Liberal Arts and Sciences

Emerging climate change research focus of Hal Borns Symposium

University of Maine graduate students and faculty will make more than 60 presentations about emerging climate change research on topics from lobsters to deer ticks at the 24th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium on April 14–15, in Stodder Hall. The symposium namesake, Professor Emeritus Harold “Hal” Borns, founded the Climate Change Institute at UMaine […]

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Department of Sociology, Office of Multicultural Student Life debut new websites

The Department of Sociology and Office of Multicultural Student Life are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research and Newman Center also recently upgraded. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted in summer 2015. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, contact Mike […]

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Maine Edge advances 22nd HOPE Festival

The Maine Edge reported the 22nd HOPE Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center at the University of Maine. An organizational fair of more than 50 tables sponsored by progressive groups in Eastern Maine also will be part of the event, according […]

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Mitchell speaks at Skowhegan high school, Morning Sentinel reports

The Morning Sentinel reported John Bear Mitchell, Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator at the University of Maine and University of Maine System Native American Waiver Coordinator, spoke at Skowhegan Area High School on Native American Recognition Day, March 18. Educational events on Native American culture at the school are making inroads toward understanding […]

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High school students to celebrate World Languages Day April 8

About 60 students and teachers from area high schools are expected to celebrate World Languages Day at the University of Maine on Friday, April 8 with a culture bowl, campus scavenger hunt, poetry readings, skits, games and traditional dance lessons. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room […]

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Fogler offering ‘African American Communities’ database trial

Fogler Library is offering a trial of the database “African American Communities” from Adam Matthew. According to the website, the database “showcases a diverse range of primary source material focusing on race relations across social, political, cultural and religious arenas. … Focusing predominantly on Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Brooklyn, and towns and cities in North […]

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Maine Music Box migrating to Digital Commons

A project to bring full-text scores from the Maine Music Box database into Digital Commons is underway. The first of several series to be migrated is the “Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection” with 5,200 illustrated sheet music scores now available on Digital Commons. Materials in the public domain, or published before 1923, may be downloaded […]

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Maine Adolescent Peer Project recruiting participants

The Peer Relations Lab at the University of Maine is currently recruiting youth for the Maine Adolescent Peer Project (MAPP). This study is for youth ages 13 to 17. Youth will visit the lab with a friend of their choosing, answer questions about their friendship and feelings, and be observed while interacting with their friend. […]

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Annual Juried Student Exhibition to open April 8

The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2016 annual Juried Student Art Exhibition that features work by current studio art, art history and art education students. The exhibition will be on display from April 8 to May 6 in the Lord Hall Gallery. The venue provides the opportunity for undergraduate students at […]

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Free play on women in Iran, Islam advanced in BDN op-ed

The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Here’s my big hope: One day, being born a female won’t be a curse,” by Reza Jalali, coordinator the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Southern Maine. Jalali is the author of “The Poets and the Assassin,” a play about women in Iran and […]

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