The 2011 Maine Heritage Lecture at the University of Maine Monday, Oct. 24, from 7-8:30 p.m., will feature UMaine McBride Professor of History Richard Judd discussing “Saving Second Nature: The Environmental Movement in New England” at the Wells Conference Center.
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Members of the University of Maine Chamber Jazz Ensemble will present their formal concert in Minsky Recital Hall in the Class of 1944 Hall Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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Arthur Greenberg, a chemistry professor at the University of New Hampshire, will present a Wednesday, Oct. 12 UMaine lecture on the history of chemistry and alchemy. Greenberg’s lecture, which will feature the use of illustrations and anecdotes, is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. in 316 Aubert Hall. The talk is UMaine’s third annual ChemFest lecture, part […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) reported on UMaine’s Take Back the Night rally against domestic violence on Wednesday. Inclement weather forced some of the events into Memorial Union. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Drawing On, an exhibition of drawings by eight Maine artists, presents works drawn directly on the walls of the Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine. Working over the course of two weeks, the artists have created an environment of unique but temporary drawings that focus on the immediacy of the drawing process as […]
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UMaine Libra Professor of History Scott See was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News column by Kathryn Olmstead, a former UMaine associate dean and associate professor of journalism. Olmstead wrote about two Maine Humanities Council talks that asked participants to explore their views of the Maine-Canada border as a concept and a reality. Olmstead noted […]
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Science360, the news website of the National Science Foundation, highlighted Wednesday a news release about UMaine contributions to a study of the link between dairy consumption and adult cognitive function. The study, on which UMaine psychologist/epidemiologist Merrill “Pete” Elias and psychologists Michael Robbins and Gregory Dore collaborated with a researcher in Australia, found adults who […]
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Ron and Lee Davis, former UMaine faculty members, will receive the Hands of Peace Award at the upcoming 22nd annual harvest supper, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Ron Davis, who is known locally for his work with the Orono Bog Boardwalk, was affiliated with UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. Lee Davis taught biology and […]
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In her biweekly Bangor Daily News opinion column, UMaine political scientist Amy Fried commented on the issue of whether students should be voting in their college town or in their hometown. She argued students should vote where they live, which is a constitutional right supported by the U.S. Census and Supreme Court cases. Contact: Jessica […]
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Two United States military bands have included the University of Maine on their tours in October. The U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty’s New England Winds will perform in Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall on Oct. 17, and the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors will perform at Minsky Oct. 28. Both concerts […]
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