University of Maine students interested in computing and information technology (IT) jobs and paid internships during next summer are invited to a Project>Login Meet Up Event, 4–6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The event is an opportunity for students in computer science and computer engineering to network with IT professionals […]
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Members of the University of Maine community are invited to participate in Walk With the Ones You Love at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 starting on the steps of Fogler Library. As part of Coming Out Week, the 10-minute walk around the Mall aims to show support of a campus that embraces diversity. The Christian […]
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Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor of higher education, is featured in the new documentary “We Don’t Haze,” produced by the Clery Center For Security On Campus. The 17-minute video, available at no cost, is a resource for colleges and universities to help prevent hazing among student groups on campus. It features interviews with […]
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Douglas DeAngelis, an alumnus of the University of Maine and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will speak in Barrows Halls at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2. While a graduate student at MIT, DeAngelis founded FinishLynx, which produces fully automatic timing systems, line-scan cameras and athlete tracking technology for sporting events around the world. As a […]
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Michael Munson of Hudson, Maine, the 2015 Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine’s Division of Lifelong Learning, has been honored regionally with the University Professional & Continuing Education Association’s (UPCEA) New England Continuing Education Student Award. The annual award is given to a student enrolled in an undergraduate program, offered through a division […]
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The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team drops the puck on the 2015–16 season Oct. 9 and 10 for the Ice Breaker Tournament at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The four teams in the tournament, which is presented by Gorham Savings Bank, have won a combined 15 national championships and include 18 players that […]
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The Office of Research & Sponsored Programs’ NCURA (National Council of University Research Administrators) Communications Task Force, together with the ORSP Compliance, Analysis & Training group, have developed a survey to aid the development of an improved communications strategy and training program. Members of the UMaine research community are asked to complete the survey, as […]
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Number theorists and mathematicians from New England and Canada will present research and discuss ideas for future work at the 2015 Maine-Quebec Number Theory Conference Oct. 3–4 in Neville Hall. The conference provides an opportunity for young mathematicians and graduate students to interact with leading scholars. The more than 40 presentations are free and open […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine Animal and Veterinary Sciences will offer a free program about on-farm composting to manage animal disease and mortalities 3:45–7 p.m. Oct. 7, at Highmoor Farm, 52 U.S. Route 202, Monmouth. UMaine Extension professor Mark Hutchinson, associate professor Robert Causey and graduate student Alexandria Poulin will discuss […]
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Dorina Grezda and Nehat Dobratiqi, two Kosovar students supported by the Transformational Leadership Program — Scholarships and Partnerships (TLP-SP), analyzed data from a survey of Mainers to examine the factors that encourage people’s recycling and other environmental behaviors. Professor Mario Teisl, adviser of the students, presented their work at an UNITWIN/UNESCO-sponsored conference on food waste […]
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