How Should UMaine Approach Generative AI?
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Lectures & Seminars
Secrets of Gravity
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United StatesLuke is interested in the universe and its secrets. He is fascinated by the stars, the universe, and the laws of nature. One night, he sneaks into the Albert Einstein Museum where he meets ALBYX3, a small, clever but rather quirky robot who knows all about Albert Einstein and his theories. ALBY takes Luke on a […]
Talk — Field Philosophy as Engaged Research: Practice, History, and Theory
Speaker: Adam Briggle, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Texas Sustainability raises a host of philosophical questions about ethics and values, knowledge and power, and more. And yet philosophy is not part of the predominant approaches to and discourses around sustainability. This is due to dysfunctions in society and in philosophy. In […]
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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 […]
The Generative World: How AI is Already Disrupting Familiar Careers (online)
Generative AI is expected to transform any career that depends on writing, coding, or audiovisual media — in other words, just about all of them. Who better to forecast how workers will adapt to these disruptions than New Media alumni already incorporating AI into their own planning and practice? This webinar offers reports from working […]
Stargazers of Africa
Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United StatesFrom the dawn of time, African people have looked to the skies above for inspiration and guidance. Stargazers of Africa is a journey connecting the stars, Moon and planets to the people across this great continent—from long ago to the stargazers of today. Experience African tales from the Yoruba people and a Nigerian story about […]
Four Theories of (Climate) Change — a talk by Dr. Adam Briggle
Winslow Hall, Room 201Sponsored by UMaine Department of Philosophy and the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Briggle is a field philosopher from UNT. He is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. He is the author of A Field Philosopher’s […]
Women and Plants Discussion
Lown Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, ME, United StatesSponsored by UMaine Feminist Collective and UMSG. A discussion about women, plants, and sustainable menstrual products. Activity: Planting Succulents in thrifted teacups. Location: Lown Room in the Memorial Union
Four Winters: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II
100 Donald P. Corbett Business Building ME, United StatesFOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II A film by Julia Mintz. "A stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience" (Lincoln Center, NYJFF). In this moving documentary, the last surviving Jewish partisans tell the little-known story of their four years in the forests of Ukraine and Poland, who organized to sabotage […]
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 […]