Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Shane Harriman: Searching for lost history

Shane Harriman could never have predicted his research would earn an award or bring him to the mountains of northern Italy. Raised in Orrington, Maine, Harriman has always had an affinity for the outdoors. After graduating from John Bapst Memorial High School in 2022, he chose to attend the University of Maine for its comfortable […]

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‘Windows of the Wild’ features Laatsch on dark skies

Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, spoke with the New Hampshire PBS program “Windows of the Wild” about the Appalachian Mountain Club’s See The Dark festival and the importance of preserving Maine’s access to a starry sky.

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New York Times speaks with Socolow on media consolidation

University of Maine communications and journalism professor, Michael Socolow, spoke with the New York Times about the American tech company Oracle and their growing enterprise. Co-founded by Larry Ellison, Oracle now owns shares in TikTok, and has executed a recent $8 billion deal to secure CBS News and CNN. “Everything is consolidating,” said Socolow. “What […]

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Ippolito to Inc.: making AI more efficient will increase usage 

Inc. interview Jon Ippolito, University of Maine professor of new media, for a story about the startup Positron in Reno, Nevada, and its efforts to create more efficient and cost-effective artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, Ippolito, who is studying the impact of AI in creative disciplines and education, discussed the Jevons paradox, which states that AI […]

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Philosophers worldwide coming to UMaine for conference Sept. 25-27

The University of Maine is bringing philosophy experts from around the world to campus during the 49th annual conference of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle Sept. 25-27. This year’s theme is “Health and Healing: Personal, Social and Environmental.”  Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French 20th century existential philosopher. He’s noted for developing critical ideas about health and […]

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Forty-five years of printmaking at UMaine on display now in Lord Hall

A collection of fine art proofs and prints created in the printmaking studio at the University of Maine are on display in the Department of Art’s Lord Hall Gallery. “The Teaching Portfolio: 45 Years of Printmaking at the University of Maine” will run through Oct. 24 with a public reception on Sept. 26 from 5-7 […]

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Blossom recognized for advancing rural mental health care in Maine

Jennifer Blossom (she/her/hers), assistant professor of psychology in clinical psychology at the University of Maine, received the 2025 Excellence in Rural Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to mental health care, research and advocacy in rural communities.  As principal investigator of the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Lab (C-CAP), […]

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