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 […]
Read more
The Leeke-Shaw Lecture on International Affairs will take place at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. Retired Ambassador Laurence Pope will give the lecture, “Demilitarizing American Diplomacy” on the topic of the importance of diplomacy as the third leg of American policy, complementing military power […]
Read more
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host the Symposium on Gender in Higher Education from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Wells Conference Center on the UMaine campus. The professional development conference will explore issues of gender in higher education with a focus on intersectional approaches […]
Read more
Working with children who experience bullying will be the focus of a conference for Maine school counselors and leaders that is sponsored by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. The free professional development opportunity will take place 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 in the Wells Conference Center on the Orono […]
Read more
Supporting Maine’s R&D capacity through workforce development, technology and science communication is the focus of the 2013 Maine EPSCoR State Conference at the University of Maine Sept. 30. The conference, which begins at 8 a.m., in Wells Conference Center, is free and open to the public. This year’s annual conference of Maine EPSCoR — an […]
Read more
The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics will host number theorists from New England, Québec and beyond to present and discuss their research during the 2013 Maine-Québec Number Theory Conference Oct. 5–6. Approximately 60 participants are expected to attend the event’s 38 scheduled lectures in Neville Hall on campus. Barry Mazur, a Harvard […]
Read more
The University of Maine Pride of Maine Marching Band will perform during pregame and halftime of Hermon High School’s Sept. 20 football game with Camden Hills Regional High School. The pregame show begins at 6:45 p.m. The host Hawks’ contest with the Windjammers kicks off at 7 p.m. Christopher White directs UMaine’s Pride of Maine […]
Read more
The University of Maine School of Performing Arts music faculty will present its annual Cadenzato concert featuring small vocal and music ensembles at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in Minsky Recital Hall on the Orono campus. Admission is $9, or free with a valid student MaineCard. For tickets or disability accommodations, call the Collins Center for […]
Read more
Music, theatre and dance performances by accomplished faculty, students and guest artists are among the fall events to be presented by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. The season opens Sept. 20 with a “Dear Darwin” concert with music faculty members Nancy Ellen Ogle and Ginger Yang Hwalek. On Oct. 27, for the […]
Read more
Staff from the University of Maine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and Observatory will participate in the fifth annual Acadia Night Sky Festival from 8–10 p.m. Sept. 28 on the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. Planetarium staff will point out constellations and other night sky features visible with the naked eye, binoculars and […]
Read more