The transformation of the University of Maine from a traditional land grant school to the flagship campus of the University of Maine System is the subject of the annual Maine Heritage Lecture on Monday, Oct. 23. Howard Segal, professor of history, will speak on “Becoming Modern: The Transformation of the University of Maine, 1965–2015,” beginning […]
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Jacquelyn Gill is an invited speaker at the 10th International Conference on Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering in Kuwait. At the Oct. 23–25 conference, female role models will be celebrated and success stories and strategies will be shared to inspire the next generation of women. Recognizing the value of a STEM education in […]
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The Russian Mineralogical Society (RMS) elected Edward Grew, a University of Maine research professor, as a Foreign Honorary Member. The society, founded in 1817, is the oldest of the national mineralogical societies in the world and is highly selective in designating the prestigious honor. Only 18, including Grew, have been elected as Honorary Members from […]
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From the perspective of a typical bacterium or virus, the human body is a perfect incubator: constant temperature, filled with nutrients, bathed in moisture. So why are we still around? How do bacteria sense the presence of a host’s immune response? How can both the bacterium and host survive? These topics will be the focus […]
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Registration for the third year of Winter Session at the University of Maine begins Oct. 23. The session, which runs Dec. 27, 2017 through Jan. 16, 2018, will feature 30 online courses, including a number of high-demand classes that fulfill general education requirements, as well as some 300- and 400-level options. Winter Session continues to […]
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The Aquaculture Educators Network (AEN) invites teachers statewide to a free professional development workshop Monday, Oct. 23 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The event, co-hosted by AEN, is a collaboration between Maine EPSCoR, the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, Island Institute, Herring Gut Learning Center, and Hurricane Island Center for […]
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High school students can learn how to safely prepare smoked chicken at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Oct. 28 at UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center in Old Town. Participants will learn how to safely prepare and cook whole chicken in a home smoker, and about […]
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More than 130 companies — the largest number ever — are expected to be represented at the University of Maine’s 2017 Engineering Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Co-sponsored by the UMaine College of Engineering and Career Center, the 19th annual event is […]
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The University of Maine will hold a free, public lecture examining the religious legacy of the Russian Revolution on its 100th anniversary. Theofanis G. Stavrou, professor of history at the University of Minnesota, will deliver the lecture, “Revolution and Religion in Twentieth Century Russia,” at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in Fogler Library’s University Club. Stavrou […]
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The challenges, perspectives and strategies related to the experience of death will be the focus of the 12th annual University of Maine Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium on Oct. 20 at the Wells Conference Center. “Emerging Perspectives on Death, Dying, and Bereavement” will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Speakers, panels and workshops will explore […]
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