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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Alyssa Simonds, graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was featured on WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and in the Bangor Daily News for her ambitious goal to swim 31 lakes in the 31 days of August as part of a fundraiser for LifeLight of Maine. Simonds has already swam 100 lakes […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Bethany Rozzi, a junior majoring in journalism at the University of Maine, has been named the Richard K. Warren & Susan A. Warren Journalism Scholarship recipient for the 2021-22 academic year.
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Marcella Sorg, research professor at the University of Maine Department of Anthropology, Climate Change Institute and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was a VIP caller on the Maine Public radio show “Maine Calling,” discussing the rise of fentanyl use and drug overdoses, and what’s being done to stem the epidemic.
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