Liberal Arts and Sciences

WABI Reports on Grant Awarded to UMaine to Improve STEM Education

WABI (Channel 5) reported on a more than $735,000 National Science Foundation grant awarded to the University of Maine to aid in the education of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at several Maine high schools, including Bangor High School. Over the next three years, students and teachers will work with the university on a […]

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Socolow Interviewed for ‘Big Picture Science’ Radio Show

Michael Socolow, an associate professor in the Communication and Journalism Department at the University of Maine, was interviewed on an installment of the SETI Institute’s “Big Picture Science” radio show titled “Skeptic Check: War of the Worlds.” Socolow spoke about his research on media coverage surrounding Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the […]

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Visiting Painter, Sculptor, Musicians to Share Talents at UMaine

Four creative guests will take part in this semester’s University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Painter Dudley Zopp will lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC). His installations constructed with builder’s paper, paintings and found materials transport viewers through geological and cultural history. […]

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Blackstone Quoted in Dame Magazine Article on Fertility

Amy Blackstone, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, was interviewed for the Dame Magazine article “Ticking clock: What’s true (and false) about female fertility?” Blackstone said the most common myth regarding the biological clock is that women’s desire to have children is instinctual. She said the main force behind the desire […]

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UMaine Humanities Initiative Cited in Press Herald Editorial, MPBN Segment

A Portland Press Herald editorial titled “The humanities still teach marketable skills,” cited the importance of the University of Maine Humanities Initiative, a new effort by UMaine to reach out to schools, businesses and cultural institutions to make the case for an education based in the humanities. The editorial stated the initiative and a new […]

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Media Report on 50th Anniversary of JFK’s UMaine Speech

WLBZ (Channel 2), Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) were among the news organizations to report on the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s visit to UMaine. Howard Segal, a UMaine history professor, spoke about the politics surrounding Kennedy’s visit and last major foreign policy speech, while Carol Nichols, a graphic designer for […]

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