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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The role of the news media in public life will be the focus of an April 12 lecture at the University of Maine by Josh Roiland, assistant professor of journalism. The 7 p.m. lecture, “Keep Calm and Scroll On: Understanding the News Media’s Influence in Turbulent Times,” in 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building is free […]
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“Climate Change: Scientific Evidence or Alternative ‘Facts’?” will be the focus of a an illustrated public lecture April 19 at the University of Maine by Paul Mayewski, director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. Mayewski will discuss the emerging approaches to the climate change issue and provide suggestions for public engagement to raise awareness. The free […]
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The American experience in World War I will be the focus of a lecture April 11 at the University of Maine. Donald Zillman, the Edward S. Godfrey Professor of Law at the University of Maine School of Law, will talk about his 2016 book, “Living the World War: A Weekly Exploration of the American Experience […]
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One of America’s pre-eminent humor writers will share his wit and social critiques during “An Evening With David Sedaris” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. The Chicago Tribune wrote that Sedaris’ “droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world’s […]
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University of Maine graduate students and faculty will make more than 60 presentations about emerging physical, chemical, social and ecological climate change research, on topics ranging from lobsters to deer ticks, at the 25th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium on April 13–14 in Wells Conference Center. The symposium’s namesake, Professor Emeritus Harold “Hal” Borns, […]
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University of Maine Parking Services advises that lots in the Collins Center for the Arts area will be affected by a high number of visitors attending an Accepted Student Day on Monday, April 10. To avoid searching for a parking space, Parking Services recommends carpooling, biking, walking or taking the Community Connector or Black Bear […]
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Six dance students from the University of Maine School of Performing Arts will participate in the Phillips-Strickland House’s “Dancing for the Stars” fundraiser. The event will take place Saturday, April 8 at the Anah Shriners Facility, 1404 Broadway in Bangor. The fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour, followed by the dance competition […]
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Susan Camp, a printmaker, sculptor and adjunct assistant professor of art at the University of Maine, has been named one of the MDI Biological Laboratory’s four 2017 Maine artists-in-residence. The artists’ work will be the subject of the laboratory’s sixth annual Art Meets Science exhibit, which will be on display at the new Center for […]
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Amy Vachon will be the interim head coach of the women’s basketball team for the 2017–18 season. Vachon guided the Black Bears to their second-straight America East Championship game in March. She took over head coaching duties during the 2016–17 campaign when coach Richard Barron took an extended medical leave. More information in available online.
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