The Maine Edge previewed the Nov. 2 open forum of the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. The center provides several services in the Bangor area including a library with books on peace, reconciliation and conflict resolution that are available to the public by a donation from the Peace and Reconciliation Studies Program at […]
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SeacoastOnline previewed a Nov. 3 presentation at the Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, N.H. by John Bear Mitchell, associate director of the University of Maine’s Wabanaki Center. Mitchell, who is also a Wabanaki studies lecturer at UMaine, will present a program on Wabanaki culture and storytelling traditions as part of the museum’s speaker series commemorating […]
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The Maine Edge reported a new study by a University of Maine-led research team found a decline in renal function in early stages of kidney disease is associated with stiffening of the arteries, which is a risk for stroke and dementia. Team leader Merrill Elias, UMaine professor of psychology and cooperating professor in the Graduate […]
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President Paul Ferguson wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Why UMaine deserves your vote.” The president urged voters to support Question 2 on Nov. 5. He wrote the bond issue is designed to enhance educational and employment opportunities for Maine students and residents. If approved, the bond will provide $15.5 million […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network and AK 24syv, a Denmark radio program, interviewed Michael Socolow, an associate professor in the Communication and Journalism Department at the University of Maine, about the overblown reports of panic following Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds.” Socolow spoke about the reported mass hysteria and disputes […]
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The Republican Journal reported on the 10th annual Ecopeace Sustainability Training and International Affiliations (ESTIA) conference that was held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Ninety people attended the event titled “Reclaiming the Water Commons: Water Ethics & Nature Rights in Maine.”
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University of Maine faculty will present at the annual meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation (ESAF)/Maine Archaeological Society Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in South Portland. Approximately 400 archaeologists, scholars and historians from every state on the Eastern Seaboard are expected to attend. Raymond Pelletier, associate director of the Canadian-American Center at UMaine, will serve on […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor in the Communication and Journalism Department at the University of Maine, was interviewed by several news organizations about the overblown reports of mass hysteria following Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds.” Socolow says media coverage claiming mass panic was created by newspapers in an attempt to […]
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Harvey Kail, coordinator of the University of Maine English Department’s Writing Center, and student tutors Lindsey Hutchins and Anthony Elkins will attend the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Tampa, Fla. Nov. 1–3. Kail is expected to be the respondent for a panel — “Props for Harvey Kail” — dedicated to his work […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor in the Communication and Journalism Department at the University of Maine, co-wrote an article published by Slate about the overblown reports of mass hysteria following Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds.” Oct. 30 marks the 75th anniversary of the broadcast. Socolow wrote the article with Jeff […]
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