CEO Magazine named the University of Maine Graduate School of Business a Tier I program, and its MaineMBA No. 26 in online degrees in its 2020 global rankings released this week. The MaineMBA’s 2020 ranking is two places higher than last year. “We are particularly proud of these rankings, comparing us to the best business […]
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University of Maine students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship — a $3,500 academic-year scholarship to support an independent research project focused on a public policy topic. The deadline for applications is noon Friday, April 10. Students must be a Maine resident, be an undergraduate enrolled […]
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Women, anger and political change are topics of an April 2 lecture by award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister at the University of Maine. The free, public lecture “Good and Mad: Rebecca Traister on Women, Anger, and Political Change” begins at 4:30 p.m. in Hutchins Concert Hall at the Collins Center for the Arts. Traister is a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free “Signs of the Seasons” training sessions for volunteer citizen scientists around the state. March 16, 4–6:30 p.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth March 24, 4–6:30 p.m., Audubon Fields Pond Station, 216 Fields Pond Road, Holden April 8, 4–6:30 […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will hold a Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training on Thursday, April 2 from 5–8:30 p.m. in Hill Auditorium for undergraduate students participating in NSF, NIH and/or USDA-NIFA sponsored research. More information and registration are online.
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A University of Maine at Machias pilot program will launch this summer to give high school students an opportunity to preview college life and explore a potential degree pathway with a four-day stay on campus. The Early College Summer Institute, an initiative of UMM’s Early College program, will be offered July 8–11. Students can choose […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents its annual Concert for a Cause at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Collins Center for the Arts. This year, the concert brings together the University of Maine Concert Band, directed by Philip Edelman, with the Leonard Middle School Symphonic Band and the Brewer Community […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, how has Maine changed in its first 200 years? Maine marks its 200th birthday March 15, 2020. For the fifth episode of the second season, host Ron Lisnet talks with University of Maine history professor Liam Riordan about some of the key people involved in the drive […]
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University of Maine students are invited to present their research at the 2020 BioME (Bioscience Association of Maine) Student Showcase 2–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at Cloudport CoWorking MultiSpace, 61 Federal St., Portland. Those who present their life science-focused research project in a 3-minute pitch are eligible to win either $2,000, $1,000 or $500. Students […]
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Poet Jason Grundstrom-Whitney will read from his newly published collection, “Bear, Coyote, Raven,” at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at the University of Maine at Machias Merrill Library. Light refreshments will be served at the free, public event. Grundstrom-Whitney, a Bear Clan member of the Passamaquoddy tribe, is a lifelong activist for Native American rights […]
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