The largest holiday gathering of Wabanaki artists in New England will return with one-of-a-kind pieces, including some from new and nationally-acclaimed basket weavers, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. During the 29th annual Wabanaki Winter Market, dozens of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet and Mi’kmaq artists […]
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The University of Maine has once again been ranked among the best higher education institutions nationwide in multiple annual college guides. In the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges, UMaine was featured in a list of top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking research and offering a full range of undergraduate, master’s and […]
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine computer scientist Torsten Hahmann and Ph.D. student Katria Schwiekert about their efforts to develop an interactive digital tool that will allow users to explore and analyze data on sites and sources of PFAS contamination throughout the U.S. “We don’t want to reproduce all that data. We want to […]
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The Conversation published an article by Michael J. Socolow, a professor with the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism, titled “Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy.” The Houston Chronicle and SFGate shared Socolow’s article. The Houston Chronicle, SFGate and Japan Today shared Socolow’s article.
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Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with U.S. News and World Report, WFVX (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News about the results of the various elections held in Maine. “Maine is almost always in the top five in the country in terms of voter turnout at the state […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted the University of Maine being included in the Best for Vets Colleges list by the Military Times at a time when veteran enrollment is at an all-time high.
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Robert Glover, associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, spoke with WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) about inmates being able to vote in Maine. “I think that reflects Maine’s political culture,” said Glover, “the fact that we have this kind of expansive system of voting where even people who are […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Mark Brewer, University of Maine professor of political science, about how referendum elections work.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is inviting the public to the virtual 2023 Horticulture Keynote on the Wabanaki perspective on foodways from noon-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16. Join Anthony Sutton, Passamaquoddy Tribe member from Sipayik and assistant professor of Native American studies and food systems at the University of Maine, for his presentation titled […]
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The 2023 University of Maine senior art exhibition opens Friday, Nov. 10, in Lord Hall, featuring more than 70 works by 14 students. The exhibition, which will be on view through Jan. 19, includes paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, digital artworks and mixed media pieces by seniors in a studio art capstone class led by assistant […]
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