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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Gulf News reported on a conference in Abu Dhabi that was co-sponsored by by the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research and the University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA). “The Challenges of Nation — Building in Arab Countries that have Recently Witnessed Change,” brought together experts and scholars from around […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article on Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap saying he may split the Republican Party’s proposed referendum effort on cutting taxes and reforming welfare into two ballot questions. Brewer said the welfare argument may be easier for Republicans […]
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Information from the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine was included in an Ellsworth American article about members of Halcyon Grange No. 345 in Blue Hill taking on the New England tradition of making bean hole beans. Native Americans first made the beans by “baking beans with bear grease in maple syrup in […]
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America’s response to global instability will be the focus of the 2015 Cohen Lecture Oct. 27 at the University of Maine, featuring three of the country’s top national security officials talking about what happens behind the scenes at the White House and Pentagon, and in Congress as decisions are made about war and peace. Former […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported Margo Lukens, an English professor, chair of the Department of New Media and director of academic programs in Innovation Engineering at the University of Maine, is one of four new trustees on the Abbe Museum’s board of directors. Lukens’ research interests include Wabanaki literary and storytelling history, Native American and […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art will present two related exhibitions as part of the 2015 Maine Photo Project. A juried exhibition will feature the work of 19 Maine photographers, while “Young Photographers” will include work by 14 artists from Orono middle and high schools, as well as the Carleton Project and Shaw House, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on an interactive exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art by Paul Myoda, a Japanese-American artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Myoda creates sculptures investigating the transformative qualities of light, according to the article. “For many years I’ve been working with light as a material for sculpture. People […]
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In the article, “Maine has found a stunning way to keep the poor in poverty,” the Washington Post cited a Bangor Daily News blog post by University of Maine political science professor Amy Fried. Starting as early as Nov. 1, the state will place a $5,000 cap on the savings and other assets of residents […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about Gov. Paul LePage telling people who attend his town meetings to choose their legislative candidates based on their views on welfare and tax reform. Brewer said LePage’s effort could be used to ensure […]
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