College-bound high school students interested in marine sciences are invited to apply to attend a free, three-day in-residence summer immersion program at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, Walpole, Maine. Dive In, Aug. 12–14, is open to students who will be high school juniors and seniors. Attendees will explore topics such as marine biology, […]
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Poverty and deforestation in Central America will be the focus of two lectures by Florence Reed, president and founder of Sustainable Harvest International. Reed will speak at 7:30 a.m. March 25 at Bangor Public Library, and at 2 p.m. at the University of Maine in 117 D.P Corbett Business Building. Her talks, “An Extraordinary, Garden-Variety […]
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A faculty chamber concert at at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 in in Minsky Recital Hall will include the premiere of a composition by Peter Westergaard, professor emeritus of Princeton University. “All Odds” for clarinet, cello and piano was written by Westergaard for his former student, Beth Wiemann, chair of Music Division in UMaine’s School […]
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Islam Awareness Weekend at the University of Maine March 22–23 features free public lectures by Yassir Fazaga, the religious leader of the Orange County Islamic Foundation in Mission Viejo, Calif. Fazaga’s first presentation, “Misconceptions about Islam,” will be at 9 a.m., March 22 in Room 1, Wells Conference Center. A continental breakfast will be served. […]
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Author Nina Shengold will present a public reading with University of Maine Intermedia MFA students from 5–7 p.m., March 15 at Coespace, 48 Columbia St., during the Downtown Bangor Artwalk. The event, “Eat Your Words: A Literary Potluck,” is part of the Spring 2013 Visiting Artist series, co-sponsored by the UMaine Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series. […]
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To sample cuisine from India, Morocco and Italy, University of Maine students need only eat in the three resident dining facilities on campus March 27. In the popular Taste of the World event, offered annually for resident students by UMaine Dining, both menus and decor in each of the dining facilities are transformed, often in […]
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The University of Maine is planning a bus trip Thursday and Friday, March 14 and 15, to watch the Black Bear men’s ice hockey team take on UMass-Lowell in the Hockey East Quarterfinals. Tickets are $85 and include transportation and admission to both games. A hotel discount is also available for bus trip participants. The […]
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Parents and children are invited to attend the 2013 Summer Camp Fair for Kids, 4–7 p.m., Wednesday, March 13 at the University of Maine New Balance Student Recreation Center. Admission is free and all attendees will also receive a day pass to the recreation center. The event is sponsored by the UMaine Division of Student […]
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University of Maine faculty will take part in a series of events surrounding the Penobscot Theatre Co. production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Wit.” Jesse Moriarity, coordinator of the Foster Center for Student Innovation, will host “Stories of Survival” at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Bangor Opera House. Offered in partnership with Bangor […]
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A film director and an author will visit UMaine this month to discuss transgender issues. The University of Maine’s Rainbow Resource Center and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Council will host Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of “She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders” and Mark Schoen, producer of the new documentary “Trans.” […]
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