Editor’s note: These events have been canceled for March 9 and 10. Ernest Mathijs, a professor in film and media studies at the University of British Columbia, will take part in the McGillicuddy Humanities Center’s exploration of “The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization.” Mathijs will provide a brief introduction for a screening of the 1973 […]
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Experts affiliated with the University of Maine will take part in two events leading up to the sixth Maine Science Festival. Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the Climate Change Institute and the School of Forest Resources, will participate in a Bangor Land Trust session titled “Bangor Climate Change: Resilience and Hope” from 9 a.m. […]
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In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8, 1980 as National Women’s History Week. And in 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month. This March, the University of Maine celebrates the vital roles of women with a number of events and celebrations. For more information, call 207.581.1437. March 4, 11 […]
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Six University of Maine-affiliated faculty and students will take part in the eight-member panel “This is What an Economist Looks Like” 1:30–2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21 in Meeting Room 3 at the Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St., Bangor. The free, public event is part of the sixth Maine Science Festival being held March 18–22, […]
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Four people affiliated with the University of Maine are among those delivering 5 Minute Genius presentations 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 20 at the Bangor Arts Exchange, 193 Exchange St. After each five-minute presentation about cutting-edge science at the Maine Science Festival Showcase Event, audience members are invited to ask questions for an additional 5 minutes. Kate […]
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Editor’s note: This training has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 2. The Office of Research Compliance will hold a Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training on Monday, March 16 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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The College of Engineering at the University of Maine will recognize National Engineers Week with the annual E-Week Banquet and Engineering Expo, where engineers, educators and students gather for hands-on activities and workshops to learn about engineering and what engineers do. The banquet will be held on Friday, March 6 at Wells Central. The Engineering […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension publishes a free monthly newsletter for home gardeners — from novice to expert — with practical, research-based information available online for anytime access. The Maine Home Garden News, published from March through October, is archived by year and available for subscription. Each issue includes: a seasonal to-do list; articles on […]
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The School of Performing Arts opens its spring theatrical schedule at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 with an evening of one-act plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Thornton Wilder (1897–1975) on the main stage in Hauck Auditorium. There will be seven performances of “A Wilder Night,” directed by assistant professor of theatre Ljubisa Matic and starring a […]
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The latest episode of The Maine Question asks whether studying extinct species can prepare us for the future. Jacquelyn Gill, who also studies survivors of the last ice age, thinks so. To travel back in time, this paleoecologist has crawled into a Siberian permafrost caves to examine a 40,000-year-old mummified lion cub. She’s also excited […]
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