Earth Week 2018 at the University of Maine will take place April 16–22, and will include various events and activities focused on themes of sustainability and environmental awareness. This year’s keynote speaker will be Madelyn Woods from the Marine & Environmental Research Institute, who will present her research in a talk titled “Microplastics in the […]
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A reception for the opening of an exhibit titled “#safetywork” will be held 5–8 p.m. April 16 at the University of Maine’s IMRC Center. Featuring works by 11 female artists, the exhibit focuses on violence against women and related issues. The reception will begin with outdoor performances on Stewart Commons in front of the IMRC […]
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In Maine, owners of cars and trucks can buy specialty license plates that publicize — and financially benefit — conservation, military troops, breast cancer support, animal welfare and other causes. If University of Maine economics graduate student Garrett Raymond and the university-based Maine Community Energy Advocates get their wish, Mainers soon could have another option: […]
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Maine Masque, a University of Maine student-led organization, will present Sarah Ruhl’s 2003 play “Eurydice,” April 12–15 at Hauck Auditorium. This version of the classic Greek myth focuses on the series of events from Eurydice’s perspective. Will she stay in the underworld with her father? Or will she return to Earth to be with Orpheus? […]
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The School of Performing Arts has announced Webb Parker will begin teaching as an assistant professor of music fall 2018. Parker will teach courses in music education and voice and will lead the Collegiate Chorale. Prior to his UMaine appointment, Parker was an assistant professor of music education at the University of Southern Mississippi. He […]
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The University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism will welcome Brett Anderson, reporter with the New Orleans Times-Picayune, as visiting journalist April 12–13 as part of the Alan Miller Fund for Excellence in Communication and Journalism. In addition to meeting students and visiting journalism classes, Anderson will join a panel discussion, “The Media and […]
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The second annual Nets 4 Pets 4 Vets, a benefit basketball tournament and community dinner to raise money for therapy animals for veterans with PTSD or traumatic brain injury, will be held 3–7 p.m. April 14 at 45 Columbia St., Bangor. The event is sponsored by Maine Business School Corps, UMaine ROTC and the UMaine […]
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More than 60 students in the College of Education and Human Development will be honored at the college’s annual recognition ceremony April 10 at Wells Conference Center. Those being recognized include undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff. Individual undergraduate student award winners: Rachel Sirois, Outstanding Student in the College of Education and Human Development […]
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“Who Made You in America?,” a film created by University of Maine at Machias students in Alan Kryszak’s documentary class, will be rebroadcast at 11 a.m. April 7 on Maine Public Television. The film that explores contemporary issues of immigration premiered at UMM Feb. 18 and aired on Maine Public April 5. It features interviews […]
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The Raymond H. Fogler Library Magazine 2017 is now available online. The magazine features stories about patrons, collections and services at the state’s largest library.
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