Michael Socolow, associate professor at the Department of Communications and Journalism, will present at the 2023 Radio Preservation Task Force conference in Washington, D.C., which takes place April 27–30. Socolow, who was a member of the 2023 Conference Organizing Team, has been a member of the Library of Congress’s Radio Preservation Task Force since its […]
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Eric Landis, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, partnered with researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of Vermont, who are all a part of the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), for a project entitled “Advanced Sensing Technologies for Practical UAV-Based Condition Assessment” Their work, titled “Bridge […]
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Alumnus and president of Dielectric, Keith Pelletier, is among the recipients of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Edward Bryand annual awards honoring alumni, faculty, staff and students. Pelletier was named the Edward T. Bryand Distinguished Engineer. Civil engineering professor and chair of the department, Shaleen Jain, received the Ashley Campbell Award. Amrit Verma […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development held an in-person Student Awards Ceremony for the first time since 2019 on April 18 at Wells Conference Center. More than 100 students were recognized at the event, which celebrated both academic achievement and participation in student groups and activities. Emily Davison of North Waterboro, […]
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The Maine Business School and Graduate School of Business has announced its spring 2023 awards for students and faculty. A full list of honorees is available on the Maine Business School website.
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Kit Hamley, Ph.D. candidate in the School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute (CCI) at the University of Maine, has been awarded an $25,000 American Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women. This fellowship will support Hamley for 2023–24 as she completes her dissertation, which leverages new tools to understand human […]
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The 2023 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalists attended University of Maine journalism classes on April 13–14, including CMJ 351 (Audio and Video Production), CMJ 330 (Copy Editing) and CMJ 489 (Seminar in Media Ethics), and had lunch with Maine Campus editors. The visiting journalists this year were Nina Mahaleris, audience engagement editor of the Lewiston […]
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On March 29, 45 undergraduate business students, three faculty, two staff and one dean boarded a bus bound for Boston for the first-ever “Bear Treks” Boston trip. “Trips such as Bear Treks provide the students with tangible on-site experience. It is invaluable for their career decision-making process,” says Pank Agrrawal, professor of finance. “Our MBS […]
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This year, the Maine Business School piloted an undergraduate class focused on personal finance. Taught by cooperating faculty member Matt Skaves, the course reached learners ranging from first-year students to seniors. “The idea behind this course was to enhance accessibility for students and focus on key personal finance elements that college students face,” says Jason […]
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The 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting will take place April 13–16 in Chicago. The conference is the world’s largest gathering of education researchers and practitioners, and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative studies in a variety of areas. As previously announced, University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost John […]
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