The University of Maine School of Performing Arts theatre department opens its 2012–13 season with the award-winning play “How I Learned to Drive,” written by Paula Vogel. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 19 in the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20, 26, 27; at 2 […]
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The University of Maine will video stream on Oct. 18 a series of free workshops featuring international companies working to develop and lessen the cost of hydrogen as an alternative fuel. UMaine professor of mechanical engineering technology David Dvorak, who works with the UMaine Forest Biofuel Research Institute on fuel cell applications in the pulp […]
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The fifth Maine Heritage Lecture at the University of Maine at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Buchanan Alumni House features “Narrating Maine,” a presentation by Kristin Langellier, UMaine professor of communication and journalism. The talk includes five linked stories about Maine, ranging from potato harvest lunches in Aroostook County to quilters’ stories, Somali […]
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The University of Maine will hold its 25th annual International Culturefest from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the University of Maine Field House. A festival of cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and cuisine from around the world presented by UMaine’s international students, Culturefest is free, open to the public and […]
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UMaine partners on online database to expand the accessibility of state and federal resources.
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Local middle-schoolers use a UMaine-designed simulation to learn about watersheds.
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At the 50th anniversary of this Cold War moment, a historian analyzes remarks President John F. Kennedy made in a speech at UMaine.
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Some 78 companies that employ engineers will be at the University of Maine Wednesday, Oct. 17, looking to meet future employees or prospective interns from UMaine’s College of Engineering. The 2012 Engineering Job Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The annual event is an opportunity […]
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UMaine’s Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and the Penobscot Valley Star Gazers invite families, children and members of the community to Astronomy Day 2012 on Saturday, Oct. 20. Activities will be held from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. in UMaine’s Wingate Hall. The events are free and open to the public. Tours of the facilities, instructional […]
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Harvard University Professor Theda Skocpol, an expert on social policy, will give a talk, “The Future of Health Policy,” at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. The talk is free and open to the public, and will be held at the University Club on the second floor of UMaine’s Fogler Library. Skocpol is director of […]
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