The Bangor Daily News published a letter to the editor co-authored by John Diamond, president and CEO of the University of Maine Alumni Association, and Jeffery Mills, president and CEO of the University of Maine Foundation, that highlights the legacy of civic service and philanthropy of alumnus Lenoard Minsky, who passed away on Feb. 21 […]
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Undergraduate students from across the nation will learn about sustainable aquaculture in Maine through the lens of Indigenous science and traditional ecological knowledge in a new University of Maine initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). AquEOUS: Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students, led by the […]
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The University of Maine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nova Scotia Community College to create a pathway for undergraduate students to transfer to UMaine to earn a bachelor’s degree. This is the ninth community college transfer agreement with UMaine and the first MOU in recent years with a Canadian community college. Academically […]
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No matter how environmentally and economically sustainable a system claims to be, it can’t truly be positively transformative without considering the people in it. A team of University of Maine researchers set out to see how social justice plays a role in the “circular economy,” and what steps might be taken to improve the approach […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Mark Brewer, professor and interim chair of political science at the University of Maine, about the lack of attention to the opioid epidemic in Gov. Janet Mills’ State of the State. Brewer said Mills seems to have focused on issues important to more voters, such as COVID and the […]
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Michael Socolow, director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, wrote an article for Slate about the 2022 Winter Olympics viewership. Socolow said that “it’s possible that the 2022 Olympics will be one of the most-watched events in U.S. history,” but that viewership is misrepresented as low because “we’re watching on our phones and in our browsers.” […]
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Michael Socolow, associate professor in the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism and director of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, is the author of an opinion piece out this week in the Washington Post. Socolow argues that it’s not necessarily immoral or unethical to enjoy watching the Olympic Games. It is, […]
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A Maine Center for Research in STEM Education initiative to explore how engaging students in coastal research projects can help them build data literacy and career competency while also informing local policy and planning has received a $1.35 million award from the National Science Foundation. The University of Maine-based RiSE Center supports middle and high […]
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Daniel Sandweiss, a University of Maine professor in the Anthropology Department and the Climate Change Institute, and the 2022 Distinguished Maine Professor, has been named president-elect of the Society for American Archaeology. He will serve as president-elect for one year before serving a two-year term as SAA president. Sandweiss is an internationally recognized archaeologist whose […]
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A longtime University of Maine professor who is a world-renowned researcher in Latin American archaeology and paleoclimatology is the 2022 Distinguished Maine Professor, the university’s most prestigious faculty award. Daniel Sandweiss is a UMaine professor in the Anthropology Department and the Climate Change Institute. He also is a cooperating professor in the School of Earth […]
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