Several UMaine artists, including one student and two faculty members, who will show their work in an upcoming art exhibit were noted on the website of the weekly Village Soup newspapers. Intermedia faculty members Deborah Wing-Sproul and Nate Aldrich, and graduate student Gabrielle D’Italia will present their work at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension Horticulturist Lois Berg Stack was interviewed by I-95 (95.7 FM) Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. for a news report on fall planting. Stack, a professor of sustainable agriculture, said fall is a good time for putting in bulbs such as garlic because they can take root during the winter. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The generosity of a 1960s University of Maine alumnus has resulted in the creation of a third UMaine Correll Professorship, in New Media, to recognize and support contributions to student achievement through mentorship and a deep engagement in the teaching and learning experiences of students.
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The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program will present its first free and public lecture, by Portland-based artist Aaron Stephan, as part of its 2011-2012 Visiting Artist series, Monday Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in Lord Hall on the UMaine campus.
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The weekly Village Soup has a story about a solar array installed on UMaine’s Barrows Hall building for engineering students to learn about solar power systems. The solar power generated by the array will also provide a small amount of electricity to the building. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Justin Martin, a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors College Preceptor of Journalism at UMaine, wrote an opinion column, ” Anti-Israel speech should be protected, not banned, on American campuses,” for the Sept. 19 Christian Science Monitor. In the column, Martin provides his perspectives on a published call for colleges and universities to limit anti-Semitic […]
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The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Maine is hosting the annual Maine/Québec Number Theory Conference Oct. 1-2. About 60 number theorists from New England, Québec and beyond will gather to present and discuss their research. The conference is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, as well as by […]
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The Boston Sunday Globe included in its Sept. 18 travel section an article about recommended college town destinations in New England, which included Orono, Maine and the University of Maine, highlighting athletics, the Hudson Museum and Collins Center for the Arts. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The University of Maine Center on Aging recently received two grants from the United Way of Eastern Maine to continue two popular programs, the Center’s RSVP organization of community volunteers over the age of 55, and the RSVP Bone Builders exercise education program.
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The brilliant fall stars will shine in the night sky and under the dome at UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, as planetarium Director Alan Davenport rolls out the October schedule. Public programs start in Friday, Oct. 7 with shows every Friday evening at 7 p.m. through December. Shows geared toward young stargazers are on the […]
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