Liberal Arts and Sciences

Maine’s oldest film shown at history conference, AP reports

The Associated Press reported a clip of the oldest known film to be shot in Maine was shown by Northeast Historic Film during the 2015 history conference hosted by the Penobscot Marine Museum. The clip was shot in 1901 and shows a pair of men hauling a lobster trap, according to the article. The conference, […]

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Press Herald publishes review of UMMA exhibits

The Portland Press Herald published a review of the current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The suite of exhibitions offers a provocative consideration of contemporary photography,” according to the article. The three separate exhibits are “Celebrating Photography in Maine: Selections from the Bruce Brown Collection;” “Natural History,” photographs […]

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McConnon to present as part of ARTober, Maine Edge reports

The Maine Edge reported Jim McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine and with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Pricing Your Work: Getting Paid for What You Do,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at 40 Harlow Street in Bangor. McConnon’s talk is part of ARTober, a monthlong […]

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Ginger Kieffer

Ginger Kieffer: From potatoes to politics

When Ginger Kieffer graduates from the University of Maine in May 2017 with a degree in political science, she plans to take her roots with her. Hailing from Caribou, Maine — the most northeastern city in the United States — the political science major grew up surrounded by potatoes and learned early on the economic […]

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Professor emeritus Cody speaks with WLBZ about Canadian election

Howard Cody, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) for the report, “How Canada’s election could impact Maine.” Canadians voted to replace their conservative prime minister with the liberal Justin Trudeau, according to the report, which means liberals will have most of the country’s legislative power for […]

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Boston Globe mentions UMaine in article on communication training for scientists

The University of Maine was mentioned in a Boston Globe article about scientists at several universities who are taking improvisational acting classes to learn how to better communicate their research. The training is offered by Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Alda, the actor best known for his role in the television […]

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Maine Edge advances 12th annual ESTIA Conference in Belfast

The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the 12th annual ESTIA Conference on Friday, Oct. 23 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Perspectives on human-nature interrelationships will be explored at the event. Darren Ranco, Sherri Mitchell and Maria Girouard are keynote speakers for the conference titled “Deep Ecology: […]

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