Two of the University of Maine’s top employee awards will be presented to librarian Jennifer Bonnet and administrative specialist Karen Moffett on April 25. Bonnet, who specializes in social sciences and humanities in Fogler Library, will receive the 2017 Outstanding Professional Employee Award. Moffett, who works in the School of Economics, will receive the 2017 […]
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The University of Maine’s dramatic club, Maine Masque, will present four performances of “Almost, Maine” on the Hauck Auditorium stage, April 6–9. “Almost, Maine” was written by John Cariani, a native of Presque Isle, and premiered at the Portland Stage Co. in 2004. The play is made up of nine shorter plays that explore love […]
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Irving ‘Irv’ Kornfield, a professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Maine, passed away April 4. At UMaine, Kornfield’s research involved the evolutionary genetics and population biology of aquatic organisms. He also taught a course on forensics. Kornfield’s obituary, which he wrote himself, is online.
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Alessio Mortelliti, an assistant professor of wildlife habitat conservation at the University of Maine, is one of three scientists who have been awarded fellowships to conduct research in Acadia National Park. The fellowships were awarded as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, and […]
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Eight University of Maine faculty members will receive 2017–18 course modification incentive grants from the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) through the Faculty Incentive Grant-Maine Learning Assistant (FIG-MLA) Program. This year’s grant recipients are: Farahad Dastoor for BIO 200: Biology of Organisms Paula Drewniany for MAT 127: Calculus II Brett Ellis […]
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The University of Maine Department of Art will present the 2017 Juried Student Art Exhibition that features work by current studio art, art history and art education students. The exhibition will be on display from April 7 to May 5 in Lord Hall Gallery. The venue provides the opportunity for undergraduate students at all levels […]
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On April 7, the College of Education and Human Development will hold a celebration to honor former Dean Bob Cobb’s 38 years with the University of Maine. Cobb began working for the university in 1969, as an assistant professor of education with a focus on physical education. He served as dean from 1977 until his […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention are offering multiple sessions on tick- and mosquito-borne diseases. The training is designed to increase the number of community members who are informed about diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks. Sessions will focus on insect identification and exposure prevention. People who […]
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Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society which was founded at the University of Maine, will celebrate its 120th anniversary during its annual induction ceremony April 4. The top 10 percent of senior undergraduate and graduate students, and top 7.5 percent of juniors were invited to join the society. […]
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“Space Travel in the Near Future,” a physics colloquium by University of Maine professor Neil Comins, author of the new book, “The Traveler’s Guide to Space: For One-Way Settlers and Round-Trip Tourists,” will be held at 3:15 p.m. March 31 in 140 Bennett Hall. More about the Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquia Series is […]
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