Dominique DiSpirito of Woonsocket, Rhode Island is the 2022 University of Maine Valedictorian and the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Honors College. DiSpirito is a political science major, with minors in legal studies, and ecology and environmental sciences, as well as an Honors College student. She is a 2021 Truman Scholar, and her other numerous […]
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Alan Kryszak, a member of the University of Maine at Machias creative arts faculty, has produced his third solo album, “Murmur Rations,” reviewed in the Machias Valley News Observer and Bangor Daily News. The European venue Moving Classics TV published a Q&A with Kryszak about his 35-year career as a composer and guitarist, including a […]
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The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines to submit proposals for Canadian Studies course development grants. To be eligible for funding, the course must contribute to the knowledge of Canada or Canada’s relationship with the United States. Courses with the potential to be consistently offered or become […]
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Research has uncovered a groundbreaking method for hastening molecular recognition in supramolecular chemistry. Catalysts are materials that increase the rate of, but are not consumed in chemical reactions. Often, catalysts are complex molecules with shapes finely tuned to match an intermediate structure known as a transition state between the reactant and product of the targeted […]
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Aminata Sissoko loves doing paperwork. With her job in the University of Maine President’s Office, the global policy graduate student is not only perfecting her English, but she also is learning about the day-to-day work that makes organizations tick — work that she sees as vital to her future career in global organizations. Sissoko was […]
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Kristin Vekasi, associate professor of political science and School of Policy and International Affairs, wrote an article for East Asia Forum addressing concerns about Chinese rare earth consolidation in the form of a “megafirm” announced in January 2022 called China Rare Earth Group, control up to 70% of Chinese rare earth production, 30–40 percent of […]
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At the University of Maine, 38 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 28 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March 28. “It’s rewarding to recognize these […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition, April 8–29 in Lord Hall Gallery, featuring works by current students in studio art courses. The opening reception is 5:30–7 p.m., April 8. Lord Hall Gallery is open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. weekdays. This year’s annual exhibition includes paintings, drawings, prints, […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed for the Associated Press about Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed rebate to Maine residents of $850 to help with increased costs due to inflation. Brewer said, “There’s some real policy reason to do this. But at the same time, it’s also clear that […]
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Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, an associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Maine, spoke with WVFX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about her research tracking how the pandemic has influenced the mental health of middle and high school aged youth in the state. “Nearly all kids experienced increases in their depressive symptoms regardless of whether […]
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