Mark Brewer, professor of political science, was interviewed by U.S. News and World Report about how the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade will impact the upcoming gubernatorial election in Maine. “Democrats are certainly making the overturning of Roe a big issue across the board, starting with Mills. Republicans are trying to avoid the issue […]
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John Ippolito, professor of new media, was quoted in an Observer article about digital art like NFTS and how shifts within the collecting community have paved the way for companies to approach art as a financial investment. According to the article, discussing art and money has been “taboo” at art auction houses like Christie’s. Ippolito […]
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If passed by the full Congress and signed by the President, the FY23 federal budget will provide $53.3 million to the System in one-time funding to advance key university workforce development and innovation projects, many of them led by the R1 University of Maine, to address state needs Orono, Maine — Leaders across the University […]
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The University of Maine has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. State Department to fund the development of an ongoing faculty-led study abroad program focused on political science and criminal justice in partnership with the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (UCP) in Lisbon, Portugal. Students in this immersive, experiential program will study Portugal’s innovative and […]
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The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WVII (Fox 22 Bangor), Wired Focus, Zipe Education and the Times of Northwest Indiana reported that the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine earned third place in a national competition and an invitation to the White House for developing an inclusive smartphone […]
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At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about the federal response to the fentanyl epidemic, Maine Senator Susan Collins cited the work of Marcella Sorg, research professor in the Department of Anthropology, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Climate Change Institute. Collins noted that Sorg called Maine’s overdose […]
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The VEMI lab at the University of Maine earned third place in a national competition and an invitation to the White House for developing an inclusive smartphone software platform that will provide navigational assistance to people with visual impairment and seniors who want to use self-driving cars for ride-sharing and hailing services. VEMI will receive […]
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The University of Maine has once again been featured in the annual Fiske Guide to Colleges. The publication, authored by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske and updated annually for nearly 40 years, highlights more than 300 of the “best and most interesting” schools in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, according […]
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Mark Brewer, political science professor at the University of Maine, was a featured guest on the Halifax City News’ podcast “The Todd Veinotte Show” about the state of U.S. politics. Brewer discussed the Jan. 6 committee hearings and related topics.
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Cindy Isenhour, assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, was featured on the 1010 WINS In Depth podcast discussing whether thrifting is contributing to fashion’s culture of excess. Isenhour discussed the resource loops of thrifting, particularly with respect to the growing resale market. “Some people that are looking at this […]
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