Liberal Arts and Sciences

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New UMaine program to address state mental health crisis among youth

Maine faces significant challenges in youth mental health care. In response, the University of Maine is working to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce with the help of grant funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland-based nonprofit whose goal is for all Maine children to be resilient and ready to succeed.  According to […]

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Maine media highlight 2025 commencement ceremonies

The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the 2025 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer highlighted the commencement ceremony at UMaine Machias.

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UMaine faculty member’s success on ‘Jeopardy’ highlighted in media

News Center Maine, the Portland Press Herald, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and WFVX (Channel 7) highlighted the success of Kara Peruccio, an assistant professor in both the Department of History and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, on “Jeopardy!”

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Help shape what AI means for Maine at June conference

Artificial intelligence is changing how people live, work and solve problems at breakneck speed. To set the stage for AI adoption that is ethical and beneficial, experts from across Maine teamed up to bring people together to discuss the latest opportunities, implications and insights on AI for the state.  The University of Maine AI Initiative […]

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CBS News interviews Blackstone of childfree movement

CBS News interviewed Amy Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, about the childfree by choice movement on which she has researched and published studies. “We are raised to believe that it is our destiny to become parents,” Blackstone said. 

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UMaine, Bangor Beautiful mural featured by local media

The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported on the recently completed mural on the Kenduskeag Stream Pump Station in downtown Bangor. University of Maine art and wildlife ecology students partnered with the nonprofit Bangor Beautiful to create artwork that highlights the importance of freshwater mussels, […]

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WFVX interviews 2025 valedictorian Meaghan Caron

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed the 2025 University of Maine valedictorian Meaghan Caron on her experiences as a student-athlete. Caron, who is pursuing dual degrees and three majors in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was also a member of the Field Hockey […]

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UMaine hosting hundreds of budding historians for National History Day competition

Hundreds of middle and high school students will gather at the University of Maine to compete in the statewide National History Day competition at 10 a.m. on May 3 at various locations across campus.  Judges working within the field of humanities from across Maine will review history research exhibits, performances, websites, documentaries and papers from […]

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UMaine students create river ecology mural on Bangor pump station

University of Maine art and wildlife ecology students have designed an educational mural on the Kenduskeag River Pump Station in Bangor that highlights the importance of freshwater mussels, migratory fish and river ecosystems. Intermedia Programs and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology collaborated with Bangor Beautiful and city officials on this project.  The […]

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