Taylor Michele Houdlette, a third-year English major at the University of Maine, has been awarded the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship and will study abroad in Ireland during the fall 2018 semester as part of the student exchange program. The competitive merit-based scholarship is made possible by an agreement between Maine and Ireland for a […]
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Maine Public spoke with Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, for a report about reducing road salt use in the state. “The key is to be smarter about this and use less by better management,” said Rubin, who was […]
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The University Singers, a 60-voice choral ensemble under the direction of Francis John Vogt at the University of Maine, will embark on its annual spring tour March 13–15. The group will travel throughout Maine and Vermont, performing each day at high school assemblies, as well as offering choral workshops with high school singers. Evening concerts […]
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Stefano Tijerina, a political scientist at the University of Maine who studies Canadian foreign and commercial policy, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Proposed tariffs on Canadian steel could backfire on Maine.” Maine could be vulnerable if Canada retaliates against President Trump’s tariffs against steel and aluminum imports, and in-state manufacturers could be […]
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Famed oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle will present “Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century” at the Collins Center for the Arts, April 30, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Her lecture will include underwater film of her research and conservation efforts in many coastal and deep areas of the global ocean. Tickets are free but must be reserved […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a review of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts production of “Stupid F##king Bird,” Aaron Posner’s “sort of” adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull.” “The cast and crew of this production have spread their wings and soared in ways and in different directions than they most likely have […]
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MassLive reported on the Northeast Cyberteam initiative that will extend the resources of a high performance computing center in Holyoke, Massachusetts to small colleges. A three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help train college students to be “research computing facilitators,” according to the article. The Northeast Cyberteam consists of the Massachusetts […]
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Eric Mechoulan, a professor in the Department of French Literature at the Universite de Montreal, will deliver a talk on friendship March 6 at the University of Maine. Mechoulan’s talk, “On Friendship: A brief history of the concept from Aristotle to Facebook,” will begin at 4 p.m. in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE space […]
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The fourth annual Maine Science Festival will be held throughout downtown Bangor and Orono March 15–18. The University of Maine is one of the major event sponsors. Several members of the UMaine community will lead workshops and participate in the program that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. A list of […]
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Gwendelyn Hill of Saco, Maine, knew she wanted to join University Singers, the advanced concert choir of the University of Maine, before she even graduated high school. “I had seen them perform multiple times at my high school and in my hometown while they were on their annual spring tour, and I was blown away […]
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