Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will feature a new multimedia exhibition by artist and researcher Nina Elder titled “HOLD” from Aug. 21–Oct. 13. In this exhibition, Elder explores the various implications of holding. Hold means many things: to support, to embrace, to detain, to stop and to remain secure. A hold can […]
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Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke to News Center Maine about neo-Nazi protests in Augusta. Sporer said that media coverage on hate groups needs to continue because their threats need to be taken seriously. “I don’t think [the protest] was unusual, we have these organizations mobilizing and this is […]
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The University of Maine Zillman Art Museum in downtown Bangor will host a free public presentation with featured artist Meryl Meisler from 5:30–7 p.m. Aug. 10. Meisler will discuss her acclaimed photography career and some of the fascinating subjects she has photographed through the years. Her works are currently showcased in two popular exhibitions titled […]
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The Maine Monitor spoke to Daniel Soucier, a research associate at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, about the benefit of having medication like naloxone that rapidly counteracts drug overdoses available in schools. ”In a lot of ways it’s like having a fire extinguisher on site or say a life preserver on […]
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The Courier-Gazette and Boothbay Register reported that Morgan Talty, assistant professor English, will present at the Monhegan Memorial Library’s 5th Annual Distinguished Writers Series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12.
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) interviewed Nigel Pitt, University of Maine mathematics professor and mathematics and statistics department chair, about the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot. “For winning everything, all five numbers up to 70 and the golden one, you’ve one chance in 302,575,350. So, it’s slim indeed … If you pick something […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, in a report about Neo-Nazis buying Penobscot County land to build a “white supremacist community.” “All of them ended in some sort of violent interaction. These spaces provide an escape from the mainstream, where they can spew their rhetoric without […]
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The Maine Monitor reported on the latest monthly overdose report from the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and the Maine Office of the Attorney General, which shows that the number of Mainers dying from drug overdoses appeared to decrease in the first half of the year. News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, about the executive order that President Biden signed in Maine Friday encouraging companies to manufacture what is invented in the United States. “Keeping American jobs in America is a winning message for any candidate,” Brewer said.
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WGME-TV (CBS 13 in Portland) and spoke to Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, about how the eight questions on the upcoming Maine ballot may lead to higher voter turnout. “Generally, when you have that many questions, it’s a smaller subset of those, they get the most attention and also […]
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