Since the end of the most recent ice age, 11,000 years ago, human ingenuity and adaptability have led to enormous changes in the way we live. The rapid global expansion of human population and industrialization in the past six decades has led to alarming changes to Earth’s climate, among other things. Now we find ourselves […]
Moderator: Sarah K. Howorth, Ph. D., BCBA-D, Associate Professor of Special Education, Special Education Program Coordinator, Director: PEERS® Lab @ UMaine As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into education, states are beginning to develop guidance to support educators in leveraging these technologies responsibly and effectively. This presentation explores the emerging themes in state-level AI […]
Join this conversation with Professor Diya Abdo, Lincoln Financial Professor of English at Guilford College, director of Every Campus A Refuge and author of “American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience" and Orlina Boteva, director of UMaine's Office of International Programs, to learn about the ways in which universities in Maine (and across the […]
A talk by labor scholar and activist Bill Fletcher, Jr. with time for questions. Refreshments provided Supported by the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Award and the Wilson Center RSVP is not required but helpful. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/4gFZYI6 Join in person or by Zoom at: https://maine.zoom.us/j/89153418740
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Jocelyn Runnebaum, Marine Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy in Maine Environmental governance scholarship emphasizes the need for public participation in natural resource policymaking, and it is often […]
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Lauri Gorton, Program Manager, Greenfield Penobscot Estuary Remediation Trust LLC Talk description to follow shortly. As Greenfield’s Program Manager for the Penobscot Estuary Mercury Remediation Trust, Lauri […]
This two-day program, presented in partnership with New Hope Midcoast, is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders to become certified in intimate partner violence training. The following topics will be covered during the 12-contact hours of the program: foundations of […]
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Kathleen Billings, Town Manager, Stonington, Maine
Many point to the network era as a “golden age” of broadcast journalism when Americans could trust neutral reporters who told them the news the way it was. Except a lot of Americans did not. Television entered US homes in the mid-twentieth century, swiftly becoming the nation’s primary source of news just as the fight […]
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Moderator: Darren Ranco, Chair of Native American Programs; Professor, Anthropology and Mitchell Center, UMaine Panelists: Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot Nation James Francis, Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation, Penobscot […]
