The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine has launched season 5 of its podcast, “Maine Policy Matters.” The podcast was created to make public policy information more accessible to policymakers; government, business and nonprofit leaders; and the general public. It features interviews with experts on timely topics relevant to Maine. Season […]
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Maine Public featured Karyn Sporer, associate professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Psychology, on a recent segment of the show “Maine Calling” about hate groups in the state.
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On a bench inside a high-tech workshop lay a life-sized sculpture of a medieval knight. Crafted by University of Maine artists with 3D scanning and layered Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, coupled with traditional sculpture methods, the five-and-a-half foot warrior wore plate and mail armor and bore a sword and shield. Though it appeared as […]
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In a story about Maine experiencing a record number of Lyme Disease cases in 2023, News Center Maine interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist and director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, about the territorial expansion of ticks in the state. “Deer ticks are expanding their range farther and farther […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Maine Public featured Judith Josiah-Martin’s keynote speech, “If not now, when?” during the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, organized by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and Fogler Library. WSHU Public Radio shared the Maine Public report.
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The Journal of Global Mobility and Emerald Publishing promoted work done by UMaine Assistant Professor William Obenauer on gender harassment experiences of expatriates in the workplace. Workplace gender harassment has become more prevalent throughout the country and expatriates have not been immune to this problem.
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The Bismarck Tribune interviewed University of Maine Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs Darren Ranco on road signs in New England now including Indigenous translations. “We have a moment where there is a search for some reconciliation and justice around Indigenous issues. The signs represent that, but by no means is that […]
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The University of Maine Foundation has received a partial distribution of $15.5 million from a UMaine alum to create two new senior faculty roles that will bolster engineering and mathematics instruction and research at their alma mater. The estate gift from this donor, who chose to remain anonymous, is the largest single gift from an […]
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Interesting Engineering featured a study from University of Maine and Penn State researchers which found that molecules exhibit non-reciprocal interactions.
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The Boston Globe interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the University of Maine Political Science Department, for an article titled “Maine Republicans criticize ruling on Trump ballot eligibility, legal experts expect court battle.” Brewer said it’s “certainly possible” that Bellows’ decision could set a precedent for her successors, regardless of their political party, to […]
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