Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mitchell Center researchers explore how community-university partnerships can strengthen democratic decision-making

Researchers from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions have found that community-university collaborations focused on local concerns can help communities make decisions and take actions to resolve them, even when complete agreement isn’t possible. In their recent essay for the journal Issues in Science and Technology, Mitchell Center Director […]

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Adams chosen as 2023 Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park

Hollie Adams, assistant professor of English at the University of Maine, has been selected as one of 13 artists selected for Acadia National Park’s Artist-in-Residence Program in 2023. Adams is the author of the novel “Things You’ve Inherited from Your Mother” and the hybrid prose-poetry chapbook “Deliver Me from Swedish Furniture,” which was a finalist […]

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UMaine researcher explores issues with blood pressure measurement in the dental office

In recent years, health care professionals and patients have become concerned that blood pressure, as traditionally measured in the medical clinic, is not done correctly. That includes blood pressure measurement in a dental office, where it is equally important that it be done correctly, according to University of Maine researchers. Merrill Elias, UMaine emeritus professor […]

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BDN shares 2023 Department of Art Faculty Exhibition events

The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Department of Art will host its 2023 Faculty Exhibition from Feb. 3–March 17 in the Lord Hall Gallery. A public reception will take place 5:30–7 p.m. Feb. 10. The trio Aldrich Norton & Ross will perform live in the gallery at 4 p.m. Feb. 23. […]

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AP notes Talty nomination for National Book Critics Circle award

The Associated Press noted that Morgan Talty, associate professor of English at the University of Maine, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle award for best debut work. The Washington Post, the Independent, The Hill, ABC News, Bloomberg and other outlets shared the AP report.

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UMaine moves forward with new B.S. program in Human-Centered Technology Design

The University of Maine School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) will launch a new Bachelor of Science in Human-Centered Technology Design program in the fall 2023 semester. The degree program was approved at the Jan. 30 meeting of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Human-Centered Technology Design, or HCTD, focuses on the […]

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Submissions open for 2023 Graton Prize in Constitutional Law

Endowed by Claude Dewing Graton, Class of 1900, the Graton Prize is awarded annually to the best essay responding to a current question in constitutional law. This year’s prize will award up to $4,000 to the best response to each of three questions:  What are the constitutional issues facing the Department of Justice in deciding […]

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