A California-based artist who uses photography, installation and sculpture to draw attention to the mundane and find meaning in the human experience, will deliver a presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Innovative Media Research and Communication Center at the University of Maine. Will Rogan’s free, public presentation is part of “Tuesdays at […]
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The Maine Edge published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “Big Love.” The play by Charles Mee is adapted from the ancient Greek play “The Suppliant Women” by Aeschylus, according to the article. The show, directed by Tom Mikotowicz, runs through Oct. 30 at Hauck Auditorium on the […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on the Scholar Strategy Network’s podcast, No Jargon. In the episode “Polls, Polls, Polls,” she discusses how polling methods have changed over the past 100 years.
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A presentation to deepen non-Native Mainers’ understanding of shared history with Wabanaki people will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, on the fourth floor of Colvin Hall at the University of Maine. The free Maine Wabanaki-REACH Ally Workshop, which will be presented by non-Natives, will include discussion of awareness of […]
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A cast of nine undergraduates will premiere “Wood Bones,” a play by Assiniboine playwright William Yellow Robe Jr., at the University of Maine Nov. 4. Yellow Robe will direct the production, which is part of the School of Performing Arts season. Performances in the Black Box Theatre are at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4–5 and Nov. […]
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A recent piece in the Boston Globe by Michael Socolow, timed to last weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta, looked at rowers’ search for that elusive condition known as swing. “Swing is ephemeral and almost indescribable,” wrote Socolow, an associate professor of communications and journalism at the University of Maine. “It’s the challenge that keeps […]
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Maine Public Radio spoke with University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer for a recent story on the transportation bond before voters on the November ballot. In the story, Brewer says he’d be surprised if the bond failed to pass, even in such an unpredictable election year.
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When Samuel Borer isn’t choreographing the University of Maine’s next School of Performing Arts dance performance, running an ultramarathon, protecting the nation from weapons of mass destruction or figuring out new ways to detect one of the physical world’s most elusive subatomic particles, he’s probably thinking about space exploration. Borer has wanted to be an […]
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Skilled computer animators and artists play an important role in helping the general public grasp complicated scientific concepts. Chuck Carter will discuss his work creating science visualizations in a Nov. 3 lecture at the Emera Astronomy Center. An experienced science illustrator, Carter also designs video games and virtual reality experiences. He’s done science illustrations for […]
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The Associated Press quoted University of Maine Political Science Professor Mark Brewer in a story on Seacoastonline about early voting in Maine. In the story, Brewer said numbers gathered by town clerks, showing Democrats outpacing Republicans in absentee ballots cast in both Maine congressional districts, suggests greater enthusiasm this year among Democratic voters.
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