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Digital Journalism Class, BDN Collaborate on Bangor 2020 Project

The future of Bangor, Maine, is the focus of a multimedia project that pairs University of Maine journalism students with mentors at the Bangor Daily News (BDN). UMaine professor Jennifer Moore is leading CMJ 481: Digital Journalism students in the project called Bangor 2020. The journalism juniors and seniors are conducting research, doing journalistic fieldwork […]

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Williams Named Interim Director of CCA

Daniel Williams of Orono has been appointed to serve a two-year term as interim executive director of the Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) at the University of Maine. Williams replaces John Patches, the longtime director of the Collins Center, who retired Jan. 31. The Collins Center for the Arts, home to the Hutchins Concert […]

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Professor’s Protocol Documents Instructor, Student Behavior in Classroom

A University of Maine professor helped develop an observation protocol that can document college instruction and student learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Michelle Smith, assistant professor in UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology and a member of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education, designed the classroom observation protocol with three […]

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University Singers Tune Up for Spring Road Tour

During March, the University of Maine Singers will perform five free public concerts in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Dennis Cox, UMaine director of choral activities, will lead the 70-member select choir on its annual spring trip, which will also include daytime performances at elementary, middle and high schools. The public portion of the tour […]

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Hudson Museum Artifact May Have Been Motivation for Seattle Seahawks Logo

The University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is home to an artifact that may have inspired the logo design of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks: a carved Northwest Coast transformation mask. The wooden mask, which depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened, is part […]

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