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The Maternal Microbiota and Offspring Development: Towards a Translational Systems Approach in Maternal-Child Health.’ (online)

Speaker: Dr. Eldin Jašarević, Ph.D. Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine About the Speaker: Jašarević (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also Primary Investigator at Magee-Womens Research Institute. Jašarević […]

Gender and Higher-Ed Leadership in Bangor and the Surrounding Community

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is hosting the latest installment of their "WGS at Work" series on February 15 from 1-2 PM in the Coe Room in the Memorial Union. This will be a roundtable discussion on the topic of gender and higher-ed leadership in Bangor and the surrounding community, featuring administrators […]

Narrating Lives: Creation of Comics by Heritage Learners

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

Interested parties are invited to attend the talk of Professor Sandra Bernal-Heredia about how the creation of. comics can be especially beneficial for heritage learners as students develop visual and narrative abilities but can also serve to reflect and transmit trauma, memory and emotions. Many studies have highlighted the prominence and appeal of using comics […]

Event Series Restorative Practices Program (online)

Restorative Practices Program (online)

Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasizes the need to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and part of a community that cares. Whether you are a teacher, parent, principal, health care provider or authority figure, you can benefit from restorative practices. Over the course of this program, you’ll be part […]

SBE Seminar Series Spring 2023: Chaofan Chen

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Dr. Chaofan Chen, University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science: "Interpretable Case-based Deep Learning for DNA Classification" The use of deep neural networks has become increasingly popular, especially for computer vision and natural language processing tasks. In the genomics domain, deep learning has also received increasing attention, and has been used for classifying […]

Event Series Forward to the Moon

Forward to the Moon

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

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 […]

Event Series Magic Tree House: Space Mission

Magic Tree House: Space Mission

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

Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]

Event Series Foo Fighters in February

Foo Fighters in February

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

Foo Fighters in February lines up the Foo Fighters' greatest and most spacey hits such as Everlong, The Pretender, Learn to Fly, The Sky is a Neighborhood, and so many more set to the extravagant astronomical visuals that you can only find here, at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. Tickets are $9 for general admission. […]

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K-12 February Break Programs: Polaris: Mystery of the Polar Night

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

A traveling penguin from the South Pole and a funny polar bear from the North pole meet on arctic sea ice. They become friends observing the night sky together and wondering why night is so long at the poles of the Earth. This mystery leads them on a scientific adventure by building an improvised spaceship […]

ARCSIM Research Data Security and Management Best Practices Seminar

Stodder Hall University of Maine

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1–2:30 p.m. ○ Stodder Hall, Room 48, and via Zoom. Join UMaine ARCSIM (Advanced Research Computing, Security and Information Management) and partners in a seminar from 1–2 :30 p.m. as speakers share their experience with sensitive data. We will also provide an overview of security resources and services that are available to […]

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