The University of Maine will conduct a full-scale emergency communications system test on Thursday, Sept. 27. Outdoor sirens, which represent an integral part of the system, will sound for several minutes shortly after 2:15 p.m. Those sirens are audible throughout the UMaine campus and, under certain conditions, in parts of the surrounding communities. UMaine created […]
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The University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program is presenting the first event in its Fall Visiting Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 2. All of the presentations begin at 7 p.m. in Lord Hall and are free and open to the public. On Oct. 2, Jae Rhim Lee, a research fellow in the MIT Program in […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine will honor Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Thursday, Sept. 27. At 2 p.m., Connors will lead a seminar, “The Role of a State Chamber in Economic Development: Examples from Maine,” in the […]
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Esperanza Stancioff, climate change educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Sea Grant, and Beth Bisson, assistant director for outreach and education for Maine Sea Grant, recently presented at the 2012 International Phenology Conference at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The presentation, “Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program — Linking Research, Climate […]
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Three new episodes in the “Sustainable Maine” series will premiere beginning on Sept. 27 and in the coming weeks on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN). The Season 2 episodes are part of a continuing partnership between Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine and MPBN. The series takes a look at Maine’s involvement in […]
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G.I. Jobs has again named the University of Maine to its annual list of military-friendly schools, a listing that ranks colleges and universities on services and assistance provided to members or veterans of military service. Designated institutions are defined as those in the top 15 percent of schools nationwide that deliver the best experience for […]
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The 11th annual Geddes W. Simpson Lecture is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in the Buchanan Alumni House on the UMaine campus. James Rodger Fleming, author and Colby College professor of science, technology and society, will discuss his 2010 book, “Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control,” which […]
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Asymmetrick Arts in Rockland will open a new exhibition, “See, Touch, Hear,” Friday, Sept. 21, featuring work by UMaine interdisciplinary Ph.D. candidates John Bell, Richard Corey and Bethany Engstrom, who hold master’s of fine arts degrees from UMaine. The exhibit is scheduled to run through Oct. 19. A public opening reception is scheduled from 5:30 […]
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A Democratic Rally for Progress from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center will include remarks from former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman Mike Michaud, Maine House Democratic Leader Emily Cain and Orono Democratic House candidate Ryan Tipping-Spitz. The event also will […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability will take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in Hauck Auditorium at the University of Maine and will feature Pamela Matson, dean of the School of Earth Sciences and the Goldman Professor of Environmental Science at Stanford University. The title of her presentation is “A […]
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