Explore Race & Social Justice for Credit this Spring
This spring students have several opportunities to dive deeper into the academic theme of Race & Social Justice through interdisciplinary…
Social Sciences
Paid Health Equity Research Assistant Positions & Fellowships
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Supervisors: Depending on qualifications and home institution, URA will work under the supervision of either or a…
UMA Professors Katherine Weatherford Darling, Valerie Rubinsky, and Joyoung Shim are part of interdisciplinary groups to receive grants from the UMS System Research Reinvestment Fund
This spring, the University of Maine System Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) Advisory Board announced its awards for internal grants focusing…
New Courses for Fall 2021! Social Problems and Drugs & Society
Professor Katherine Darling is offering two new courses in the Fall semester! Register before May 15th to be entered into…
University of Maine at Augusta student honored as 2021-2022 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact
Augusta – Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 212 students…
Health Equity Dialogues: Healthcare & Health Equity in Transgender Communities
The University of Maine at Augusta will host a webinar featuring a panel of experts on trans health, health equity,…
UMA taking part in Educate Maine Symposium with panelist presenting on Prisoner Education and Supporting Students in Recovery
This December, Educate Maine is bringing together hundreds of educators, business and civic leaders, policymakers, national thought leaders, and diverse…
Lorien Lake-Corral weighs in on new social norms resulting from the pandemic
Lorien Lake-Corral, UMA Associate Professor of Sociology, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News’ recent piece about changing social norms…
Grant-funded Student Research Assistant positions
Dr. Corlew’s Psychology in Context Research Lab (PiC Lab) The RAs will work on two active projects. In one, data…
Adapting to Change in the College Experience
When COVID-19 shut down in-person instruction across the University of Maine System this spring, instructors and students quickly adapted. Fortunately,…
Celena Zacchai of UMA Rockland Chosen as Maine Policy Scholar
Celena Zacchai a local UMA Rockland student is a 2020 Maine Policy Scholar, a collaborative program with the Margaret Chase…
UMA Rockland Student Makes Gift Honoring Rockland Center Staff
Elizabeth Carver is a student at the UMA Rockland Center enrolled in a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences…