The Day reported University of Maine historian Richard Judd was the keynote speaker of the “Farm to Table through Time: Environmental History and Local Food Production in New England” conference at the University of Connecticut. Judd spoke about the historical context for the recent resurgence of interest in locally grown products in New England, according […]
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The Associated Press spoke with University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer for an article about Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin continuing to raise campaign funds. Poliquin has raised $450,000 in the past three months, bringing his total for this campaign cycle to more than $1.5 million, according to the article. In Maine’s northern district, […]
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Allan Arch, a 1965 University of Maine alumnus, was a student during the university’s 100th anniversary. This October, he is experiencing another UMaine milestone as the institution celebrates its 150th anniversary. Arch of Fort Lauderdale, Florida returned to campus Oct. 7–8 for his 50th reunion. “I remember the 100th as a special year,” he says. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Allan Arch, a 1965 University of Maine alumnus, who visited the campus from his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for his 50th reunion. Arch was a student during the university’s 100th anniversary and is experiencing another UMaine milestone as the institution celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. While Arch majored […]
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The Maine Edge reported on scheduled public star shows in October 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 October feature “Origins of Life” and “Stars,” narrated by Mark Hamill of “Star Wars” fame. Sunday afternoons feature […]
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The Portland Phoenix reported Owen Smith, a new media professor at the University of Maine, has art in the exhibition, “You Can’t Get There From Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial.” The exhibit, curated by Alison Ferris, accentuates the artistic process at play in the contemporary art scene in Maine, according to the […]
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Michael Wittmann, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, professor of physics, and cooperating professor of education, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Fellowship in the American Physical Society is limited to no more than one half of 1 percent of the membership and is a recognition by peers of […]
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The University of Maine has been named a national Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences in a joint application and designation process sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey. UMaine is among 17 universities from across the nation selected to receive the award in the first year of the program. […]
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Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “The Sound of Ideas,” a show produced by a National Public Radio affiliate in Cleveland. The show, titled “The Not-Mom Movement,” focused on the decision not to have children. Blackstone researches childfree-by-choice adults and the stigma that surrounds them. She […]
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Laurie Hicks, a University of Maine art professor and curator of the Lord Hall Gallery on campus, spoke with The Maine Edge about two related exhibitions the Department of Art will present as part of the 2015 Maine Photo Project. “Visualizing Home and Homelessness” includes more than 60 photographs that represent investigations into the concepts […]
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