UMaine Calendar
UMaine Calendar
Week of Events
Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Fall 2023
The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) are required to […]
Halloween: Celestial Origins
Halloween: Celestial Origins
Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures. What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more… Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday. Experience the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.” From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]
Annual Robert Babcock Lecture – Dr. Graham Carr, President of Concordia University
Annual Robert Babcock Lecture – Dr. Graham Carr, President of Concordia University
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 […]
Maine Horror Authors – Readings and Q&A
Maine Horror Authors – Readings and Q&A
This event will feature authors Emma Gibbon, Peter Dudar, and Morgan Syliva. Copies of books will be available for purchase and signing at the event through University Bookstore. Space is limited to register, click here.
Halloweekend Author Panel/Fogler Library Conversation Series
Halloweekend Author Panel/Fogler Library Conversation Series
Three horror authors of Maine are visiting Fogler Library this Halloween Eve! Join us to listen to their panel and readings. For more information and to register, click here.
AI Impact on Research and Education
AI Impact on Research and Education
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 […]
Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series
Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series
The University of Maine Alumni Association and Greater Bangor Area Branch of the NAACP will host the third annual Robert Talbot Civil Rights Speaker Series. Keynote speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, will deliver a talk titled “Maine’s Path to Inclusion and Equity: Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities Ahead.” To […]
Professor of Communication and Journalism Michael Socolow pre-show Lecture
Professor of Communication and Journalism Michael Socolow pre-show Lecture
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, […]