Speaker: Tom Danielson, Aquatic Toxicology Unit, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”, is a group of man-made chemicals that can be toxic and remain in the for a very long time.  Some kinds of PFAS bioaccumulate in freshwater fish, often reaching hundreds to thousands times more […]

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School invites you to our first ever Research Success Day! Please view our full schedule for details about each session, and then use the Google form to register. To view the schedule, click here.  To register, click here. 

Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel.  Lectures will be live-streamed as well, click here.

This year’s lecturer is Susan Pinette, Professor of Modern Languages and Classics and Director of UMaine’s Franco American Program. Pinette will be discussing the long history of Franco American activism in Maine and the vital part that the university has played in that history. The talk will be followed by a roundtable discussion with longtime […]

This panel will bring together alumni from reunion classes with newer alums to contribute perspectives and advice for current UMaine CS students. Topics will include perspectives on career journeys, getting a first job, insights from those who hire, building a professional network, and building a professional career.

What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is […]

Big Astronomy – "People, Places, and Discoveries" will take audiences to cutting-edge telescopes in the remote mountains of Chile and introduce the people who make sure these instruments operate day and night, unlocking the secrets of the universe.  Explore ALMA, VLT, and the new Vera Rubin Observatory (formerly LSST) and how these incredible facilities are […]

Forward to the Moon engages audiences in NASA efforts to send both humans and robots to the Moon and Mars. NASA's 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman on the surface of […]

Learn about tools and strategies to help graduate students make their literature searches more efficient. These include strategic searching, organizational methods, and synthesizing information. For more information, click here. 

Speakers: Katie Swacha and Elizabeth Payne, UMaine Although the phrase “upta camp” might elicit memories of carefree fishing, swimming, hiking, and boating for many people in Maine, conserving the waterways where those activities take place can feel anything but carefree. Disagreements between waterfront property owners and other stakeholders concerning exactly what “conservation” means and how […]

  Embracing Differences, Empowering Discoveries: Tracing the Journey of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Fisheries Sciences Dr. Ivan Arismendi

Speaker: Lloyd Irland, The Irland Group Studying the winding course of Maine’s rivers over 5 centuries takes us through a series of distinct periods of history and engages multiple sciences.  It illuminates a fraught series of interactions between society and the rivers, often calling on images of a vanished “Golden Age”. The period imagined here […]

Join us for DEPSCoR Day at the Portland Art Museum, 7 Congress Sq. Portland, ME 04101, to learn about the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). - Learn about working with DEPSCoR - Connect with DoD research program officers - Learn about DEPSCoR funding opportunities - Network with the New England research community […]

“This book has it all: Hair-raising suspense, love after loss, hot-button issues of the day and, my favorite, legal thrills! Having been an adjunct professor, I can say this is must reading for everyone in academia including students and parents. Put it on Joe College’s Reading List!” - Bruce Pratt, author of “The Serpentsof Blissfull” […]

The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program is hosting an event discussing healthcare in Maine.  A WGS-Studies Healthcare Today in Maine will feature reflections from two physicians, a certified clinical ethicist, and the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Mabel Wadsworth Center. The speakers will be followed by a Q&A.   

Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel.  Lectures will be live-streamed as well, click here.

Kate Dickerson and the design team of the Maine Discovery Museum in downtown Bangor will join the McGillicuddy Humanities Center to discuss the museum’s new River In My Backyard exhibit and the design process the team used to bring it to life. This presentation is part of the MHC’s River Symposium for 2023-24, and is the first presentation in that series. You're invited to […]

The Franco-American Centre will host an event with author Dana Murch on October 27 at 1 PM at Crossland Hall. The presentation, titled The French Connection: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel […]

Dr. Graham Carr, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University, Montréal, will be giving a talk titled "The Histories We Inherit: Concordia's Reckoning With the Pasts of Its Founding Institutions." The event will be followed by a reception. A historian by training and a long-time leader in higher education in Canada, Carr returns to his alma […]

  This 1-hour AI Webinar will consist of a panel of four AI research and faculty members from the University of Maine. Bring your questions! This panel discussion includes Dr. Chaofan Chen, Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the School of Computing and Information Science, University of Maine; Dr. Yonggang “Tim” Lu, Harold Alfond Associate […]

The talk will cover the ways in which television news evolved in the years that frame The Best of Enemies.  The play dramatizes the famous televised confrontation between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal that occurred at the 1968 Democratic convention and was aired live by ABC News. Socolow will describe how the moment crystallized numerous social, […]