Two University of Maine professors are out with new research examining how calls for civility and tone policing factor into the growing practice of student voice in preK–12 schools.
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Latest Maine Policy Review now available
In the issue’s Margaret Chase Smith Essay, transplanted Mainer and college student Matthew Bourque reflects on the strength and character of Maine’s political tradition.
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Bilingual signage — English and Penobscot — now at UMaine
The project, now in its first phase with the installation of 10 signs across campus and internal signage throughout the halls of UMaine’s Wabanaki Center, developed from conversations between the UMaine Wabanaki Center and Wabanaki communities in Maine over the last few years regarding the relative invisibility of Indigenous people, places, history and languages at the university, and the specific need for Penobscot language signage on the Orono campus.
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Lord Hall Gallery hosts two summer exhibitions
Two exhibitions that speak, in different ways, to the nature of life and the importance of transformation or change will be on display July 19 through Sept. 20 in Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine.
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July star shows at the Emera Astronomy Center
The northern lights, rocketry, and the International Space Station will be some of this month’s themes.
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UMaine gets $1 million grant to help strengthen state forest economy
The funding will help strengthen Maine’s forest economy and create jobs in rural Maine by increasing production of advanced bio-based products and support the purchasing of a former mill site.
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Wheelmobile to host “Wheel of Fortune” contestant tryouts at UMaine
The Wheelmobile, the promotional vehicle for the broadcast game show “Wheel of Fortune,” will visit the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine in search of contestants.
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Former Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy to lead University of Maine System
He will become the 13th chancellor of the University of Maine System, effective July 1.
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Former Connecticut governor chosen to lead University of Maine System
Dannel Malloy, whose tenure as Connecticut governor was marked by controversial economic policies and low voter approval, will become chancellor of Maine’s university system July 1.
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Maine Solar Sprint celebrating 25th year June 8 at UMaine
Solar Sprint, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program, challenges students statewide to create solar-powered model cars as an interactive way to learn principles of renewable energy and the engineering design process