Scholars Strategy Network highlighted research by University of Maine faculty Rob Glover, associate professor of political science, and Jordan LaBouff, associate professor of psychology, to survey poll workers before and after the 2022 midterms. The study was funded through the Scholars Strategy Network’s Election Protection and Enhancement Program. “Poll workers are an integral part of […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured Brenna Jones, a University of Maine junior and McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate research fellow, who is studying the housing crisis in the greater Bangor area and possible solutions. In addition to finding policy solutions to address the problem, Jones, who spent her high school years both unhoused and precariously housed, […]
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Versant Power Astronomy Center Director Shawn Laatsch spoke with the Machias Valley News Observer about eyewitness reports of objects falling from the sky from people in Washington County, Maine, and in New Brunswick, Canada. According to the publication, Laatsch “says the most likely explanation is a meteor of some kind, possibly a larger meteor called […]
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The University of Maine, in partnership with the University of Maine Foundation, is soliciting nominations for the 2023 Geddes W. Simpson Lecture. This endowed lecture series facilitates campus visits and presentations by prominent speakers with expertise at the interface of science and history. The series has hosted a broad range of speakers from varied academic […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the 2023 Annual UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity will be held on April 14 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. For more information about the program, the book of abstracts and information on attending, visit the symposium webpage.
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Brenna Jones of Mount Desert, Maine, spent her high school years either unhoused or precariously housed in the greater Bangor area with little to no support from adults. At times, she lived in her car, in which she kept all of her belongings; couch-surfed or slept in dorm rooms at Husson University. She kept food […]
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In an opinion piece about bringing back the debate show Crossfire, Politico spoke to Michael Socolow, associate professor at the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism. Socolow argued that a revived version of a show like Crossfire is unlikely given larger cultural trends, though there is value to what he calls “venues of […]
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WMTW-TV (Channel 8 in Portland) interviewed Lucy Slattery, president of the Society of Physics Students from the University of Maine, at a hands-on STEM night at Morse High School. Slattery and her team used an electric experience to show physics is fun. “Kids get to interact and learn more about STEM because, by the time […]
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Twelve undergraduates have been named 2023 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Mille Baartvedt Mille Baartvedt of Oslo, Norway is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The kinesiology and physical education major is a Presidential Scholar. On campus, she has worked […]
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Abigail Mulligan of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Mulligan is an Honors College student triple-majoring in chemistry with a pre-med concentration; in food science and human nutrition, with a concentration in dietetics; and in zoology. She is minoring in psychology, sustainable food […]
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