Members of the University of Maine community were recognized with Maine Campus Compact awards this week. Senior Samantha Saucier received a Heart and Soul Award for her campus leadership, which includes co-founding the Women’s Resource Center. The award recognizes six Maine undergraduate students who are actively involved in transforming their campuses and communities into environments […]
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Campus roadway paving is scheduled Monday and Tuesday, April 30–May 1. Expect traffic delays in these areas: east end of Long Road (Cutler to Patch Hall), south end of Munson Road (Lengyel to Estabrooke), North Gym Lot/Alfond Lot and Heritage House.
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The University of Maine Canadian-American Center map by Margaret Pearce, “Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada,” has been named co-winner in the Thematic Map category of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society’s 2017 Map Design Competition. The society represents professional cartographers in North America, and the judges include experts from the Smithsonian, Library […]
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The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series Selection Committee is calling for nominations for the 17th Geddes W. Simpson Lecture, which will be held fall 2018. The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture invites speakers of prominence who have provided significant insight into the area where science and history intersect. The Geddes W. Simpson Lecture Series Fund was […]
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Mechanical engineering students at the University of Maine will showcase their senior capstone projects May 2. The Mechanical Engineering Capstone Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Crosby Hall. Members of the UMaine community are welcome to learn more about the projects and enjoy a cookout. Projects to be displayed […]
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Famed oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle will present “Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century” April 30 at the University of Maine. The public lecture, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts on campus, will include underwater film of her research and conservation efforts in many coastal and deep areas of the […]
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The University of Maine School of Social Work will host a conference on the effects the natural environment has on our overall wellness, as well as the effects humans have on the natural environment. “Environmental Justice: A Social Work Perspective” will be held 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 5 at the D.P. Corbett Business […]
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The Bangor Public Library will host the 16th annual POETS/SPEAK! poetry reading event April 26. This year’s event, which is themed “Celebrate Unity in Diversity,” is dedicated to Allen Monga, a student at Deering High School in Portland and an asylum seeker from Zambia, who won the Maine Poetry Out Loud competition and went to […]
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Applications for the 10-session University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver course beginning in June are available. The first session is June 19 and the last is Sept. 18. Classes are primarily 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at UMaine Extension in Falmouth and Brunswick High School. The course will cover food preservation techniques, including canning, drying, […]
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A section of Rangeley Road will be closed May 13 through Aug. 30 during the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Rangeley and Park streets by the Maine Department of Transportation. During this time, campus can be accessed by the College Avenue entrances located along Long, Munson and Sebec roads. Access to the […]
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