The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine launched Learning With AI, an initiative to help faculty and students adapt to an educational landscape transformed by generative AI like ChatGPT and DALLE. “The evolution of AI tools over the past six months has been unprecedented. This has led to an urgent need for […]
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University of Maine faculty, staff and students will present at and be involved in a number of events at the Maine Science Festival (MSF), a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor and will include more than 70 events and activities, that will take place March 22–26. Additional UMaine presenters — particularly those involved […]
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The University of Maine has launched Learning With AI, an initiative to help faculty and students adapt to an educational landscape transformed by generative AI like ChatGPT and DALLE. Originally convened by UMaine’s New Media program and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), the initiative has quickly gathered contributors from across the […]
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News Center Maine and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that Portland-based artists Ryan and Rachel Adams are painting a mural of Beryl Warner Williams, UMaine’s first black graduate to earn a degree in mathematics, in Williams Hall.
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The Mount Desert Islander shared that Patrick Callaway, lecturer at the University of Maine Department of History, will appear on Chebacco Chats at 4:30 p.m. March 23, to talk about his latest research on 18th-century colonial interests related to Mount Desert Island. For more information, visit the Mount Desert Island Historical Society website.
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Art — whether it’s created on a page or computer or in a studio or theater — can do more than showcase creativity for amusement and cultural enrichment. Art can help teach people about historical and contemporary societies, advance research, support economic development and combat daily and systemic issues. Inspired by the significance and utility […]
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The Conversation published an op-ed about news media criticism by Michael Socolow, University of Maine associate professor of communication and journalism. “Americans across the political spectrum share a growing disdain for journalism — no matter how accurate, verified, professional or ethical,” Socolow wrote. “Yet open debate over journalism ethics signals healthy governance. Such argumentation might […]
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The Detroit Jewish News reported on the upcoming performance by Noreen and Phillip Silver, faculty in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts, titled “The Music of Resistance,” at 6 p.m. on March 18, the Ukrainian-American Archives Museum in Hamtramck, Michigan. The Silvers will perform with Ukrainian-American violinist Solmia Soroka, a professor at Goshen […]
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Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, spoke to WFVX-TV (Fox 23/ABC 7 in Bangor) about educators dealing with students using AI for assignments. According to Ippolito, the best solution for educators to prevent their students from abusing AI on assignments is to change the assignments themselves. “There’s a lot of […]
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Fogler Library will host the Human Dimensions of Climate Change film series, with three film screening events March 21–April 4. In-person screenings, all from 6–8 p.m. in Fogler Library Classroom 1, will include post-film discussions with featured guests: March 21 — “Eternal Amazon” (2012); post-film discussion with director Belisário Franca March 28 — “Reciprocity Project” […]
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