WABI (Channel 5) reported on “FLOW: An evening of water themed light & projection,” at the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor. The multimedia event — a partnership between the Intermedia MFA program at UMaine, Coaction Lab and Bangor Water District — took part during the annual spring tour of the standpipe. Faculty and students in […]
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The Associated Press and Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on research conducted by Scott Morello, a visiting researcher at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Morello found mussel larvae swim toward odors from adult mussels, and swim away from odors from predators, including green crabs and dog whelks. According to his research, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the latest visit by certified therapy dogs to the University of Maine’s Fogler Library. The dogs were on hand to offer stress relief and comfort to students, staff and faculty members during Finals Week. The program started several years ago and was an immediate hit, according to the report. “You […]
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WVII (Channel 7) previewed “FLOW: An evening of water themed light & projection,” to be held at the Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor on May 11. The annual spring tour of the standpipe and multimedia event — a partnership between the Intermedia MFA program at UMaine, Coaction Lab and Bangor Water District — were originally […]
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A performance by pianist Phillip Silver, a professor of music in the School of Performing Arts at the University of Maine, was included in a New York Theatre Guide review of “Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer” in the Czech Center New York Ballroom in New York City. “One of the most […]
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Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the CityLab article, “The racial divide in the creative economy,” by Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. Not only does the creative class skew white, but there are few U.S. cities where […]
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Inside Higher Ed, Bangor Daily News and Education Dive published articles on the University of Maine’s jump in enrollment and how the university attracted more out-of-state students. As of last week, 2,447 students planned to join UMaine’s Class of 2020 and had paid the $150 deposit to secure a spot — a 22 percent increase […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on an event hosted by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development to recognize its longstanding partnership with the Galen Cole Family Foundation through the Reading Recovery program in schools throughout Maine. Reading Recovery is an early literacy intervention for first-grade students who experience difficulty with reading and […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “Maine peach crop fails to survive winter.” About 90 percent or more of the Northeastern peach crop from Rhode Island and Connecticut to New Hampshire and Maine didn’t survive the cold […]
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David Sturm, an instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration specialist at the University of Maine, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) for an installment of “Science with Sturm.” Sturm spoke about the rare opportunity to see Mercury pass the sun on May 9. He suggested viewing the planet through a telescope at the Emera Astronomy […]
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