University of Maine marine scientist Rhian Waller shares experiences and photographs from her recent deep-sea coral expedition in Chile in her blogs on the National Geographic website. In September, Waller traveled to Huinay Scientific Field Station near the northern Patagonian fjords to collect final samples from a yearlong deep-sea coral monitoring program studying how climate […]
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University of Maine Professor of Music Beth Wiemann is a fellow in the Hambidge Creative Residency Program in Dillard, Ga., where she is working on a piece tentatively titled “Before the Snow” for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s fall 2014 tour. Residencies at Hambidge, situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, are awarded by […]
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The University of Maine Symphonic Band and the UMaine Jazz Ensemble will both perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Collins Center for the Arts. Under the direction of Christopher White, the University of Maine Symphonic Band will play pieces by Gustav Theodore Holst, Toshio Iwai, John Philip Sousa, Eric Whitacre and François-Joseph […]
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On Oct. 17, the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center released the second quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report looks at Maine’s relatively low per capita personal income. The first report, released in August, addressed Maine’s comparatively low level […]
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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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