When Samuel Borer isn’t choreographing the University of Maine’s next School of Performing Arts dance performance, running an ultramarathon, protecting the nation from weapons of mass destruction or figuring out new ways to detect one of the physical world’s most elusive subatomic particles, he’s probably thinking about space exploration. Borer has wanted to be an […]
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Read transcript At UMaine, student success is multifaceted — from academic support and the Think 30 initiative to community engagement. Find out what students have to say about how they found success at UMaine.
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Fifteen University of Maine Honors College students will attend the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Seattle, Oct. 13–16. Each will make at least one presentation, either on research conducted in collaboration with UMaine faculty mentors, or on Honors pedagogy and culture. Some of the students also will participate in panel and roundtable discussions. In […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on a presidential debate watch party held in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine. About 200 students gathered to watch the debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I think potentially when you view things in isolation, you can kind of interpret […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art, Honors College and Police Department are among many UMaine centers and programs that have upgraded to the university’s new website template over the summer. A Self-Guided Walking Tours website also recently launched and features four tours focusing on gardens, outdoor sculptures, the historic district and other distinctive sights […]
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A University of Maine Presidential Debate Watch Party will be held in the North Pod of Memorial Union 8:30–11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 for the first debate between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. UMaine political science professors Rich Powell and Rob Glover will introduce the debate and facilitate pre- and post-debate discussion according to […]
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The shared history of Maine and Wabanaki people will be the focus of a Maine-Wabanaki REACH event Monday, Sept. 19 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. “Truth, Healing and Change in the Land of the Dawn” will be held 6–8 p.m. in the Bodwell Lounge. The discussion will touch […]
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The Maine State Library is one of four institutions nationwide selected to receive National Endowment for the Humanities funding to join the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP is a partnership between NEH, the Library of Congress and state partners, focused on the digitization of newspapers representing historical, cultural and geographic diversity, according to a […]
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Read transcript There is a long list of learning objectives for the phage genomics course in which first-year undergraduates conduct hands-on research. Students learn how to purify and isolate novel bacteriophages — viruses that infect bacterial hosts — from soil samples. They learn how to characterize their individual phages, which can only be viewed using […]
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The Honors College at the University of Maine will present the TIAA-CREF 2016–2017 Distinguished Honors Graduate Lecture with artist Mark Pettegrow on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Pettegrow will present “Fairing the Edge: In Search of Eloquent Form,” at 3:30 p.m. in Neville Hall, Room 101. In addition, an exhibition featuring several of Pettegrow’s sculptures will be […]
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