Liberal Arts and Sciences

BDN reports on passing of Owen Smith

The Bangor Daily News reported on the passing of Owen Smith, who led the creation of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in intermedia at the University of Maine and founded the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center.

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Haedicke’s op-ed about Question 3 published in BDN

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Michael Haedicke, a University of Maine associate professor of sociology and faculty fellow with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about Question 3 on the Nov. 2 election referendum ballot. Haedicke is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, […]

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BDN highlights new materials research led by Yu

The Bangor Daily News highlighted an effort led by Liping Yu, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Maine, to design a new class of materials capable of improving solar cells, lasers and other optoelectronic devices that convert light into energy. Robert Lad, a professor of physics at UMaine, and Feng Yan, an […]

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Conflict expert weighs in on the impact of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Pentagon leaders appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee in late September to review the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. As the Taliban gains control over the country amidst ongoing instability, it has become clear that the road to peace seems more difficult than ever before. “I think […]

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Brewer discusses Question 3 on referendum with BDN

Mark Brewer, a politics professor with the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about Question 3 on the Nov. 2 election referendum ballot. The question asks voters “Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to declare that all individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce […]

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Professor of intermedia Owen Smith passes away

The University of Maine community joins students, alumni, faculty and staff of the university’s art and intermedia programs in mourning the passing of professor Owen Smith. Smith passed away Oct. 14 at the age of 63.   Smith joined the Department of Art faculty in 1991. In his 30-year UMaine career, he inspired countless undergraduate and […]

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Professor emerita of theatre Marcia Douglas passes away

The University of Maine community and the theatre community are mourning the loss of UMaine associate professor emerita of theatre Marcia Joy Douglas, who passed away Oct.11 after a short illness. She was 75. Douglas, born in California and raised in Colorado, was a theatre educator for over 40 years at universities in the Midwest and […]

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WQCB includes UMaine in list of locations in ‘Stephen King’s Maine’

WQCB (Q106.5 in Brewer) included the University of Maine in a report titled “25 Actual Locations of Stephen King’s Maine.” The report noted that King graduated from UMaine in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in English. It also highlighted the The Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, which aims to advance excellence in the creation, […]

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UMaine-led research team designing new, high entropy materials for optoelectronics

A University of Maine-led research team, in collaboration with the University of Alabama, will design a new class of materials capable of improving solar cells, lasers and other optoelectronic devices that convert light into energy with a $525,000 collaborative research award from the National Science Foundation. Liping Yu, an assistant professor of physics at the […]

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