Bill Kuykendall, senior lecturer in new media at the University of Maine, has published his first e-book which will be available for download on Apple’s iBookstore starting Aug. 1. The e-book, “Memories of a Mountaineer,” culminated from interviews with celebrated woodsman, soldier, carver and philosopher Sterling Spencer of Richwood, W.Va., about his life growing up […]
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The works of seven graduating master’s students in intermedia will be featured in the 10th Annual Without Borders Festival, Aug. 9–Sept. 27 in the University of Maine’s Lord Hall Gallery. The exhibit is sponsored by UMaine’s Intermedia MFA Program. A public reception is scheduled for Sept. 6, 5:30–7 p.m. For more information or to request […]
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A “From Where I Sit” column by UMaine professors Howard Segal and Deborah Rogers is featured in the July 11 edition of “Times Higher Ed” (London). Their opinion piece, “The best answer is still RTFM,” cites the relevance and importance of Henry Rosovsky’s “The University: An Owner’s Manual,” published in 1990. Rosovsky was a dean […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported Bangor-area middle school students have been learning about transportation and design as part of the sixth annual Maine Summer Transportation Institute at the University of Maine. Students have taken part in several hands-on experiments during the two-week camp.
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Mark Brewer, political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for the article “Newfound wealth allows Chellie Pingree to pay her ‘dues’ to House Democrats.” Brewer said he sees no problem mixing money and politics as long as politicians are open about where the money comes from and where […]
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Research by Marie Hayes, University of Maine psychology professor, on the health of drug-affected babies was cited in a Bangor Daily News article about the rise of Maine newborns exposed to opiates and new options experts are exploring to help them. Hayes’ latest research focused on how an infant’s genetic makeup may affect the response […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Associated Press reported on a new project by the University of Maine, Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society to compile and publish the first comprehensive printed Penobscot dictionary. The San Francisco Chronicle and WABI (Channel 5) were among news organizations to carry the AP report.
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine, Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society have recieved funds to compile and publish the first comprehensive printed Penobscot dictionary. Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center and co-principal investigator on the project, and James Francis, director of cultural and historic preservation for the tribe, […]
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The Maine Edge published an article on the current exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor.
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The University of Maine’s Department of Communication and Journalism is hosting the annual Doctoral Honors Seminar of the National Communication Association, July 18–21 at the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Bar Harbor. For more than three decades, the seminar has brought together the top doctoral students and faculty nationwide to discuss current topics in […]
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