Research from the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine was cited in the latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog, “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources.” The post, titled “The Beans of Maine,” stated according to the Maine Folklife Center’s foodways research, Maine’s Saturday bean suppers originated from the pilgrims, who […]
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The Maine Edge published an article previewing the University of Maine Museum of Art’s winter exhibits that will open to the public on Jan. 17 and run through March 22. The three exhibits are Hannah Cole’s “Time’s Wife;” Kenny Cole’s “Parabellum (Prepare for War);” and “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection.”
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The University of Maine will dedicate its new Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an afternoon conference celebrating innovation and the state’s creative economy Jan. 9. The 15,000-square-foot IMRC Center in the newly renovated Stewart Commons is home to UMaine’s Department of New Media and the MFA in Intermedia […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about a bipartisan bill in front of the Maine legislature that seeks to ensure that military recruiters can wear their uniforms in schools. A similar Republican-backed bill was narrowly defeated in the last session. Brewer […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece titled “How did Maine towns, cities respond to state funding cuts? With reduced spending, higher taxes, more debt,” by Emily Shaw, an assistant professor of political science at Thomas College in Waterville. The complete version of the article first appeared in Maine Policy Review, published by the […]
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Provost Jeff Hecker focuses on goals for faculty and student success.
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UMaine senior to direct a benefit production featuring 90 musicians and vocalists.
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The Sun Journal recently published an opinion piece by Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine. The column is titled “Boycott of Israel goes too far.”
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The VillageSoup reported the University of Maine will celebrate the opening of its new Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC) on Jan. 9. In partnership with the Juice Conference, Midcoast Magnet, Belfast Creative Coalition and Realize!Maine, the dedication will kick off with a mini-Juice Conference titled “IMRC (Immerse) Maine: Celebrating Creative Innovation” that will […]
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Dick Brucher, professor and chair of the University of Maine’s English Department, will star in the Orono Community Theatre’s production of “Proof,” The Weekly reports. The play, a psychological drama, begins Thursday, Jan. 16 at Cyrus Pavilion Theatre on the UMaine campus.
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