The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine is offering a variety of performances throughout the 2017–18 season. November events will include two a capella groups, one British and one with a more international character. The King’s Singers, a British a cappella ensemble, will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Winner […]
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Works of Lubec-based photographer Lisa Tyson Ennis are featured in a new exhibit, “What Once Was,” on display in the University of Maine at Machias Art Gallery through Dec. 8. Responding to dramatic changes occurring in the fisheries of New England and Atlantic Canada, Tyson Ennis focused her large-format cameras on Newfoundland’s haunting symbols of […]
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One student from each of the University of Maine System campuses has been chosen to conduct research on a topic of public policy importance as part of the Maine Policy Scholars program. The scholars are Corey Claflin of UMaine, Allison Bernier of University of Maine at Farmington, Sam Atwood of University of Maine at Augusta, […]
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Editor’s note: Due to the Oct. 31 power outage, this event has been rescheduled for 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 7. The Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine will host a Halloween-themed open house from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. The lab, located in Carnegie Hall, is part […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Sen. Michael Thibodeau will visit the University of Maine on Nov. 2. Thibodeau will be honored with a reception from 4–5:30 p.m. at the University Club in Fogler Library. All are welcome to attend the event, no RSVP is required. In 2016, Thibodeau was re-elected to serve as […]
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Neil Comins, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine, will give a talk about the moon at the University Club in Fogler Library at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. The presentation, titled “What if the Moon Didn’t Exist?,” will focus on the the possibility of a world without the moon and how […]
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University of Maine marine geologist Joseph Kelley and 2017 honorary doctorate recipient Donna Loring will take part in a discussion that explores connections between art, environmental concerns and people’s relationship to the natural world at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 in Osher Auditorium at Maine College of Art. Kelley will discuss his research about Maine’s […]
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Members of the University of Maine campus community are invited to attend a town hall meeting on research and graduate studies from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 25 in Wells Conference Center, Room 2. Kody Varahramyan, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, along with members of his division, will provide an […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a cybersecurity workshop 9–11 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Penobscot County office, 307 Maine Ave., Bangor. The free public workshop will provide participants an overview of the types of real-life risks and emerging threats small businesses and nonprofits face daily. Led by Bangor Savings Bank chief information security […]
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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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