University of Maine students and faculty will participate in pre- and post-show talks as part of the Maine Science Festival’s (MSF) headliner event, the play “Queen” by Madhuri Shekar, performed by the Penobscot Theatre Company from March 30–April 16. On April 8 at 1 p.m. before the matinee show, Phillip Fanning, assistant professor of agricultural […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (the RiSE Center) is now accepting applications for undergraduate student employment as Maine Learning Assistants (MLAs) in the Faculty Course Modification Incentive Grant – Maine Learning Assistant (FIG-MLA) Program for fall 2023. MLAs serve as peer instructors, facilitating group work and assisting faculty as they transform their […]
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In anticipation of World Labyrinth Day on May 6, a Labyrinths of New England display has been installed in the north lobby of Fogler Library. Intermedia artist Yadina Clark, who has been designing and visiting New England labyrinths over the past 10 years, provided the collection of photos, books and finger labyrinths. World Labyrinth Day […]
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In recognition of National Public Health Week, the Maine Public Health Association will host a day-long, virtual workshop titled “Equity and Ethics in Public Health Research and Evaluation” from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 via Zoom. The University of Maine Institute of Medicine is one of the event sponsors. Register online for this […]
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The University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts will host a Maine Indie Music Showcase, featuring four Maine-based bands, at 8 p.m. April 15. The event will include performances by headliner GoldenOak, a folk-inspired band with music rooted in the natural landscape; Gnocchi, a rock band from Orono; Midnight Breakfast, an indie-soul sextet; and […]
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The University Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) will host an open house event on April 10 from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. at UVAC’s bay in the Cutler Health Building. The event will mark the arrival and installation of new equipment, including a donated wireless router, safety equipment and software that will be installed in an ambulance. This […]
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The 2023 Annual UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity will be held on Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. The event will showcase the research and creative work being done by University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias graduate and undergraduate students across […]
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Established in 1935, the University of Maine Honors College is one of the oldest continuously running honors programs in the U.S. Its students, who are among the top undergraduates at UMaine, explore texts, ideas, the arts and current events through an interdisciplinary lens in an academically rigorous environment. Their class sizes are small and emphasize […]
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Fogler Library and Office of the Vice President for Research will host the online Research Impact Challenge from April 10–14. This online, asynchronous program is open to all, with particular relevance for faculty, staff and graduate students. Each day for five days, participants will receive an email with tasks designed to build and curate scholarly […]
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The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is hosting a public presentation of the film “The House We Lived In,” with a post-screening talk and Q&A with the filmmaker Tim O’Donnell and his father. A decade in the making, O’Donnell confronts family, memory and addiction as he chronicles his father’s journey to recover lost memories […]
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