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Maine Impact Week

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition

Lord Hall Gallery

All students enrolled in Department of Art courses are given the opportunity to submit their research/creative work to the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition.  This exhibition is held in the Lord Hall Gallery, and on average, more than 300 works of art are submitted by the students.  Two faculty members and an outside visual art […]

*Campus Closed due to storm – IMRC Open House Tour CANCELLED*

IMRC 104 Stewart Commons, Orono, ME, United States

The IMRC Center is hosting an Open House as part of the University of Maine’s Impact Week. Take a tour of the University of Maine’s media and material labs and learn how you can get access to the facilities and services that the IMRC Center has to offer. Meet us for the tour in the […]

Free

Brass & Percussion Ensemble Concert

Minsky Recital Hall 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono, ME, United States

Brass Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble in Concert Tuesday, April 9 7:30 pm Minsky Recital Hall This event is FREE and open to the public.

Jazz Band Concert

Minsky Recital Hall 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono, ME, United States

Jazz Band Concert Thursday, April 11 7:30 pm Minsky Recital Hall Tickets are $9, or FREE with a student MaineCard.

$9

Accepted Student Day

The University of Maine invites accepted students starting in Fall 2019 to attend the Accepted Student Day on Friday, April 12, on-campus at the Collins Center for the Arts. This program provides opportunities for accepted students to get to speak with faculty representatives and current students, learn more about their academic program, and explore various […]

Habitat Earth Planetarium Program

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME

Living networks connect and support life forms large and small—from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. Discover what it means to live in today’s connected world in Habitat Earth. Through stunning visualizations of the natural world, dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in […]

Event Series Opera Scenes Performance

Opera Scenes Performance

Minsky Recital Hall 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono, ME, United States

Opera Workshop presents An evening of Opera Scenes Performances Friday, April 12 & Saturday, April 13 7:30 pm Minsky Recital Hall Both performances are FREE and open to the public.

Marine Research and Education Open House

Maine Impact Week is proud to include the Marine Research and Education Open House. This will take place at the University of Maine in Orono at multiple sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. This event is free, open to the public and appropriate for all ages! List of showcase events: […]

Free
Event Series Opera Scenes Performance

Opera Scenes Performance

Minsky Recital Hall 2 Flagstaff Rd, Orono, ME, United States

Opera Workshop presents An evening of Opera Scenes Performances Friday, April 12 & Saturday, April 13 7:30 pm Minsky Recital Hall Both performances are FREE and open to the public.

Faculty Mentor Appreciation Luncheon

University of Maine Orono, ME, United States

Please join us in honoring UMaine Faculty Mentors at the Faculty Mentor Appreciation Awards and Luncheon Wells Conference Center The buffet starts at 11:30 a.m. and the award ceremony begins at 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Program and Awards can be viewed at https://umaine.edu/impactweek/faculty-thank-you/. RSVP Please RSVP to the Mentor Awards and Luncheon by filling out this form.

Microfabrication Cleanroom Tours

ESRB ESRB, 98 Beddington Rd, Orono, ME, United States

Our Microfabrication Cleanroom is a 3500 ft2 class 1000 cleanroom that maintains dedicated instrumentation for micro- and nano-fabrication of microsensor technologies, and for atomic-scale materials synthesis research.  This is a state-of-the-art nanotechnology facility that is part of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST) research center, and is located in the Engineering Science Research […]

Event Series Hackerspace Open House

Hackerspace Open House

Memorial Union Memorial Union, Orono, ME, United States

The Hackerspace provides free access to equipment and technology training to UMaine faculty and students.  We have 3D printing, robotics, and physical computing equipment.  About Hackerspace: The University of Maine envisions the Hackerspace as an environment in which students can access the latest technology in order to explore new ways of thinking. Working alone, in […]

Aging Farmers Needs and Ingenuity

Buchanan Alumni House Buchanan Alumni House, Orono, ME, United States

As a state with a large rural geography, farming is critical to Maine’s health, social, economic, and scientific development. Thus, the work of the University of Maine in fostering excellence in land and aqua-based agriculture is ongoing and central to both the land and sea grant missions of our institution. While significant research has been […]

Avoiding Gendered Letters of Recommendation Workshop

Estabrooke Hall Estabrooke Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Join us for a workshop that helps mitigate gender bias in writing letters of recommendation. Faculty write and read letters of recommendation for students, colleagues and potential hires. There is a substantial body of literature surrounding unconscious bias in letter writing. This workshop will focus on gender bias and how it presents within letters of […]

Disability: Beyond Accommodation Presentation

Buchanan Alumni House Buchanan Alumni House, Orono, ME, United States

In the past several decades, guided by accommodation and inclusion frameworks, numerous efforts have been made to improve opportunity and participation for disabled populations. However, implicit in both approaches is the reliance on “integration”, a school of thought in which those already privileged as members of non-disabled groups accommodate outsiders. In this seminar we present […]

Additive Manufacturing of Metals Presentation

Jenness Hall Jenness Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly growing disruptive technology valued at approximately $7.3 billion worldwide and growing at 21% in 2017. To date, AM has affected almost all market sectors, including automotive, aerospace, biomedical, dental, footwear, industrial, and tooling and fixtures. AM's widespread adoption is a consequence of reduced lead times, mass customization, part consolidation, […]

Visiting Ecological Artist Aviva Rahmani

Stewart Hall, Room 104 Steward Hall

The Intermedia Program welcomes ecological artist Aviva Rahmani to UMaine on Tuesday, April 14th at 7:00 pm. Aviva Rahmani began her career as a performance artist, founding and directing the American Ritual Theatre (1968-1971), performing throughout California. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts and received a PhD from Plymouth University, UK, Rahmani has […]

FIRST Director’s Presentation

ESRB ESRB, 98 Beddington Rd, Orono, ME, United States

A presentation by the Director of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST) Dr. Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay The Role of Sensor Technologies in Society and Future Directions of FIRST FIRST has an impressive array of instrumentation to synthesize and investigate materials properties at the atomic scale and up to macroscopic dimensions, as well […]

FIRST Open House

ESRB ESRB, 98 Beddington Rd, Orono, ME, United States

A tour of the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST), focusing on a tour of the lab spaces used in research. FIRST has an impressive array of instrumentation to synthesize and investigate materials properties at the atomic scale and up to macroscopic dimensions, as well as to fabricate and test a variety of […]

RiSE Center Lunch and Tour

Estabrooke Hall Estabrooke Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Please join us at the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) for lunch and a tour, as well as a chance to talk about the RiSE Center’s nationally and internationally recognized research into teaching and learning in the STEM disciplines. Registration is required ... Register Here Join us to learn about the […]

Connecting to the Seafood Industry

Aquaculture Research Center Aquaculture Research Institute, Orono, ME, United States

This networking event will bring together members of Maine’s seafood industry, faculty conducting research relevant to the seafood industry and students to explore ways to strengthen connections, identify needed research topics, and highlight job opportunities within the seafood industry. The event will begin with a roundtable discussion between seafood industry professionals and UMaine faculty and […]

Sawyer Water Research Lab Tour

Sawyer Environmental Research Center Sawyer, Orono, ME, United States

Tour the Sawyer Water Research Lab (SWRL), including state-of-the-art techniques for measuring water chemistry and imaging plankton.

Event Series Hackerspace Open House

Hackerspace Open House

Memorial Union Memorial Union, Orono, ME, United States

The Hackerspace provides free access to equipment and technology training to UMaine faculty and students.  We have 3D printing, robotics, and physical computing equipment.  About Hackerspace: The University of Maine envisions the Hackerspace as an environment in which students can access the latest technology in order to explore new ways of thinking. Working alone, in […]

Franco American Centre Open House

Crossland Hall Crossland Hall, Long Road, Orono, ME, United States

The Franco American Centre is a place for studying, gathering, working, and laughing. We have a research library and student study spaces; we run public programming, publish a magazine and on-line literary journal, and we sponsor an after-school French program. Le FORUM is a French bilingual, socio-cultural periodical published by the Franco-American Centre. We have […]

Event Series Research Impact Challenge (all week)

Research Impact Challenge (all week)

Back by popular demand! The Research Impact Challenge is a professional development opportunity to help researchers better understand and manage their online scholarly presence, as well as consider ways to describe the impact and reach of their work. Each day for five days during Maine IMPACT Week, participants will receive an email with a suggested […]

Margaret Chase Smith and UMaine

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Sign-up for an Event Reminder     Link to Event This presentation will explore Margaret Chase Smith's connections to the University of Maine and why the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Margaret Chase Smith Library are affiliated with the school. Margaret Chase Smith was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1940 and […]

Faculty Mentor Impact Awards

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Sign-up for an Event Reminder     Link to Event Faculty mentors play a critical role in the success of students. Join us to recognize and celebrate the positive impact of our faculty mentors on their students' experience! Earlier this year, we asked students to nominate faculty members who had an important impact on them […]

A Climate Change Forum

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Register Registration is required. Your chance to ask questions about climate change. The Climate Change Institute (CCI) will be hosting a virtual zoom webinar entitled: A Climate Change Forum – Your chance to ask questions about climate change. A panel of five CCI faculty members will each speak for ~5 minutes to stimulate Q&A from […]

Tour the Margaret C. Smith Library

Sign-up for an Event Reminder     Link to Event Take a virtual tour of the Margaret Chase Smith Library. With the Margaret Chase Smith Library closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff has had to adapt to a new more virtual world. Come tour the library, museum, and house of […]

Institute of Medicine Presentation

Register Registration is required. Learn about the UMaine Institute of Medicine The leadership of the Institute of Medicine will present information on their vision, mission, and goals; as well as current activities and how you can participate. Speakers Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Kody Varahramyan Director, Dr. David Harder […]

Metal 3D Printing Open House

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Come see the latest in metal 3D printing technology at our virtual open house.

Student Researcher Highlight: Harley Rogers

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Sign-up for an Event Reminder     Link to Event Please note that the video link will not be active until the event starts. National History Day in Maine is a co-curricular academic program that fosters in-depth research and critical analysis skills for students in grades 6-12. In this prerecorded Zoom interview, recent UMaine Honors […]

Growing with Maine’s Lifelong Communities

Register Registration is required. UMaine Health Connection Chat: Growing with Maine's Lifelong Communities Join us to learn about Maine's age-friendly, lifelong community movement and to hear how the Lifelong Community Fellow program, a project of the UMaine Center on Aging and Maine Community Foundation, has increased the capacity of Maine communities to make changes that […]

Q&A with VEMI

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Sign-up for an Event Reminder           Link to Event The VEMI Lab (Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory), located at the University of Maine, will be holding an hour-long YouTube Livestream for you to ask our researchers questions! Dr. Caitlin Howell and Dr. Richard Corey will be answering your inquiries. Also […]

Soil Diagnostics: Healthy or Not?

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Sign-up for an Event Reminder           Link to Event The Maine Soil Testing Service and Analytical Laboratory analyzes research and commercial samples. This presentation will explain soil testing, describe the concept of soil health, and describe the role soils play in many ecosystem processes. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. […]

***Cancelled***Tour of Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

During this event there will be a virtual tour that will give visitors the opportunity to see this facility and the research close up as this type of tour will be very limited in the future due to the nature of the research.

The Wheatland Geospatial Lab

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

This webinar will provide an introduction to the Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Analysis Laboratory in the School of Forest Resources.

National History Day and UMaine

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Sign-up for an Event Reminder     Link to Event National History Day in Maine is a co-curricular academic program that fosters in-depth research and critical analysis skills for students in grades 6-12. Since 2014, National History Day (NHD) in Maine has been affiliated with UMaine. The program is a co-curricular academic program that fosters […]

UMaine AI Webinar

Register Registration is required. This one-hour live webinar is the first in the UMaine AI Fall Lunch and Learn series. Guest speakers will discuss various topics with time for Q&A. Mohamad Musavi, Associate Dean of Engineering, UMaine Owen McCarthy, President and Co-founder of MedRhythms Inc. Somayeh Khosroazad, Software Architect at Activas Diagnostics 2020 Fall Lunch […]

Maine 4-H Virtual Teen Science Cafe

Utilizing AI in Wireless Networks for Environmental Monitoring Register Registration is required. Sonia Naderi, UMaine Electrical Engineering Ph.D. candidate, whose research focuses on utilizing artificial intelligence in wireless networks to enable widespread environmental monitoring. Teens in grades 7-12 are welcome to come learn and talk to cool scientist/engineers at UMaine and learn about their work. […]

UMaine Student Symposium UMSS20

Virtual Event Online Programming, ME, United States

Register Registration is required. At the University of Maine, students inspire creativity and leadership in the discovery of new knowledge that makes a direct difference to the people of Maine. Engage with UMaine students as they present their research and creative work at the 2020 UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS20). Projects will be showcased virtually as […]

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