Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students: Student success at UMaine

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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Portland Press, WABI preview Stephen King reading, talk

The Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), Ellsworth American and Sun Journal advanced Stephen King’s Nov. 7 appearance at the Collins Center for the Arts. The author will talk about his days as a student at the University of Maine and read from his new book, “Hearts in Suspension.” The 373-page book, published by the […]

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Role of maritime history topic of Maine Heritage Lecture

The important role of 19th-century maritime history in shaping Maine will be the focus of the Maine Heritage Lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Maine. Stephen Hornsby, director of the Canadian-American Center and professor of anthropology and Canadian studies, will speak on “Industry’s Ocean: What Built Antebellum Maine.” The free public lecture, sponsored by […]

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Metalsmith to present Oct. 18 as part of Tuesdays at IMRC

Metalsmith Ellen Wieske will offer a free public presentation at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 as part of Tuesdays at the IMRC, the Intermedia MFA visiting artist lecture series. Weiske is an artist and educator who works in many materials and exhibits internationally. She has been assistant director at Haystack since 2003 and her studio, Dowstudio, […]

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Mohave Daily News quotes Astumian on Nobel Prize winners

Dean Astumian, University of Maine physics professor, was quoted in a story in the Mohave Daily News about the three scientists who won a Nobel Prize in chemistry. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa won “for making devices the size of molecules, so tiny that a lineup of 1,000 would stretch about the width […]

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Lecture to focus on ‘making sense’ of presidential election

“How Did We Get Here? Making Sense of the 2016 Presidential Election” will be the focus of an Oct. 19 lecture at the University of Maine by political science professor Mark Brewer. The 7 p.m. lecture in 100 Corbett Business Building is free and open to the public, and presented by UMaine Conference Services. For […]

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