Joy Cartwright, who will graduate from University of Maine this spring with a double major in marketing and sociology, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about whether TikTok should be banned in the United States. Cartwright researchers the risks and sociological implications of social media in the U.S. “In an age of […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared a profile of Kaitlin McCullough, a UMaine senior from Ellsworth majoring in music education who will be singing the National Anthem at the 2023 University of Maine commencement ceremonies.
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Lori Schnieders, associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine at Machias, spoke to the Maine Monitor about a program that allows noncredentialed, adult “navigators,” also known as community health workers, to escort students to private rooms within the schools for their teletherapy sessions in an attempt to address shortages in mental health professionals. […]
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In an article about two new substance use disorder recovery residences that will be built in the Lewiston area, the Sun Journal cited data from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine showing that there were 715 confirmed and suspected fatal overdoses last year.
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The Mount Desert Islander shared that Kathleen Ellis, lecturer at the University of Maine Department of English, will conduct a poetry reading at Southwest Harbor Public Library at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22. Ellis’ latest book, “Body of Evidence,” won the 2022 Grayson Books poetry award. To receive the link for online viewing, visit the […]
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In fall 2022, University of Maine senior Sam Ransley of New Harbor, Maine, penned an essay about the threat of totalitarianism. He will soon present his essay to political science experts from across the U.S. and beyond at the World Social Science Association’s 65th Annual Conference in April in Tempe, Arizona. Ransley, who is majoring […]
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The Bangor Daily News reviewed True North Theatre’s production of the play “Silent Sky” at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. “The true star of True North Theatre’s ‘Silent Sky’ is the Maynard Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine. The dome where the constellations and photographs are projected essentially act as the set backdrop even […]
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The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is hosting a public presentation of the film “The House We Lived In,” with a post-screening talk and Q&A with the filmmaker Tim O’Donnell and his father. A decade in the making, O’Donnell confronts family, memory and addiction as he chronicles his father’s journey to recover lost memories […]
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The Travel featured the University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum in a guide of best things to do in Bangor.
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At the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, 31 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 21 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March […]
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