Sympathizers of the Islamic State and the Levant (ISIL) use Twitter to promote justifications of mass casualty violence perpetrated against civilians by the terrorist group, according to a new study led by Karyn Sporer, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine. University of Nebraska at Omaha researchers Michael Logan, Gina Ligon and […]
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Richard Powell, a member of the University of Maine Political Science Department for nearly two decades, has been named the 2020 Distinguished Maine Professor, the university’s most prestigious faculty award. The annual Distinguished Maine Professor Award, administered by the University of Maine Alumni Association, honors a UMaine professor who exemplifies the highest qualities of teaching, […]
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For generations, indigenous Wabanaki people hunted, caught fish, and harvested clams and oysters along the coast of what’s now called Maine. And they left behind middens — heaps of shells — that sometimes contain tools, ceramic shards and bones of animals. Alice Kelley and Bonnie Newsom are in a race against time and tides to […]
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January events at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine will include a performance of “The Simon & Garfunkel Story,” a chamber music concert and several broadcast shows. “The Simon & Garfunkel Story” tells the tale of how two young boys from Queens in New York City became the world’s most […]
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What’s it like living and doing research in the world’s most remote locations? Listen as Ron Lisnet continues his conversation with Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. In Part 2 of the two-part podcast “The Maine Question,” Mayewski recalls drilling ice cores on glaciers and living in a tent for […]
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In Part 1 of this two-part podcast, “The Maine Question” asks what it’s like in the most remote, harsh and spectacular locations on Earth. Anyone with a thirst for adventure has likely dreamed of seeing the South Pole, Mount Everest, or the massive ice sheets of Greenland. Paul Mayewski has done all of that and […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2019–20 season. December events will include a broadcast show, a touring production of “A Christmas Carol” and a Christmas concert by a cappella group The Swingles. On Dec. 12, Nebraska Theatre Caravan will bring the Charles […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks what it takes to run a successful food business in Maine. In the sixth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, about the challenges and opportunities of starting and […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks how to get from the Maine woods to Broadway. In the fourth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with lighting designer Don Holder, UMaine Class of ‘80, about his unique career path. Holder has worked on Broadway, in film, […]
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Seaweed, which is gaining popularity as a superfood in the United States, has several health benefits, but whether they are retained in products that have been processed in different ways remains unclear. Research by an international team including the University of Maine aims to develop and optimize processing and preservation techniques for seaweed to retain […]
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