Academ-e The first early-college distance education program in Maine, UMaine Academ-e offers courses for university credit to Maine high school juniors and seniors in five broad areas — mathematics, natural sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences — through online technologies. All Maine high schools are eligible to nominate students for enrollment in Academ-e on a […]
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Approximately 270 middle school girls from around the state are expected to take part in the annual University of Maine conference that aims to provide a safe and encouraging environment to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 29th Expanding Your Horizons conference takes place March 17 on the UMaine campus and features workshops […]
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The Aquila Theatre Company presents “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. Sherlock Holmes, legendary character of author and physician Sir Arthur Conan, will showcase skills in disguise, forensic science and logical reasoning in this witty, fast-paced production. Other […]
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Maine State Police and area law enforcement agencies will conduct training exercises in Coburn and Holmes halls on Tuesday, March 8.
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New grape varieties and management options for the spotted wing Drosophila will be among the topics covered at the Maine Vegetable and Fruit School to be held in Portland and Bangor in March. Farmers can attend the one-day school from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 15 at Seasons Event and Conference Center, 155 Riverside […]
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The University of Maine women’s basketball team will play University at Albany for the America East Championship at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 11. The game, to be played at top-seeded UAlbany, will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The second-seeded Black […]
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The intersection of anthropology, political science and history in international affairs is the focus of a conference April 1 at the University of Maine. International Affairs: An Interdisciplinary Study, 9:15 a.m.–4 p.m., Wells Conference Center, is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the UMaine International Affairs Program, with support from the […]
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University of Maine students with Alternative Breaks, a student-led organization that promotes community involvement, are spending spring break volunteering throughout the United States. Since 1998, Alternative Breaks has organized trips for UMaine students to provide volunteer service to others. This year, the nonprofit is deploying eight groups of eight–12 students. The 88 students, along with […]
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This year’s University of Maine Miracle Network Dance Marathon raised $75,235.55 to help a Bangor hospital support local children. The event, which in 2015 became the largest community fundraiser on campus, surpassed last year’s total of $70,599.99. More than 300 students took part in the 12-hour event at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Participants […]
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“The Life of Trees,” a new UMaine Emera Astronomy Center program showing at 2 p.m. on Sundays in March, is an example of how the new digital planetarium will be used to explore numerous science, arts and cultural programming. The astronomy center, home of the Jordan Planetarium and Observatory, is expanding its public offerings with […]
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