The University of Maine Darling Marine Center is the site of a five-day workshop for college and university instructors of developmental biology. The June 27–July 1 Developmental Biology Teaching Workshop introduces senior faculty and the next generation of developmental biologists to a variety of laboratory tools and a host of research organisms. Low-budget, high-impact microscopy […]
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The Telegraph String Quartet will play classic, contemporary and timeless music at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2 at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The quartet that formed in 2013 won the prestigious 2016 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. The prize includes a performance at Carnegie Hall/Weill Recital Hall and a commissioned work by […]
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The University of Maine’s Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) program will be featured in the 2017 NSF INCLUDES Video Showcase. The online event will feature three-minute videos on projects around the country that are aspiring to make STEM education in the United States more inclusive. The SMART program, based in the College of Engineering, seeks […]
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Staff from the University of Maine’s Division of Lifelong Learning will be available in the North Pod of the Memorial Union 2:30–4:30 p.m. March 28 to answer Summer University questions. The staff also will be able to register or term activate students for summer courses. There will be giveaways, signed posters, and the chance to […]
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NO PLAN B, a light, movement and video project, will be shown at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the University of Maine’s IMRC Center. NO PLAN B is a cross-genre collaboration between Alison Chase and Gene Felice. The pair will experiment with the blending of projections, movement and sound for the center’s inaugural Tent […]
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Learn about equine anatomy at the next University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., at UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. Participants will be able to explore equine muscle and bone structure, and typical gaits, and practice basic care such as leg wraps […]
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New research by the University of Maine commissioned by AARP Maine reveals the fiscal impact of inadequate retirement savings in the state. “The Fiscal Implications of Inadequate Saving for Retirement” report shows that an aging Maine workforce moving into retirement is increasingly reliant on public assistance, signaling a trend that could have important fiscal implications […]
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The Doo Wop Project will bring street corner harmonies to the Collins Center for the Arts stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1. The show traces the evolution of doo-wop from the classic sound of five guys singing on a street corner to today’s biggest radio hits. The singers will cover foundational tunes of The […]
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A research colloquium, “The Migraine Attack as an Integrated Neuroprotective, Neurorestorative Process,” by Jonathan Borkum, UMaine adjunct associate professor, will be held at 3 p.m., March 24, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall, sponsored by the Psychology Department and the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering. Borkum, a psychologist in private practice in Waterville and Bangor, […]
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Due to inclement weather, the Maine Vegetable and Fruit Schools March 14–15 will be rescheduled for March 27 at Seasons Event & Conference Center in Portland and March 31 at Bangor Motor Inn Conference Center. Both will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are unable to attend on the new date for your registered location, […]
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