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Mitchell Center Talk – The Role of Municipal Government in Implementing State Policy Priorities

Norman Smith Hall, Room 107, and Online University of Maine, Orono, ME

This talk is available virtually via Zoom. Registration is required. Go to umaine.edu/mitchellcenter to register and receive Zoom connection information. Cathy Conlow and Kate Dufour, Maine Municipal Association Municipal governments provide traditional services such as police, fire, road maintenance and recreation. While they can be more effective and efficient at providing services because they are […]

Maine Forest Climate Change Webinar Series — Session 2: Holt Research Forest (Oak-Pine)

Online

Building on the success of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests' 2020 Science and Practice Forum and 2020–21 Science and Practice Webinar Series, FCCI and FSG are pleased to announce a follow-up series that will address climate change impacts on the different forest types found in Maine through a combination of 1-hour webinars paired […]

Reaching Readers

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Understanding how best to make a topic, subject or theme relevant to non-specialized audiences is a skill that takes years to master. This roundtable event brings three nationally recognized University of Maine scholars together to discuss the process of planning, researching and composing their new books, and how they were able to gain the interest […]

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Reconciling the One and the Many, On the Possibility of Fragmentation and Perception in Virginia Woolf and the New Physics

Weisz Room The Maples, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

In this talk, Michael Swacha explores the epistemological affinities between Virginia Woolf’s 1931 novel "The Waves" and the new discoveries in physics during the early twentieth century, all in order to posit the potential that modernist notions of fragmentation and perception hold for opening and imagining new ways of knowing, existing, and relating to one […]

Event Series Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights

Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

An immersive fulldome experience about the exquisite beauty of Auroras. Take a journey across time and space to understand the science behind the phenomena and to experience the stories of our ancestors. Guided by the lullaby of the Dawn Goddess, this cinematic adventure invites the audience to join the dance of these eerie lights over […]

Event Series The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Over the years numerous people have tried to explain the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible and other historical texts of the time. What was the Christmas Star? Could […]

Event Series Let It Snow

Let It Snow

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Let it Snow features a new variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee, including a stunning multi-media finale by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. The soundtrack is visually enhanced with thematic animation, special in the audiovisual setting of the planetarium and is an entertaining experience for all […]

Rethinking the Impact of Inequality on STEM Writing Instruction

Barrows Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On Monday, Dec. 6, the Rise Center colloquia series will host Heather Falconer (Department of English) for a presentation on “Rethinking the Impact of Inequality on STEM Writing Instruction.” In this presentation, Falconer will examine the impact of systemic bias and discourse expectations on underrepresented college students in science as a factor that can push […]

Human Mobility Networks and Infectious Disease Epidemics

Hill Auditorium, Engineering Science Research Building University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Hill Auditorium of Barrows Hall, Brandon Lieberthal will be speaking in the colloquium for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. His talk will be on "Human mobility networks and infectious disease epidemics": In a globalized and highly connected world, predicting the trajectory of disease epidemics, whether […]

Gen Ed Revision Open Forum (online)

Online

UMaine's current gen ed curriculum is complex (over 800 courses) and has not been significantly revised in over 25 years. Using the input we gathered through our recent gen ed survey, we would like to propose a revised curriculum that expresses a clear vision for all of our students and is easily understood and articulated […]

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