Maine Public, the Los Angeles Times, the Portland Press Herald, Publishers Weekly, Book Riot and the AP reported that Morgan Talty, assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, was awarded the John Leonard Prize for the best first book in any genre from the National Book Critics Circle. Yahoo News shared the PPH report. […]
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Rob Glover, associate professor of political science, and Jordan LaBouff, associate professor of psychology, both at the University of Maine and the Honors College, will present a webinar, “Understanding Poll Workers, the Unsung Heroes of Our American Democracy” on March 31, noon–1 p.m. with Maine Conservation Voters. Glover, LaBouff and Carrie Levan, assistant professor of […]
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A number of University of Maine students and faculty members will present at the 2023 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference at the Augusta Civic Center on March 30. UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is the lead organizer of the event. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage. Session […]
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Screenings of a filmed version of the opera “I Give You My Home,” with music and libretto written by Beth Wiemann, professor of music and director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, will be screened in venues across New England in March and April. The piece, inspired by the life and work of Rose Standish Nichols, […]
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The Department of Art’s 2023 Student Exhibition will open in Lord Hall Gallery from April 3–28. The gallery is free, accessible and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. A public reception will be held on Friday, April 7 from 5–7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. This show is a celebration of […]
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Kaitlin McCullough has spent years shaping her own unique singing voice, and she is ready to share it with thousands of people during the 2023 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. Commencement is not the first event at which McCullough, a UMaine senior from Ellsworth majoring in music education, has sung the “National Anthem.” She performed […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the True North Theatre will host performances of the play “Silent Sky” on March 23, at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. For more information about the production, visit the center’s website.
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Orono-based theater company True North Theatre (TNT) will perform the play “Silent Sky,” based on the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, at the Versant Power Astronomy Center in March and April. Performances of “Silent Sky” are scheduled as follows: Thursdays, March 23 and 30 at 7 p.m. Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. […]
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Award-winning Canadian novelist Suzette Mayr will give a creative reading at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 in the IMRC Fernald APPE space, sponsored by the University of Maine Department of English and UMaine Canadian-American Center. Mayr’s reading will be introduced by Hollie Adams, assistant professor of literature and creative writing at UMaine. The event […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of economics at the University of Maine, about comparing the climate impact of flying overseas versus driving a car that uses a lot of gas. “We know that if, say, New York to London round trip is about 7,000 […]
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