The Honors College at the University of Maine will present the TIAA-CREF 2016–2017 Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture with artist Mark Pettegrow on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Pettegrow will present “Fairing the Edge: In Search of Eloquent Form,” at 3:30 p.m. in Neville Hall, Room 101. In addition, an exhibition featuring several of Pettegrow’s sculptures will be […]
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International Business Times reported on a study conducted by researchers at the University of Maine, University of South Australia and Luxembourg Institute of Health that examines the health benefits of eating chocolate. The researchers found moderate chocolate intake lowers the risk of heart ailments and diabetes, according to the article. The study, which was carried […]
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The Boston Globe published an opinion piece about Maine’s governor by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “Paul LePage: Dickens, with a dash of King.”
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Reuters article, “Maine governor’s outburst tests limits of anger politics.” Republican Gov. Paul LePage recently sparked criticism after leaving an obscenity-laced voicemail message for a lawmaker who he believed had called him a racist, according to the article. Legislative leaders […]
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Grammy-nominated and internationally recognized mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato will celebrate Maine composers in a Sept. 23 concert at the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. Taking the Minsky Recital Hall stage with Fortunato for the 7:30 p.m., “Mostly Maine Composers” concert will be Peter H. Bloom, multiple flutes; Thomas Hill, clarinet; and Mary Jane Rupert, […]
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A preliminary analysis by Marcella Sorg, a University of Maine medical and forensic anthropologist, was cited in a Bangor Daily News article about drug overdoses in the state. According to the Aug. 30 article, in the first six months of 2016, 189 people in Maine have died by drug overdose — an increase of 50 […]
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Read transcript For recently retired professor Michael Lewis, art is a way of feeling more deeply. For half a century, he has created an innovative body of art that has inspired generations, and been exhibited and acquired in prestigious collections. Lewis doesn’t just paint landscapes, says his colleague Laurie Hicks. He paints ideas. Thoughts. Possibilities. […]
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The University of Maine is welcoming its largest incoming class — 2,300 students — with Maine Hello on Aug. 26, in preparation for the start of classes for the fall semester on Monday. Arriving on campus, members of the Class of 2020 and their families are being greeted by hundreds of UMaine community volunteers who […]
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The Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine will host a Science Lecture Series the first Thursday of each month as part of a collaborative project with the Maine Science Festival. The lectures will feature research from a variety of science disciplines from around the state and will use the digital planetarium to visualize […]
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This fall, bachelor of arts students in any College of Liberal Arts and Sciences major will be eligible to enroll in a five-year MBA program in the Maine Business School. Previously, some departments in the college had MBA agreements. Now, UMaine offers a dual-degree program with the Maine Business School and two colleges — Liberal […]
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