The second biannual Digital Humanities Week will take place Oct. 7–10 across the University of Maine campus. This year’s program, titled “Surfacing,” calls for the humanities to increase its influence in today’s rapidly changing world. As Maine’s first THATCamp (The Humanities And Technology Camp), the conference will be more collaborative, participatory and informal than average […]
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On Oct. 8, professor of music Phillip Silver is expected to be interviewed on CIUT-FM 89.5 in Toronto for the radio program “Classical Underground.” Silver will discuss his most recent CD, the chamber music of Bernhard Sekles, that was released on the Toccata Classics label in London. The interview with Philip Conlon, the brother of […]
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Big Gig, the network for innovators and entrepreneurs in Orono, Old Town, Bangor and beyond, is holding a networking event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Verve in downtown Orono. The goal of the event is to create a network of innovators and entrepreneurs looking to make positive economic changes in their […]
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Kim Huisman, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, has been invited to serve as a founding member of the editorial board of a new journal, The International Journal of Somali Studies, according to Amy Blackstone, chair of UMaine’s Sociology Department. “Kim’s invitation speaks to her strong reputation for exceptional scholarship in […]
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Richard Kent, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, has produced “Words for a Mountain,” a collection of essays, poems and photographs in celebration of the small-town ski area of Black Mountain and the surrounding community in the River Valley near the Maine towns of Rumford […]
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University of Maine President Paul Ferguson has announced the search committee for UMaine Director of Athletics. Robert Strong, professor of finance and NCAA faculty representative, will chair the national search committee comprised of faculty, staff and external members of the UMaine community. The search committee will provide the names of recommended candidates to President Ferguson […]
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University of Maine alumnus and senior product manager at the Boston Globe Damon Kiesow will speak at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Oct. 3. His free public talk, “If it doesn’t work on Mobile, it doesn’t work,” will focus on the changes and importance of mobile media […]
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Family and Friends Weekend is Oct. 4–6. Friday night events include performances by comedians John Cassidy and Bob Marley. Saturday highlights include the 2013 Black Bear Attack Adventure Race, a lobster bake, football against Delaware and a parent social at the Bear’s Den. Sunday’s events include a family brunch at the Bear’s Den and a […]
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Sandra Butler, University of Maine professor of social work, is collaborating with a University of Southern Maine colleague to write a monthly profile about Mainers struggling economically. The yearlong series by Butler and USM sociologist Luisa Deprez is titled “The People Next Door.” It’s scheduled to debut Sept. 28 in the Bangor Daily News. The […]
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The working class and the need for their voices to be heard in public office will be focus of three public lectures in Bangor, Brewer and Orono, Oct. 2–3. Nicholas Carnes, assistant professor of public policy at Duke University, will speak at noon, Oct. 2, at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 […]
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