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Maine Impact Week

Black Bears Gratitude Project

The Black Bears Gratitude Project provides an opportunity for faculty, staff and students to express appreciation to mentors, colleagues and others who make their time at UMaine better. Please submit your notes of gratitude online by March 21, 2025. Gratitude note authors and recipients will be invited to a reception in their honor during Maine […]

Brain, Body, and Wellness Fair

Biddeford Campus (Alfond Forum ), University of New England 630 Pool St, Biddeford, ME, United States

Join UMaine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering students at the University of New England's Brain, Body, and Wellness Fair! The Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences at the University of New England created the annual Brain, Body, and Wellness Fair (formerly called the Brain Fair) to engage the local community in brain exploration. […]

Rural Living Day

Lincolnville Central School 523 Hope Rd, Lincolnville, ME, United States

Join the 30th Annual Rural Living Day and 1st Annual Mid Coast Agroforestry Conference! This day-long series of workshops is all about gardening, homesteading, food and skills for rural living. The event offers 20 workshops on topics ranging from building a hoop house to making pasta and growing raspberries. Pre-registration is required and closes on […]

$30

Maine Impact Week

University of Maine Orono, ME, United States

Maine Impact Week showcases how Maine’s research university contributes to the social and economic advancement of Maine and beyond. Visit the Maine Impact Week website for a complete listing of events or to get involved.  The campus-wide effort features events hosted by groups from UMaine’s community, culminating with the UMaine Student Symposium. The Student Symposium […]

Black Bears Gratitude Project Celebration

Wells Conference Center Orono, ME, United States

The Black Bears Gratitude Project provides an opportunity for faculty, staff and students to express appreciation to mentors, colleagues and others who make their time at UMaine better. A special reception is held to honor gratitude note authors and recipients during Maine Impact Week. Please email research@maine.edu with questions. The Black Bears Gratitude Project is part of Maine […]

Creative Collision: An Interactive Happening

Innovative Media Research and Commercialization University of Maine, IMRC Center 101 Stewart Commons, Orono, ME, United States

This is an interactive "happening" with live music, performance and real-time art-making by Master's of Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. students as well as a guest musician/composer. Participating students include: Cecilia Andrade Shahab Andarva Simon Debierre Elle Azul Duncombe-Mills Matthew Liderbach Ruixin Niu The event is free, and advance registration is not required. Creative Collision: […]

Artificial Intelligence Seminar

Wells Conference Center Orono, ME, United States

Learn what AI is and review a variety of research applications. All are welcome! This course will focus on helping novice users incorporate AI into their workflows. The event is free and advanced registration is required. Registration is available online. The Artificial Intelligence Seminar is hosted by the University of Maine System's Advanced Research Computing, […]

Perennials for the Resilient Maine Garden

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Herbaceous perennial plants are an important part of home gardens. They provide food for wildlife and pollinators and provide interesting flowers and forms that change throughout the year. As perennials and long-term plants in the garden, they can be susceptible to changes in climate, including fluctuations in temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Stephanie will discuss things […]

$15

Courts of Belonging film screening and conversation with director Santiago Tijerina

IMRC 104 Stewart Commons, Orono, ME, United States

On Thursday, April 10 at 5pm, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will present a screening of Courts of Belonging a film by University of Maine alumnus Santiago Tijerina along with a conversation with the director at IMRC Center 104. Courts of Belonging highlights the futsal court located in Portland Maine's Kennedy Park and how its games build community for immigrant and refugee residents of the neighborhood. Futsal, […]

College of Education and Human Development Career Fair

Wells Conference Center Orono, ME, United States

The annual UMaine College of Education and Human Development Career Fair gives school officials from across Maine the opportunity to meet future educators from the state’s largest teacher preparation program. Students graduating this spring who will be eligible for Maine teaching certification in elementary education, secondary education, early childhood education, physical education, music education and […]

Tangled up in blue: Understanding carbon movement in trees during water stress with Jess Gersony

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 107 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Abstract Plants take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and convert it into sugars through photosynthesis. Once carbon dioxide is in the form of sugar, it is then transported all throughout the plant through the “sugar highway” known as the phloem to aid in respiration and growth. Let’s take a moment to imagine if this […]

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