Over the past couple of weeks, several University of Maine centers and programs have upgraded to the university’s new website template. Newly launched websites include: Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies Levesque Lab Howell Biointerface and Biomimetics Lab Aroostook Farm Blueberry Hill Farm Roger Clapp Greenhouses & Littlefield Garden Highmoor Farm Rogers Farm J. […]
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Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, assistant professor of psychology, and two Ph.D. students in clinical psychology — Melissa Jankowski and Hannah Lawrence — attended the SIENA Winter School in Zurich, Switzerland, a four-day course in longitudinal social network analysis. The advanced statistical approach can be used to examine peer influence within social networks. A UMaine Regular Faculty Research […]
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A Still Water team led by Professor of New Media Jon Ippolito was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation to expand an innovative online publication platform. The project aims to link thematically similar online essays. In 2015, Ippolito was the inaugural recipient in the “established” category of the Arts […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the second Maine Science Festival, which will run Friday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20. While much of the activity is focused at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, events will stretch to bars, restaurants, galleries and shops throughout downtown, according to the article. Bar and restaurant Blaze will host […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an article about “The President’s Salmon: Restoring the King of Fish and Its Home Waters,” a book written by Catherine Schmitt, communications director for Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine. The book, which was released by Down East Books in 2015, Schmitt traces the Penobscot River’s […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on painter Michael Lewis, who has taught art at the University of Maine for 50 years. The winter exhibition in UMaine’s Lord Hall Gallery focuses on Lewis, who is teaching his final two classes this semester, according to the article. Laurie Hicks, a UMaine art professor and […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 2016 Engineering EXPO that was held in the New Balance Field House at the University of Maine. Attendees were able to experience hands-on activities and view demonstrations by 55 exhibitors, including Maine’s top engineering firms, academic institutions, organizations and industry leaders. WLBZ focused on the […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Maine a nearly $2 million grant to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in rural Maine schools. The grant will support 22 fellowships for recent STEM graduates or current STEM professionals to help them become certified STEM teachers in […]
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Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, recently appeared on an episode of the Discovery Science show, “What on Earth?” The documentary series examines such matters as the planet’s extreme locations, phenomena and species. Sandweiss appeared in season three, episode one: “Finding Vietnam’s Lost POWs.”
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Joline Blais, a new media professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “What does the rise of online crowdsourcing mean to local communities?” According to the article, some Mainers believe the increase in personal fundraising and crowdsourcing websites can have a downside, and Blais said she has […]
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