Liberal Arts and Sciences

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UMaine research shows adverse childhood experiences associated with worse cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults

Childhood trauma can impact a person’s life into adulthood. According to University of Maine research, adverse childhood experiences may even have a negative impact on cognitive function as people age.  UMaine researchers assessed the intellectual abilities, verbal memory, visual memory and executive attention of participants ages 55 to 90 years old recruited as part of […]

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UMaine researchers co-author Smithsonian study about Indigenous oyster consumption

Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine and member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, and Alice Kelley, research associate professor at the Climate Change Institute, co-authored a study showing that oyster fisheries were intensively yet sustainably harvested by Indigenous peoples long before European settlers arrived.  The study, co-led by Smithsonian’s National […]

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Brewer speaks to AP about donations to Maine governor race

Mark Brewer, political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke to the Associated Press about the Democratic Governors Association reserving $5 million in television advertising for Gov. Janet Mills’ reelection campaign. The Maine Republican Party previously announced nearly $4 million in TV ad bookings for former Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s campaign in the race. […]

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UMaine awarded observer status at UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

The University of Maine was recently awarded observer status by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The status allows the university to send a delegation of students and faculty to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) Nov. 7–18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. […]

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English Internships supported by Caroline Bicks, Stephen E. King Chair fellowships

Caroline Bicks, Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, and Kathryn Swacha, assistant professor of English, started a new internship fellowship program designed to offer students funding to pursue unpaid internships. Five students are currently recipients of the donor-funded Stephen E. King Chair Internship Fellowship, which pays students between $1,500 and $2,500 depending on weekly hourly […]

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Indigenous oyster consumption research featured in CNN and other international outlets

CNN, CBC Science Daily, The Independent, Phys.org, Gizmodo, Tasting Table and other international outlets reported on new research based on an analysis of dozens of archaeological sites in the United States and Australia that shows oysters were sustainably farmed on a massive scale by Indigenous groups. Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of anthropology at the University […]

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Brewer interviewed for WABI about Supreme Court draft opinion leak

Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine, spoke to WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) about the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Brewer says that the leak is unprecedented, and in his 35 years following American politics, he never dealt with […]

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Ranco interviewed for PPH about implementing Wabanaki studies class

Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and the coordinator of Native American research at the University of Maine, was quoted by the Portland Press Herald in an article about the slow implementation of a 2001 law requiring schools to teach the history, government and culture of the state’s Indigenous people. The law was passed without […]

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