This semester, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) welcomes four new undergraduate research fellows: Chapman “Chappy” Hall, Iris Loehr, Sarah Renee Ozlanski and Katherine Ritche. This new cohort will join current fellows Paige Allen, Sebastien Chamberlain, Abigail Roberts and Willow Wind. MHC undergraduate fellows receive an award of up to $8,000 over the […]
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In a report about the historical impact of Penobscot performer Molly Nelson, also known as Molly Spotted Elk, the New York Times cited information from the Fogler Library at the University of Maine, and spoke to John Bear Mitchell, lecturer of Wabanaki studies at UMaine. “There’s a real difference in the voice, and there’s a […]
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Indigenous communities worldwide are facing the effects of climate changes, threats to their food supplies and the potential destruction of historically and culturally significant places. Using Indigenous knowledge and Western science, University of Maine faculty will devise new ways to tackle these pressing issues through a new research center based at the University of Massachusetts […]
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With Earth’s oceans facing rapid climate and ecological change, University of Maine faculty will use a $3 million award from the National Science Foundation to create a new training program for graduate students that will support the next generation of marine science and conservation professionals. Over the next five years, Joshua Stoll, an associate professor […]
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Maine Public featured Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of archaeology at the University of Maine, as a panelist on a ‘Maine Calling’ segment about how archaeology can provide insights into Maine’s past, present and future, and how the field is changing to include Indigenous perspectives and voices.
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Food Tank interviewed Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) on the wellbeing of Native children and communities, tribal sovereignty and Indigenous food sovereignty. Ranco told FoodTank […]
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Four University of Maine Ph.D. students won the top awards in the college division of the 2023 Bioscience Association of Maine (BioME) Student Showcase on May 3. The annual competition tasks college and high school students, who participate in separate divisions, with presenting life-science focused research projects to win cash and academic prizes. According to […]
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Raymond Pelletier, longtime University of Maine French professor and former associate director of the Canadian-American Center, passed away on May 15 at the age of 80. Pelletier joined UMaine in 1979 as an assistant professor of education and Canadian studies and cooperating assistant professor of French. For more than 30 years, he taught many courses […]
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Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public about the new CODE RED exhibit at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The exhibit, which Ranco co-curated, explores Indigenous knowledge and environmental stewardship, how humans have previously shaped the environment and the ramifications of […]
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The Times Record noted that Darren J. Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, will moderate a panel on Saturday, May 13 at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, during which six Wabanaki leaders will discuss a growing movement to center Indigenous knowledge and leadership in conservation […]
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