The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program will present A Tribute to John Cage, free film screenings dedicated to the music and creative legacy of American composer John Cage. The screenings are scheduled at 7 p.m. in 100 Lord Hall in October and November. The film series is part of an international celebration of the […]
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James Stephen Bost, longtime professor of speech and director of theater at the University of Maine, died Sept. 28, 2012, at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., according to his obituary in the Bangor Daily News. Born in Greenville, Ill., Bost moved to Maine in 1961 and taught for 26 years at UMaine, where he […]
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The 2nd Engineering Group EXPO, which will provide an opportunity for first-year and other students in the University of Maine College of Engineering to meet representatives from 16 engineering clubs, societies or teams at UMaine, will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the University of Maine’s Cloke Plaza. The event includes […]
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UMaine has been recognized again this year in multiple national college rankings for its outstanding academics and programs.
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Edwin Guarin, a senior academic developer evangelist for Microsoft in New England will be on the UMaine campus Friday for a variety of presentations. All presentations will be held in Neville Hall, room 120 (room changes due to high attendance will be posted on the door of 120 Neville). Guarin will offer from 1 p.m. […]
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The University of Maine will conduct a full-scale emergency communications system test on Thursday, Sept. 27. Outdoor sirens, which represent an integral part of the system, will sound for several minutes shortly after 2:15 p.m. Those sirens are audible throughout the UMaine campus and, under certain conditions, in parts of the surrounding communities. UMaine created […]
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The University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program is presenting the first event in its Fall Visiting Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 2. All of the presentations begin at 7 p.m. in Lord Hall and are free and open to the public. On Oct. 2, Jae Rhim Lee, a research fellow in the MIT Program in […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will honor Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Thursday, Sept. 27. At 2 p.m., Connors will lead a seminar, “The Role of a State Chamber in Economic Development: Examples from Maine,” in the […]
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The 11th annual Geddes W. Simpson Lecture is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in the Buchanan Alumni House on the UMaine campus. James Rodger Fleming, author and Colby College professor of science, technology and society, will discuss his 2010 book, “Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control,” which […]
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Asymmetrick Arts in Rockland will open a new exhibition, “See, Touch, Hear,” Friday, Sept. 21, featuring work by UMaine interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidates John Bell, Richard Corey and Bethany Engstrom, who hold master’s of fine arts degrees from UMaine. The exhibit is scheduled to run through Oct. 19. A public opening reception is scheduled from 5:30 […]
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