Editor’s note: This is not a complete list and may be updated as more information is available. Latest update Nov. 17. University of Maine groups are giving back to the community this holiday season through various charitable activities. The Black Bear Exchange, UMaine’s food pantry and clothing exchange, will provide Thanksgiving meals to its clients […]
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Fourteen University of Maine Honors College students, along with faculty and staff, are traveling to Atlanta, Georgia this week for the annual National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Conference Nov. 8–12. Faculty and students will be giving 10 presentations on various topics related to Honors education, including social justice and human rights, intersectionality, activism and classroom […]
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The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series (CA/DLS) Committee is accepting grant applications for events in the UMaine community. These grants support up to 50 percent of expenses for events contributing to the artistic, cultural and intellectual life of UMaine. The committee for CA/DLS accepts proposals four times a year. Previous grant awards have supported events including […]
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The authors of “Caught. Time. Place. Fish.” will sign books and share stories at noon Nov. 14 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. A collaboration between fisherman Glen Libby and photographer Antonia Small, “Caught” is an account of the beauty, fragility and profound change that characterizes fishing, fishing […]
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The inaugural Maine Cattlemen’s College will be held 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Wells Conference Center. The event begins with an optional dinner at 6 p.m. Nov. 17. Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Beef Producers Association (MBPA), the day is designed for current and prospective Maine beef cattle producers. Led […]
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Director Marcia Douglas and a cast of 25 University of Maine students will bring a fresh and inventive production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the Hauck Auditorium stage, beginning Nov. 10. The UMaine production of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy will run for seven performances; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10–11 and 17–18; 2 p.m. Nov. 12 […]
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Have a photo spread of a wind farm? A poem about climate change? An article about recycling? Research data pertaining to ocean salinity? A video of a day-in-the-life of an organic farmer? Spire, the Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability, would like to hear from you. Spire’s editorial team of graduate and undergraduate students at […]
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As part of the University of Maine emergency communications system, sirens on campus are tested every Monday at noon. Today’s test resulted in one of the sirens activating for one minute, which is longer than normal. There is no emergency on campus. The next siren test will be next Monday at noon.
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Due to the Oct. 31 power outage, the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine has rescheduled its Halloween-themed open house for 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7. The lab, located in Carnegie Hall, is part of the spatial informatics program in the School of Computing and Information Science and […]
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On Election Day, Nov. 7, all Orono voters will vote at the University of Maine New Balance Field House. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Community Connector buses will be available for Orono residents who need transportation. Voter registration staff will be on hand for new voters to register or for […]
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