The University of Maine School of Performing Arts and Maine Masque will present the premiere production of “I’m Still Alive” April 18–20. The original play by Mackenzie Peacock, a senior theatre and communications double major, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 18–20 and 2 p.m. April 20. Tickets, which are available online, are $10 […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered the fourth annual University of Maine Student Symposium April 10 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students presented their research findings in the arts, health care, science, engineering, education and other topics to more than 1,000 attendees. “Basically […]
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The Ellsworth American and Bangor Daily News covered the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s fifth Masterworks concert of the 2018–19 season on April 7. The concert was a celebration of American composers, according to the articles. The event also was the symphony’s annual collaboration with the University Singers and Oratorio Society, two University of Maine groups, and “the […]
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April and May events in the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts’ 2018–19 season will include a musical duo and a trio, and two theatre productions broadcast from London. The Beijing Guitar Duo will perform at 3 p.m. April 14 in Minsky Recital Hall. Members Meng Su and Yameng Wang have toured extensively, […]
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How can music, enabled by new technological tools and scientific concepts, increase awareness of self and connection with others, promote lifelong health and well-being, and build stronger communities and societies? These questions will be the focus of Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Tod Machover’s free, public lecture “From Robotic Operas to City Symphonies and Beyond” […]
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Eben Lenfest, of Smithfield, Maine, has been named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Engineering. Lenfest is a mechanical engineering major with minors in robotics and ocean and marine engineering. He is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the E. James and Eileen Ferland Engineering Excellence Scholarship. As a student research assistant […]
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Drew Brooks of Lyman, Maine is the 2019 University of Maine valedictorian. He is a double major in microbiology and music, with a minor in molecular biology. He will receive two bachelor’s degrees — one in microbiology, and one in music. Brooks’ many academic honors include multiple scholarships and Frederick Radke Undergraduate Research Fellowships. A […]
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Maine Impact Week celebrates University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond. The public is invited to attend multiple events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university the week of April 8–13. The featured event is the […]
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Susan Gardner, director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, was quoted in WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reports on the “Against My Will UMaine” art exhibit recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Created by artist and activist Traci Molloy, the exhibit consists of banners along the Mall on […]
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Drew Brooks of Lyman, Maine is the 2019 University of Maine valedictorian and Ana Eliza Souza Cunha of Orono is the salutatorian. They will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. Brooks is a double major in microbiology and music, with a minor in molecular biology. He will receive […]
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