WABI (Channel 5) reported U.S. Sen. Angus King will deliver the Senator Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Lecture at the University of Maine’s Collins Center for the Arts at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 10. King’s address, “Maine and Climate Change: The View from Greenland,” is free and open to the public. King recently spent three days […]
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The Maine Edge reports Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will give a talk at the Maine Harvest Festival later this month. Dill’s presentation, “Integrated Pest Management for Small Farms and Gardens,” will take place at the festival’s Farm Talks Stage, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor […]
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WABI (Channel 5) included University of Maine events in a report on Veterans Day celebrations that are planned around the state. The university is recognizing veterans with a week of events coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. UMaine Veterans Week activities include a “Day in […]
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The National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) and Google.org have awarded the University of Maine $3,000 to establish a student chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery-Women in Computing (ACM-W). UMaine is one of seven institutions to receive a 2016 NCWIT seed grant to develop a new a chapter of the ACM-W. The funding […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 29th annual Culturefest held at the University of Maine New Balance Student Recreation Center. The family-friendly event is hosted by the Office of International Programs and International Student Association. About 50 countries were represented at the event that featured cultural exhibits, food, children’s activities, a style show and performances. […]
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Tomorrow’s election will be a real-time learning laboratory for University of Maine students in an Introduction to Journalism class. The class, led by assistant professor and CLAS-preceptor journalism Joshua Roiland, is putting out the UMaine Telegraph, an online publication that will cover voting and election results in local, state and national races. Roiland’s 29 students […]
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The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. UMaine Veterans Week activities will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7 with a wreath-laying ceremony in […]
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Z 107.3 reported members of the University of Maine and Orono Police departments are participating in No-Shave November, a campaign to raise awareness about cancer. As part of No-Shave November, participants forego shaving for 30 days and donate their monthly hair-maintenance expenses to support cancer prevention, research and education, according to the nonprofit’s website. Officers […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about the opening of a Searsport magnet school for students interested in maritime careers. The Maine Ocean School’s board has settled on logos and is ironing out governing documents, curriculum and programing. It plans to launch the school’s new website shortly after an […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about “Constellations,” a joint production of the School of Performing Arts and Emera Astronomy Center. UMaine’s Jordan Planetarium will be the setting for the play by British playwright Nick Payne that opens Nov. 15. Marcia Joy Douglas, an associate professor of theatre, will direct the […]
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