The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts presents “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” with opening night on Nov. 15 at Hauck Auditorium. Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain. He is exceptional at math but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, […]
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Viruses and bacteria will be the topic of a Maine Science Festival “Science on Tap” event 7:30–9 p.m. Nov. 14 at Bear Bones Beer in Lewiston. Melissa Maginnis, assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Maine, and Meghan May, associate professor of microbiology at the University of New England, will discuss viruses and bacteria […]
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The University of Maine invites community members and interested collaborators to attend the celebratory launch event of UMaine Arctic on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Buchanan Alumni House. The reception will feature a poster session, exhibiting activities by faculty and regional partners in the Arctic and in Arctic-impacted regions, to present UMaine activity in the […]
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University of Maine community members are invited to learn about the largest upcoming construction project in recent history at UMaine at an information session 10–11 a.m. Nov. 19 in Hill Auditorium, in the Engineering and Science Research Building. Construction on the $77 million Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center is set to being in late […]
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The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day. There are no classes Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of the holiday. The UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and the UMaine Veterans Association (UMVA) are coordinating several activities. A UMVA bake sale will be […]
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More than 50 Maine Business School (MBS) students will visit three Portland-area businesses — UNUM, Tyler Technologies and WEX — on Friday, Nov. 8 as part of the MBS Bear Treks program. “All three are successful firms who have been good partners with the Maine Business School,” says Rick Borgman, the Dennis McConnell Professor of […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks why the state’s reuse economy is so robust. In the third episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with Cindy Isenhour, a professor of anthropology and climate change and faculty associate in the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability […]
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The University of Maine Office of International Programs and International Student Association will host a celebration of cultures Saturday, Nov. 9 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The 32nd annual Culturefest will feature international cultural exhibits, food, children’s activities, a style show and performances from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The university’s international community […]
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Bangor-area adults are invited to participate in an anonymous online survey about hospice and end-of-life care. The University of Maine Center on Aging, working in partnership with the Collaborative for Hospice and End of Life Care, are conducting the survey to assess needs of adults and caregivers living and working in a 25-mile radius of […]
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Maine State Representative Kathleen R.J. Dillingham will be on campus Nov. 19 as a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are individuals with past or current careers as policymakers in Maine — people of distinguished status and extensive experience. Each fellow comes to campus as a guest for […]
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