The complete first season of Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously” will be shown at the Collins Center for the Arts from 1–4:30 p.m. April 18–20. The Emmy award-winning documentary series reveals emotional and hard-hitting accounts of the effects of climate change from across the planet. “Years of Living Dangerously” combines the blockbuster storytelling styles of […]
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Melissa Ladenheim, associate dean of the Honors College, has been named the 2017 Steve Gould Award winner at the University of Maine. The Steve Gould Award is presented to members of the UMaine community who have, by their conduct, demonstrated superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in the course of serving UMaine and its ideals. […]
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The University of Maine School of Forest Resources and Native American Studies Program will present a talk by Visiting Libra Diversity Professor Caroline Brackette on April 17. Brackette will discuss “Cultural Competency, Diversity and Forestry” from 11 a.m. to noon in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107. The School of Forest Resources and Native American Studies […]
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Maine-Wabanaki REACH in collaboration with the University of Maine Art Education Community Outreach are seeking participants for an interactive storytelling event. The groups will explore events in the shared history of Europeans and their descendants, and Wabanaki people, the indigenous people of Maine. The event will take place in Lord Hall, Room 202 from 3:30–5 […]
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The integration of science and policy will be the focus of the University of Maine’s inaugural Libby Lecture in Resource Policy on Wednesday, April 19. Byron Kenneth Williams, executive director of The Wildlife Society, will present the 4 p.m. lecture, “Uncertainty, Learning, and a Framework for the Integration of Science and Policy,” in the McIntire […]
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The University of Maine Printing Services was recognized by the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP) during the national group’s gala dinner and awards ceremony earlier this month in Cincinnati. UMaine was one of about a dozen in-plants that were honored for achievements in quality, design, sustainability and distinctive service, according to an article […]
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The Division of Student Life and the UMaine Police Department are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) involved in the vandalism of 12 vehicles parked in the Hilltop lot on campus April 11–12. A routine UMaine PD patrol at 8 a.m. April 12 found 12 student […]
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Humanitarian and lawyer Sherri Mitchell will present the 2017 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar in Ethics Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in Nutting Hall, Room 100. Mitchell’s lecture is titled, “The Heart of Spirit Based Change.” A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. Mitchell was born and raised on the Penobscot Indian […]
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The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation and Lobster Institute will host Maine entrepreneur Luke Holden at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Holden is the founder of Luke’s Lobster restaurant, which has 22 locations across the U.S. and five locations in Japan. With its processing plant Cape Seafood in Saco, Luke’s Lobster is […]
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The annual Scholarship Fair for all current University of Maine students will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Representatives from Student Financial Aid, SALT, Student Support Services, Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), and Maine Community Foundation will be available to answer questions while […]
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