Editor’s note: Story updated Feb. 14. Writing to keep Hollywood relevant will be the focus of a lecture by Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer Adam Barr on March 1 at the University of Maine. Barr, a Lewiston, Maine native, will give a talk, “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant,” as part of […]
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Great Value Colleges has ranked the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center as No. 3 on its list of “50 Great College Gymnasiums and Recreation Centers for 2019.” The article noted UMaine was featured on six different methodology lists and mentioned amenities including the $25 million rec center building, ice skating rink, challenge/ropes […]
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The annual Maine Grain Conference will be held 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. March 1 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Topics for this year’s conference, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, include best practices in growing and storing grains, growing and licensing industrial hemp, camera-guided precision cultivation, whole farm grain budgets, foliar and […]
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The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine will present an exhibition of the rich and varied work of nine faculty members who teach in the Department of Art. “Featured Faculty / 2019,” which runs Feb. 15 through March 8, will showcase work by Connie Albertson, Giles Timms, Andy Mauery, Wayne Hall, Susan Camp, […]
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Zenith Ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 in Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. Led by Grammy-nominated performer and concertmaster Marika Holmqvist, the professional ensemble comprises five singers and six instrumentalists who hail from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Some of the best pieces of the Baroque period’s quintessential composers of […]
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Christopher Rigaud will provide an inside look at scientific diving with the U.S. Antarctic Program during a brown-bag seminar in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Due to the forecasted snowstorm, this event has been rescheduled for noon Feb. 20. Rigaud is UMaine’s diving operations manager and serves on […]
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Four University of Maine students and alumni have been recommended as semifinalists for the 2019–20 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the largest exchange program in the country that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 160 countries. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine is accepting applications for the 2019 Maine Government Summer Internship Program. The 12-week program, which runs May 28 through Aug. 16, provides full-time, paid summer work experiences in town and city governments, as well as Maine state government agencies. Approximately 50 positions are expected […]
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Four discoveries will be showcased by University of Maine faculty-led teams from the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) beginning at 5 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on campus. The four MIRTA projects are: A nanocellulose composite orthopedic implant that promotes the growth of strong natural bone while safely […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art will extend its free admission policy for the public in 2019, thanks to a gift from Deighan Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm that is a longtime UMAA sponsor and arts supporter in the region and state. “As a cultural outreach resource for the University of Maine, we […]
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