George Markowsky, a computer science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the Maine Game Club, a group of 20 students from different area high schools who are interested in digital art and programming. The club aims to educate young programmers and inspire the next generation who […]
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University of Maine graduate students will showcase their research and artistic works during the Graduate Student Government’s 2015 Graduate Academic Exposition April 2–3. Work will be presented, judged and on display from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center on campus. The event will feature […]
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Tom Mikotowicz, a theatre professor at the University of Maine, and John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy and professor of management at UMaine, were recent guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show focused on Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” as part […]
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Laura Helmuth, science and health editor of Slate.com, will visit the University of Maine as the 2015 Alan Miller Fund visiting journalist. During her March 30–31 visit, Helmuth will speak to communication and journalism classes; meet with UMaine students and faculty; and participate in a public panel discussion. The discussion, “The Art of Science Reporting: […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will host a free musical theatre dance workshop for the public 3 p.m. Friday, April 3. Choreographer and director Raymond Marc Dumond will teach combinations and numbers from “A Chorus Line” and “Chicago” in the Polly Thomas Dance Studio on the second floor of Class of 1944 […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about English professor Jennifer Moxley receiving the Poetry Society of America’s 2015 William Carlos Williams Award for her book, “The Open Secret.” The award, named after American poet William Carlos Williams, is presented annually by the PSA for a book of poetry written by an […]
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The Weekly reported the Bangor Public Library in cooperation with the University of Maine and the University of Maine Museum of Art will host the 13th annual POETS/SPEAK! celebration Saturday, April 4. The daylong event is one of the largest free poetry festivals in Maine, according to the article. This year’s program will feature more […]
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The Maine Edge reported on scheduled public star shows in April 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 April feature “Stars,” narrated by Mark Hamill of “Star Wars” fame, and “Astronaut,” which gives visitors a glimpse […]
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Jon Ippolito, a new media professor at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio program. The show, titled “Social Media 101,” focused on the longevity of social media and how best to use and navigate it.
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, sat down with WABI (Channel 5) to speak about Gov. Paul LePage’s recent remarks on author Stephen King in relation to income taxes. Fried also was quoted in a related Washington Post article.
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