The Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) cited a study by Sandra Butler, a University of Maine professor of social work, which detailed numerous issues with the state’s unemployment claims system, including long delays in receipt of benefits.
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Robert Dana, University of Maine vice president for student life and dean of students, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for a story about active coronavirus cases at UMaine. There were 65 active cases at UMaine as of March 26.
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The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts Division of Music will livestream three free concerts at 8:15 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on April 7, 12 and 14 as part of their annual spring tour. These virtual events will replace the annual live tour to local schools. The University Symphonic Band on April 7, the University Singers perform on April […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine offering an in-person component for the May 2021 commencement. Students will have the option to participate in an in-person stage walk at the Collins Center for the Arts. “What we did hear was the piece of walking across the stage is something that is very important […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Jules Hathaway, a University of Maine graduate student and Orono Public Library volunteer, titled “Libraries are there for us, during the pandemic and beyond.”
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The Associated Press, the Mount Desert Islander, The Irregular and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on a campaign initiated by Susan Smith, director of the Intermedia Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Maine, to encourage the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and to support equitable distribution of vaccines across the population. The Times Union, U.S. News […]
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New England Cable News reported that UMaine will return to “near normalcy” this fall, although social distancing and face coverings may still be required on campus.
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Maine Public interviewed Kreg Ettenger, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maine and director of the Maine Studies and Maine Folklife Center, and Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism and director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, for a “Maine Calling” program about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted society and its […]
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Christopher Richards, vice president of enrollment management at the University of Maine, discussed how the University of Maine System has altered the admissions process in response to COVID-19 with News Center Maine. “We’ve completely re-done the playbook amid the pandemic,” he said.
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Mollie Ruben, an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Emotion, Pain and Interpersonal Communication Lab at the University of Maine, spoke with the BBC World News and ABC News for a story about the impact of face coverings on our perceptions of strangers. Ruben conducted a study asking 1,000 participants to rate the […]
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