The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents the fall Jazz Ensemble concert Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. Under the direction of Jack Burt, the ensemble will perform jazz standards by John Coltrane, Miles Davis and others. In addition, it will perform “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus […]
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Bangor Daily News editorial page editor Erin Rhoda highlights University of Maine graduate student Rachael Joyce in a blog titled Arguably. Joyce, who is studying civil engineering and works at the university’s Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center developing offshore wind turbine technology, also assists her boyfriend with Volition Ski Co. — a startup company […]
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The Bangor Daily News was among the news outlets that announced the University of Maine System Board of Trustees meeting Sunday and Monday, Nov. 17–18, at the University of Maine at Farmington. Trustees will vote on whether to approve a new doctoral program in communications at the University of Maine. The Portland Press Herald, The […]
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Students in the University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program and the University of New Hampshire Department of Theatre and Dance will perform one play simultaneously at both universities by streaming audio and video, and using other technology, including social media. The universities will premiere the telematic multimedia performance piece “eStranged,” which is based on Albert […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat and Union Leader reported the University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program and University of New Hampshire Department of Theatre and Dance will premiere a telematic performance based on Albert Camus’ “The Stranger.” The play, called “eStranged,” will be performed simultaneously at both universities and will use video and other technologies to tell […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a feature article on University of Maine graduate student Kyle Ravana, Maine’s newest deer biologist. Ravana is currently finishing a master’s degree in wildlife science at UMaine, where he also earned his undergraduate degree. He was hired by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as head deer biologist […]
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The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation has been nominated for the Fusion Bangor Leadership and Vision Award. Jennifer Hooper, a UMaine graduate student and Foster Center tenant with her nonprofit Spark!, is also nominated for the award. The winner of the award will be announced at this year’s Fusion Bangor Extravaganza 7–10 […]
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Science Nation features video of UMaine researchers studying in Greenland.
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The Maine Edge reported a new study by a University of Maine-led research team found a decline in renal function in early stages of kidney disease is associated with stiffening of the arteries, which is a risk for stroke and dementia. Team leader Merrill Elias, UMaine professor of psychology and cooperating professor in the Graduate […]
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Four creative guests will take part in this semester’s University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Painter Dudley Zopp will lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC). His installations constructed with builder’s paper, paintings and found materials transport viewers through geological and cultural history. […]
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