Mark Brewer, professor and acting chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, spoked to News Center Maine about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the political divide surrounding it on the eve of its first anniversary. “In the grand scope of recorded human history, democracy is a tiny little […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Ian Mette, an associate professor of education leadership at the University of Maine, titled “Why education cannot be ahistorical.”
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NBC News published an op-ed from Joel Anderson, an assistant professor of History at the University of Maine, titled “A major 2021 Viking find from 1021 illuminates North America’s past — and our present.”
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ZDNet, a technology news website, ranked the University of Maine’s online Master of Science in Information Systems among the top online master’s in information technology programs in the nation.
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Centralmaine.com highlighted “Open Form in American Poetry,” a selection of Burton Hartlen’s essays in literary criticism edited by Bruce Holsapple and Michael Alpert, director of the University of Maine Press. Hartlen was an influential, well-loved University of Maine English professor who passed away in 2008.
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The Ellsworth American reported on a forum about the drug crisis and substance use disorder that featured Karyn Sporer, among others. Sporer, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine, said her research revealed that Mainers are open to “harm reduction strategies and decriminalization” of drugs, but not “legalization.”
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The University of Maine chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society has achieved Circle of Excellence Gold status, a national recognition for work in promoting excellence and engaging its community of scholars. This year, Phi Kappa Phi recognized 74 of its 325 chapters for outstanding performance — “a true testament of the dedication of … […]
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ScienceDaily, India.com, The Indian Express, the Times of India, the Times of Oman, The Siasat Daily, The Times, the News Tribune, the New Daily the Miami Herald, the Central Valley Business Journal the Daily Express, the Grand Forks Herald, Best Life and Clean Eating magazine advanced a study from University of Maine and University of […]
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The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Theatre and Dance will present its biannual Dance Showcase live at 7:30 pm Thursday–Saturday, Dec. 9–11 at the Hauck Auditorium. The Fall Dance Showcase is the highlight and culmination of a semester of work from dance students practicing a variety of styles and techniques, including modern, jazz, […]
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Much of what Americans learn about Indigenous people of the continent is communicated by people who are not Indigenous. Euro-American archaeologists in particular have influenced how people think about Native Americans past and present. A team of Wabanaki researchers and students led by professor Bonnie Newsom of the University of Maine is creating a framework […]
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