UMaine Students Rolling Up Sleeves for Spring Break Volunteerism
Many UMaine students spending spring break far afield in outreach efforts.
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Community Engagement Workshop Feb. 21
Orono Town Planner Evan Richert will be the guest speaker from 9 a.m.–noon, Thursday, Feb. 21 at 107 Norman Smith Hall for a free public workshop and discussion on university-community partnerships, presented by CERTS (Community Engaged Research, Teaching and Service) at the University of Maine. The workshop title is “Community Engagement: Co-Determining Needs and Capacities.” […]
Read moreUMaine Student, Faculty Member Win International Digital Humanities Award
A University of Maine graduate student and a faculty member have received an international Digital Humanities Award for their work in digital humanities, which combines studies and information in liberal arts and humanities with computer technology for storage, sharing or exploring research. In recognition of their collaborative Digital Humanities Toolbox UMaine history doctoral candidate Rob […]
Read moreChannel 5 Reports on High School Business Competition at UMaine
Channel 5 (WABI) reported on the annual Junior Achievement Titan Challenge business and marketing competition for Bangor-region high school students, which was held Feb. 13 at the University of Maine Foster Center for Student Innovation.
Read moreSegal Blog on Governor’s View of Newspapers
In his Bangor Daily News blog “Education: Future Imperfect,” University of Maine Professor of History Howard Segal discussed Gov. Paul LePage’s recent disparaging comments to Maine schoolchildren about newspapers’ objectivity.
Read moreUMaine Student, Faculty Member Up for Digital Humanities Award
Members of the UMaine community have an opportunity to support the nominations of UMaine history doctoral candidate Rob Gee and Honors College and Maine Studies Program faculty member Katherine O’Flaherty for two international awards in recognition of their work in the digital humanities. The public may vote until midnight, Sunday, Feb. 17 on the Digital […]
Read moreChannel 5 Covers UMaine Mardi Gras Celebration
Channel 5 reported on the Feb. 12 celebration of Mardi Gras in the Dexter Lounge in the Harold Alfond Sports Arena, which included food, music and beads. Lisa Michaud, communications coordinator for the Franco-American Centre at UMaine, said Franco Americans make up 40 percent of the state’s population and also share enthusiasm for the celebration […]
Read moreNewspaper Features UMaine Virtual Reality Device
A Bangor Daily News feature story about the University of Maine Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory in Boardman Hall included comments from Nicholas Giudice, a UMaine School of Computing Information Sciences assistant professor in spatial information science and engineering, and Richard Corey, VEMI laboratory manager, who discussed a head-mounted device that can simulate […]
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UMaine Student Finds Her Voice in an Ancient Art Form
Artist Caroline Robe’s self-study in egg tempera.
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University of Maine School of Performing Arts Stages Tony Award-Winning Musical Spring Awakening
School of Performing Arts stages Tony Award-winning musical.
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