism, the presidential election and the recent surge of “fake news” articles that circulated on social media.
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The role art plays in the lives of Maine military veterans, including works that are a means of expression for those who lived through war, is the focus of an exhibition at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. “Veteran Artists” explores the way military service affects the outlook of artists. Using art as […]
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Reinhard Zollitsch, University of Maine associate professor emeritus of German, was featured on Bill Green’s Maine on WCSH6. Zollitsch, 77, bicycled 2,000 miles in Europe and has paddled the Maine Island Trail and paddled (in reverse) Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 trek that included Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River. Zollitsch has completed more than […]
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