WABI (Channel 5) reported the 2015 Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 in the Hudson Museum located at the Collins Center for the Arts. The free-admission market features members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance who have received national awards as well as artists […]
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Kenneth Palmer, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine; and Mark Brewer, a political science professor at UMaine, were quoted in the Governing article, “Will swing states increase in the 2016 presidential election?” Palmer said Maine “generally prefers moderate candidates in both style and policy.” While Maine starts the contest in […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “Leadership should guide American response to refugee crisis.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to […]
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University of Maine professors Harold “Dusty” Dowse and Jim McConnon were mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article on baking workshops offered at Somerset Grist Mill in Skowhegan. The workshops, sponsored by the Maine Grain Alliance, focused on sourcing ingredients, finding out what customers want, marketing, promoting, location and sales. Dowse, a professor of biological sciences, […]
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The Sun Journal reported University of Maine student Naya Clifford will sign copies of her debut novel, “Into the North Woods,” and discuss issues related to green industry and environmental activism at Café di Cocoa in Bethel from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Clifford works as a teacher and clinical social worker, […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about Blackpoll warbler research led by University of Maine biologist Rebecca Holberton. Holberton and her team collected feathers from Blackpolls at multiple locations throughout North America during fall and spring migration to learn where and when specific breeding populations moved. The study, Holberton said, marks […]
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Jeffrey Hecker, the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). Hecker spoke about the university’s new Maine Matters financial aid program. The program allows UMaine to match Maine families’ financial aid offers from any other New England land grant universities as […]
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The Maine Edge reported the Friends of Maine Hockey’s annual Skate with the Bears event will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Alfond Arena. Families are invited to join the 2015–2016 University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams on the ice for photos and autographs. Domino’s will […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Winter Art Factory held at the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) in downtown Bangor. The art-making event included several stations for wrapping, creating ornaments and other seasonal projects. The family-friendly event was free and open to the public. “We try and get everybody of all ages because […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 2015 Senior Art Exhibition, “The Ghosts of Carnegie Hall” in the Lord Hall Gallery on campus. The show runs until Jan. 22, displaying paintings, sculpture, photography, digital and other artwork created by 14 UMaine studio art majors graduating in December or in the […]
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