The fifth Maine Heritage Lecture at the University of Maine at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Buchanan Alumni House features “Narrating Maine,” a presentation by Kristin Langellier, UMaine professor of communication and journalism. The talk includes five linked stories about Maine, ranging from potato harvest lunches in Aroostook County to quilters’ stories, Somali […]
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A Maine Public Broadcasting Network report on a recent Pew Research Center study on the nation’s dwindling number of people affiliated with a particular religion included comments from University of Maine sociologist Kyriacos Markides, who teaches the sociology of religion. Markides said in the United States, unlike in Europe, people are becoming more religiously pluralistic […]
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The Franco-American Programs are hosting a talk and book-signing by actress, humorist and storyteller Susan Poulin, author of the recent book “Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair’s Guide to Livin’ the Good Life,” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the UMaine Franco-American Centre. The center recognizes Poulin’s contributions to Franco-American heritage through her fictional […]
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Local middle-schoolers use a UMaine-designed simulation to learn about watersheds.
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At the 50th anniversary of this Cold War moment, a historian analyzes remarks President John F. Kennedy made in a speech at UMaine.
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UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Reuters report on the Fox Business and Chicago Tribune websites that appeared before the vice presidential debate. Brewer predicted Biden would be much more aggressive than Obama was in his first debate against Mitt Romney last week. Comments from UMaine political scientist Amy Fried were included […]
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University of Maine history professor Nathan Godfried was quoted in an Associated Press article about thousands of pages of Robert F. Kennedy documents made public this week by the National Archives and Records Administration. Godfried said the newly released records are of particular interest to historians who will use them to reconstruct the past. The […]
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UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and the Penobscot Valley Star Gazers invite families, children and members of the community to Astronomy Day 2012 on Saturday, Oct. 20. Activities will be held from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. in UMaine’s Wingate Hall. The events are free and open to the public. Tours of the facilities, instructional […]
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Comments from Amy Fried, a UMaine political scientist, were included in a Seacoast Online newspaper report on how media buys are impacting the race for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat. Fried says the campaigns are taking a different shape in Maine compared to the rest of the country as pro-Republican groups are promoting the Democrat […]
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“See Touch Hear,” an exhibit currently at Aysmmetrick Arts gallery in Rockland by three UMaine students pursuing interdisciplinary doctoral degrees, was reviewed by the Free Press, a mid-coast community newspaper. The article says participatory or interactive art is becoming more common, and gives viewers a chance to “complete and give life to art on their […]
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