The Maine Public Broadcasting Network aired the 2015 Senator George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability as part of its “Speaking in Maine” public affairs lecture series. This year’s talk, sponsored by the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, featured Colorado professor and author Roger Pielke Jr., who spoke about “When […]
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The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Maine will present a panel discussion on “Water on Mars” at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at the Emera Astronomy Center. The talk will focus on the recent discovery of water flows on the planet and what may be ahead for human exploration of […]
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George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA), was mentioned in an Artscope magazine article on upcoming international art fairs in Miami. Art Basel Miami Beach is the world’s leading art destination during the first week of December and several adjunct fairs are scheduled to operate that week in […]
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Theater performances at the University of Maine were included in the Bangor Daily News roundup “5 Things to do this Weekend.” UMaine’s School of Performing Arts opens the first weekend of its production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” with performances set for Friday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 8 at Hauck Auditorium, according to […]
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The Maine Edge advanced scheduled public star shows in November at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. The Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium shows are held 7 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Friday nights in November feature “Black Holes” and “Undiscovered Worlds.” Sunday afternoons feature “Little Star that Could” and “Cosmic Journey.” Admission to […]
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Ahead of Election Day, Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke about some of the ballot issues, local races and predicted low voter turnout on WVII (Channel 7). He said he expected the number of young people at the polls to be low this year.
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The University of Maine Humanities Center (UMHC) is offering a free student bus trip to attend the Downtown Bangor Arts Collaborative Artwalk on Friday, Nov. 13. The bus will depart campus at 4:30 p.m. from the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot and return by 8 p.m. The event will feature an art installation […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Washington Post article, “Portland, Maine rejects a $15 minimum wage. Here’s what that means.” On Election Day, Portland residents voted 58 percent to 42 percent against a ballot measure that would have raised the local minimum wage to $15 by […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Cynthia Erdley, a psychology professor at the University of Maine, for a report on a new study by Common Sense Media that found teenagers consume nine hours of media a day across multiple platforms. Erdley said many students watch TV or listen to music while doing homework, dividing their attention. […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine students Maire Gardner and Abbie Allen, along with Portland artist Mike Lewis, painted pianos for the Queen City Piano Project. The project was organized by local arts nonprofit Launchpad, and was part of ARTober, a monthlong celebration of the arts in Bangor, according to the article. The […]
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