Famed oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle will present “Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century” at the Collins Center for the Arts, April 30, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Her lecture will include underwater film of her research and conservation efforts in many coastal and deep areas of the global ocean. Tickets are free but must be reserved […]
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The Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) annual grazing conference is scheduled for 9 a.m.–3 p.m. March 16 at the Kennebec Valley Community College Alfond Campus in Hinckley. Giving the keynote address will be Jeremy Engh, owner of Lakota Ranch in Remington, Virginia. Cornell Extension agricultural marketing specialist Matt LeRoux will discuss profitable meat marketing. More […]
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Amy Vachon, whose squad recently captured the America East regular season title, has signed a four-year contract with the University of Maine to be head coach of the women’s basketball team, effective March 1. Vachon has led the team since Jan. 6, 2017, when she took over head coaching duties after it was announced that […]
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Eric Mechoulan, a professor in the Department of French Literature at the Universite de Montreal, will deliver a talk on friendship March 6 at the University of Maine. Mechoulan’s talk, “On Friendship: A brief history of the concept from Aristotle to Facebook,” will begin at 4 p.m. in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE space […]
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The fourth annual Maine Science Festival will be held throughout downtown Bangor and Orono March 15–18. The University of Maine is one of the major event sponsors. Several members of the UMaine community will lead workshops and participate in the program that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of all ages. A list of […]
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The University of Maine will celebrate Women’s History Month with a series of events throughout March. Scheduled events will include showings of films such as “Lady Bird” and “The Hunting Ground”; public talks by politicians and activists; a Stephen E. King Chair Lecture by Jim Smith on Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries; a panel discussion on feminism; […]
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University of Maine music professors Phillip and Noreen Silver will perform the works of James Simon (1880–1944) in a Uilenburg Concert, sponsored by the Leo Smit Foundation, March 12 in Theatre Splendor, Amsterdam. More information about the program is online. Simon, a Berlin-born composer and pianist who fled to the Netherlands in 1933 and was […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season. Beginning the March lineup will be a performance by Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4. It’s a chance to see and interact with dinosaurs and other creatures from prehistoric Australia […]
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The inaugural Atlantic and Gulf Seafood Technology Conference (AGSTC) will be held 8 a.m.–4 p.m. March 10 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The conference and annual meeting prior to the Seafood Expo North America will focus on the seafood industry and key issues. Presentation topics include antibiotic resistance and food safety, reducing waste […]
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Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine has been selected as a Preservation Steward by the United States Government Publishing Office. In becoming a Preservation Steward, Fogler Library has made a commitment to retain a complete collection of the “Public Papers of the Presidents.” To become a Preservation Steward, libraries partner with the […]
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