In a Bangor Daily News column, Ian Mette, a University of Maine associate professor of higher education, is calling for a shift away from accountability in PreK–12 education to address inequities and empower democracy and meaningful social change.
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Forbes spoke with Nicholas Giudice, a University of Maine professor of spatial computing and co-founder of UMaine’s Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab), about the autonomous vehicle app currently under development by the lab’s autonomous vehicle research group.
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The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine has announced the Spring 2021 faculty awards. The Center’s mission includes demonstrating the immediacy and applicability of humanities studies, and it supports programs and projects fostering intellectual curiosity, critical reflection and creative innovation. Susan Camp, adjunct associate professor of art, received funding for ”Duet,” a collaborative […]
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Mainebiz talked with Leslie Forstadt, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, about a new training series aimed at meeting the needs of a diverse agricultural community. The training is being offered by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) with support from UMaine Extension and other partners.
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a webinar titled “Fighting Time: A talk with Isaac Knapper and Amy Banks” at 6 p.m. April 12. This discussion will explore the 1979 murder of University of Maine professor Ronald Banks in New Orleans. Banks’ daughter, Amy, and Knapper, the man wrongly imprisoned for 13 years for the crime, […]
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WVII provided coverage of the first day of the University of Maine’s 2021 Sustainability & Water Conference, highlighting a talk by Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal ambassador. The virtual event is sponsored by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions.
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Centralmaine.com, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, the Sun Journal and Bangor Daily News advanced a talk highlighting the work of the Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) at 3 p.m. April 12. The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the event, “Strengthening Learning, Leadership and Equity in Maine and Wabanaki Wild Shellfisheries,” […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com and The Irregular advanced a workshop hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine about restoring Penobscot language use and how traditional stories can provide vital knowledge to help meet today’s challenges 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 5. Register for the workshop.
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved a process for renaming campus buildings when using the honoree’s name “would compromise the public trust and reflect adversely upon the university and/or University of Maine System and its reputation.” The story cited the task force convened by University […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Sun Journal, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, The Irregular and Centralmaine.com advanced an online panel discussion hosted by the University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library at 4 p.m. April 6. The free, public event, “Mirrors, Windows & Sliding Doors: A Panel Discussion on Diversity in Children’s Literature,” will address how a lack of diversity […]
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