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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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, spoke with TODAY for the report, “‘I don’t think this is for me’: 7 reasons why people choose to be childfree.” Blackstone spoke about a recent study she co-wrote with UMaine graduate Mahala Stewart, titled “There’s More Thinking to Decide: How the Childfree Decide Not […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine presents an exhibition of humorous and politically charged ceramic sculpture by internationally known artist Gary Greenberg. “THINGS RE: Stuff” runs from Sept. 30 through Nov. 11 in the Lord Hall Gallery. An artist’s reception will be held 5:30–7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. Greenberg will give a […]
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Art created by University of Maine graduate student Jill Pelto is featured on the cover of an international climate report compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Pelto’s environmental artwork appears on the front and back of the State of the Climate in 2015, an international, peer-reviewed publication released each summer as a supplement […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Politico for the article, “Has Fox News hit its ceiling?” Following the exit of the Fox News chairman and CEO amid sexual harassment allegations, control of the channel will soon fall to Rupert Murdoch’s sons, and with it […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will open “Contemporary Currents: Nine New Brunswick Artists” on Sept. 23. The exhibit highlights a diversity of creative approaches and genres — from representational to conceptual — by artists from throughout New Brunswick. Also varied is the range of media, which includes ceramic, photography, oil […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WLBZ (Channel 2) and Bangor Daily News cited Marcella Sorg, a research professor with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, in a report about a continued increase in overdose deaths in the state. According to officials, Maine is on pace to set another […]
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Research conducted by a University of Maine alumna with Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at UMaine, was cited in The New Yorker article, “Fox News and the repercussions of sexual harassment.” The 2012 study, “Sexual Harassment, Workplace Authority, and the Paradox of Power,” found that women in supervisor positions were more likely than nonsupervisors to […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “State scrutinizes immigrant families receiving welfare after one link to Islamic State reported.” The LePage administration recently said it is scouring its welfare rolls to detect fraud and abuse by immigrants, and to ensure […]
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