The Mid-Coast Salon exhibit “Art Matters” opens Aug. 4 at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The show, on display through September, is free and open to the public from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.
The Intermedia Program Visiting Artist Series will open the fall semester with The Kneeling Art Photography Project. The project is a statewide exploration of social justice through photography, and community action. Eleven photographers from across Maine have captured images of Mainers who work to secure justice at the local, national and international levels. Over 100 […]
The Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine presents a solo exhibition of the work of artist Christina Thwaites titled "Surrender." The exhibition opens on Sept. 10 and runs through Nov. 5. Lord Hall Gallery is open from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday and is wheelchair accessible.
Provost John Volin will be among higher education leaders nationwide taking part in the first annual conference of the Coalition for Life-Transformative Education (CLTE), Sept. 22–23. In addition to the keynotes, the virtual conference from noon–5 p.m. each day will include reports from faculty and staff from CLTE member universities involved in pilot programs on […]
Brandon Hanson, assistant professor in the UMaine Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will be speaking in the colloquium for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. His talk is titled "Sums and products and combinatorial geometry (oh my!)'' One of the fundamental themes in number theory is the incompatibility of addition and multiplication. As he did […]
University of Maine Provost John Volin will present his talk, “Gateways to Success, Research Learning Experiences, and Pathways to Careers,” as part of the first annual Coalition for Life-Transformative Education (CLTE) which will take place Sept. 22–23. Free registration and more information about the conference is online.
September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that the rate of suicide in Maine, like the nation as a whole, has been increasing since 2006. On average, 257 Maine citizens die by suicide each year. The rate of suicide in Maine is highest […]
