Johnathan Rubin, professor of economics at the University of Maine and director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, spoke with CentralMaine.com and News Center Maine about the rising price of gasoline. Rubin said, “Some of this rise in the price of crude oil is really due to the economic recovery in the United States […]
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Jennifer Smith-Mayo was in the United Kingdom filming a documentary about a Jesuit priest when she felt a calling. Smith-Mayo had been working as a photographer and videographer for most of her professional life. Her resume is diverse, working for well-known outlets such as National Geographic and Down East in locations all over the world, […]
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The 2022 Maryann Hartman Awards recognizing the inspirational achievements of Maine women will be presented to community leader and certified nursing assistant ZamZam Mohamud of Lewiston; recently retired Opportunity Housing, Inc., founding president and CEO Bonnie-Jean Brooks of Stockton Springs; and long-time senior executive and UMaine alumna Susan Bell of Hallowell, former director of the […]
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Crispin Kamundala, a University of Maine junior, was named a finalist for a 2022 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a prestigious, merit-based scholarship for college juniors pursuing public service careers. Kamundala is the only finalist from Maine this year. Kamundala’s story isn’t like that of many other students’ on campus. He came to Maine as a […]
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New media professors and Still Water lab co-directors Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito presented their projects that explore regenerative models of creation, informed by Indigenous partners, permaculture and online collaboration in a Zoom presentation at the Cultural Center of Belgrade, Serbia, on March 3. Ippolito also was a remote speaker in two online panels: “Circumventing […]
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Judith Rosenbaum-Andre, associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism, will give a keynote address at a conference on spoilers, organized by the University of Zurich, March 17–19. The keynote address: “Spoilers and the Narrative Experience: Lessons from Ten Years of Empirical Research.” Rosenbaum-Andre’s research examines the role played by spoilers in […]
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The 2022 Cohen Lecture, “The Importance of American Leadership in a Dangerous World,” with General Jim Mattis, Medal of Honor Recipient Kyle Carpenter and Secretary William S. Cohen will be at 11 a.m., April 4 in Hutchins Concert Hall, Collins Center for the Arts. The free public lecture, offered by UMaine’s William S. Cohen Institute […]
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Renowned Ukrainian violinist Solomia Soroka will perform in a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. March 26 in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Soroka’s performance, hosted by the UMaine School of Performing Arts, will feature music faculty members Phillip Silver, professor of piano and musicology, and Noreen Silver, instructor of cello and […]
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Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Phoenix about the role of dark money in 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations. Brewer said, “When one hears about ‘dark money’ in American politics, the bulk of that dark money is flowing through 501(c)(4) groups. No limits […]
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Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, wrote an article for The Conversation about the impacts of stressful news. Socolow said, “We all eat; but some of us eat far too much. When that occurs, everyday behavior is transformed into actions that can threaten health and survival. Likewise, most […]
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