The transformation of the world’s oceans due to overfishing, pollution and climate change will be the focus of a lecture at the University of Maine by a senior scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution. Jeremy Jackson’s lecture, “Ocean Apocalypse,” begins at 4 p.m. April 11 in Wells Conference Center, sponsored by the UMaine School of […]
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The 2013 University of Maine Humanities Initiative’s spring symposium, “Bibliopoetics: The Art and Future of the Book,” will be held April 5-6. The symposium, organized by Christopher Ohge, UMHI postdoctoral fellow in digital humanities, will feature seminars and workshops on topics such as “The Book as Object,” “Editing and Publishing in the Digital Age,” and […]
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Walter Echo-Hawk, a Pawnee lawyer, professor, activist and author, will lead a teach-in and give a keynote address March 28 on campus, sponsored by the Wabanaki Center and the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission. From 3–5 p.m., in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union, Echo-Hawk and Wabanaki scholars will offer “Wabanaki Treaties, Petitions & Interpretations: A Teach-In,” […]
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The Academy Award-nominated documentary “The Invisible War” will be shown at 6 p.m., April 10, 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center, a program of the Division of Lifelong Learning. “The Invisible War,” directed by Kirby Dick, investigates the epidemic of sexual assault and rape in the U.S. military. The screening […]
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UMaine honors student helps draft ethics bill being considered by Maine legislature.
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UMaine alumnus discusses his work to end child soldiering in Africa.
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University of Maine graduate students will present their research, artistic works, projects and collaborations during the 2013 Graduate Academic Exposition, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, March 28–29. This year more than $10,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to graduate student participants. The GradExpo will be held in the new Innovative Media Research and […]
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Karen Hagemann, distinguished professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Anne Margaret Johnstone Memorial Lecturer, will present “Gendering World War II: The History and Memory of German Women’s War Service during the Third Reich” 3:15–5 p.m. Monday, March 25 in Hill Auditorium at Barrows Hall on the UMaine campus. […]
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The University of Maine Bookstore will sponsor its annual Grad Fair 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the lower level of the Memorial Union in front of the University Bookstore. During the fair, graduating students can purchase caps and gowns and order items such as diploma frames, announcements, class rings and commencement day DVDs. […]
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Members of the UMaine community are invited to hear presentations by the three finalists for the position of Honors College dean. The candidates have been asked to speak on the topic: “Honors Education at the Public Research University.” The candidates’ vitae are online. Their campus presentation schedules: Rhonda Phillips, Associate Dean, Barrett, The Honors College […]
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