A University of Maine Presidential Debate Watch Party will be held in the North Pod of Memorial Union 8:30–11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 for the first debate between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. UMaine political science professors Rich Powell and Rob Glover will introduce the debate and facilitate pre- and post-debate discussion according to […]
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A free training workshop for college women who are interested in sharpening their leadership skills and learning more about political campaigns will be held Saturday, Oct. 1 at Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine campus. Elect Her — Campus Women Win participants will learn the basics of running a successful student government campaign, […]
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A Cessna 172SP, with G1000 glass cockpit and autopilot, is available for daytime use by University of Maine System students, faculty and staff conducting research, gaining flight-time hours toward certification and participating in other noncommercial university-sponsored activities. It is not available for charter. The 2005-model aircraft is owned by UMaine and based at Bangor International […]
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Franco American Programs at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion to explore questions of citizenship and the Franco-American experience on Wednesday, Sept. 28. From noon to 2 p.m. three scholars will discuss “The 14th Amendment in Franco-American Life” at the Franco-American Centre on the Orono campus. In 1938, Claudia Breton Emond was […]
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Four self-guided walking tours focusing on gardens, outdoor sculptures, the historic district and other distinctive sights of the University of Maine landscape are now available. The self-guided walking tours are illustrated on a website that is designed to be compatible with mobile devices that can take advantage of interactive map and direction links. The self-guided […]
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The Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine will hold its annual open house from 4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. The lab, located in Carnegie Hall, is part of the spatial informatics program in the School of Computing and Information Science and houses Maine’s only research facility that combines a […]
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The University of Maine’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Fogler Library will host “Grants 101: Seeking, analyzing and writing basics” 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 11 in Fogler’s Library Classroom. Workshop participants will be able to find grants in PIVOT, analyze an agency’s request for proposals and learn grant writing basics. […]
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A University of Maine professor of education will participate in a roundtable on screening newborns for hearing loss and congenital heart disease, hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Craig Mason, who specializes in applied quantitative methods, will be one of four experts speaking on, “Beyond the Blood Spot: […]
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S.W. Cole Explorations LLC will host a demonstration of geotechnical drilling from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 between Belgrade Spur and Belgrade Lot. S.W. Cole Explorations LLC is a test boring subsidiary of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc., which provides geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental consulting, and materials testing services in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont […]
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A psychiatry professor from Harvard Medical School will deliver the 2016 Stanley Sue Distinguished Diversity Lecture on Sept. 23 at the University of Maine. Nhi-Ha Trinh will present “Moving beyond cultural competence: Cultural complexities in clinical research, education and practice” from 3–4 p.m. in D.P. Corbett Business Building, Room 107. The lecture is free and […]
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