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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Representatives from the United States Patent and Trademark Office will be on hand Sept. 26 at Fogler Library for a discussion about what inventors, entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups should know about intellectual property. Members of the University of Maine community are welcome to attend the 3 p.m. event in the University Club. Topics to […]
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Volunteer cooks will have three opportunities in October to learn about safely preparing food for large numbers of people. University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will present the Cooking for Crowds — Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 6, Oct. 12 and Oct. 25 at UMaine […]
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The shared history of Maine and Wabanaki people will be the focus of a Maine-Wabanaki REACH event Monday, Sept. 19 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. “Truth, Healing and Change in the Land of the Dawn” will be held 6–8 p.m. in the Bodwell Lounge. The discussion will touch […]
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