Campus Announcements

UMaine student group hosting IEEE Day Oct. 4

The University of Maine’s Student Branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will host IEEE Day on campus Oct. 4. IEEE Day is a global event put on by the organization to promote collaboration and interaction between its student members and professionals. This will be the first year the UMaine group will take […]

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UMaine Extension 4-H connects students with researcher in Antarctica

This fall, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will again connect youth with a graduate student conducting fieldwork in a remote location as part of its Follow a Researcher™ program. The program’s third expedition will take place in Antarctica with Lynn Kaluzienski, a Ph.D. student in UMaine’s Department of Earth and Climate Sciences and […]

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Lecture to unlock secrets of proteins at Emera Astronomy Center

Exploring the mystery of protein structures using state-of-the-art technology will be the focus of an illustrated lecture Oct. 6 at the University of Maine Emera Astronomy Center. Caitlin Howell, an assistant professor of bioengineering at UMaine, will present, “Unlocking the Secrets of Proteins: The Rise of Cryo Electron Microscopy,” at 7 p.m. in the Jordan […]

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Talk to focus on public’s growing disapproval of American politics

Growing public disapproval of the American political establishment will be the focus of an Oct. 4 lecture by Ambassador Connie Morella and U.S. Rep. Mike Ross at the University of Maine. The free public event, “Why is Congress So Unpopular? The American Public’s Growing Disapproval of the American Political Establishment” begins at 4 p.m. in […]

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Literacy expert shares thoughts on transformative power of reading, writing

Literacy is a fundamental human right with the ability to transform the lives of children, families and communities. That was the message of a daylong professional development workshop held Sept. 26 at the University of Maine. Mary Ehrenworth, deputy director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a literacy think tank at Columbia University, spoke […]

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MBS Corps to lead March Against Domestic Violence Oct. 5

The third annual March Against Domestic Violence will be at noon Wednesday, Oct. 5, on the Mall, sponsored by the MBS Corps in collaboration with numerous campus and community partners, including UMaine Athletics, Division of Student Life, Army ROTC, Student Women’s Association and Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance. Members of the UMaine community are encouraged to show […]

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UMaine Extension publications offer tips for seasonal pastimes

It’s that time of year when the days are cooling, the apples are falling from the trees, and everyone is picking their favorite sports team. Visit the Cooperative Extension online Publications Catalog for seasonal information, such as: Extending the Gardening Season Safe Home Cider Making Apples Let’s Preserve: Dried Herbs Barbecue and Tailgating Food Safety […]

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Sorg to present in National Drug Early Warning System webinar

UMaine medical and forensic anthropologist Marcella Sorg of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center is one of four presenters in a webinar at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 on illicit opioids and methamphetamine. It is being hosted by the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) at the University of Maryland and funded by the National Institute […]

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Talks on spruce budworm outbreak monitoring, citizen science Oct. 20

Monitoring efforts in the spruce budworm outbreak in Maine and New Brunswick, including the important role of citizen science, will be the focus of presentations Oct. 20 in Augusta, sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests. Forest insect ecologist Rob Johns with Natural Resources Canada and Maine Forest Service entomologist […]

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UMaine’s last half-century highlighted in Maine Historical Society’s journal

The summer 2016 issue of the journal Maine History (Vol. 50), published by Maine Historical Society in conjunction with the University of Maine History Department, features five articles related to UMaine history in the past half-century, guest edited by Howard Segal, professor of history, with guest associate editor Deborah Rogers, professor of English. The articles […]

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