Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, and Edward H. Thompson Jr., have published “A Man’s Guide to Healthy Aging: Stay Smart, Strong, and Active.” The Johns Hopkins University Press publication provides a comprehensive guide to healthy aging from a man’s perspective […]
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More than 70 companies that employ engineers will be visiting the University of Maine Oct. 23 for the annual Engineering Job Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Career Center, the 2013 Engineering Job Fair is an opportunity for students to […]
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Kickball, a game show, a film, and a circus are several events planned to celebrate Coming Out Week, Oct. 21-26, at the University of Maine. The week starts with a flag raising at noon Oct. 21 on the Mall. Students and staff are invited to Memorial Union’s Multipurpose room 1-3 p.m. to write messages on […]
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“Reclaiming the Water Commons: Water Ethics & Nature Rights in Maine” is the theme of the 10th annual Ecopeace Sustainability Training and International Affiliations (ESTIA) conference Oct. 25 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The all-day symposium features speakers, roundtable discussions and performances. The conference represents a diversity of views about the […]
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The University of Maine School of Performing Arts presents Silver Duo in concert with guest violinist Lydia Forbes on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall on the Orono campus. UMaine faculty members Phillip Silver, pianist, and Noreen Silver, cellist, form the Silver Duo. The Silvers welcome Forbes for the Homecoming weekend performance. […]
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The President’s Community Conversation 3.0 will be held 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25 in Wells Conference Center. The Community Conversation continues the new UMaine tradition of combining the Annual Employee Breakfast with the opportunity for President Paul Ferguson to share the successes of the Blue Sky Plan, provide copies of the 2013 UMaine Annual Report […]
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Three founders of Wilde-Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity will take part in a panel discussion Oct. 18 to celebrate the organization’s advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights for 40 years at the University of Maine. The panel discussion will be part of a 4:30-7 p.m. celebratory event at Wells Conference Center that includes […]
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The University of Maine’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Program has announced the recipients of the 2013 Maryann Hartman Award, an annual recognition of women whose work inspires others and raises awareness of contemporary women’s accomplishments. The 28th annual Maryann Hartman Award ceremony will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at […]
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Jack Burt, an associate professor of music at the University of Maine, performed with the European Brass Ensemble in Carinthia, Austria and Merano, Italy earlier this month. Burt, who plays trumpet, also visited the Gustav Mahler Composition Hut on the Wörthersee, where Mahler composed Symphony No. 5 through Symphony No. 9. Professor Thomas Clamor directs […]
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The effects of poverty and how educators at all levels can make a difference will be the theme of a program offered by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development on Friday, Oct. 18. Dr. Donna Beegle, an author and public speaker who uses her personal story and research to teach others […]
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