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September 2022
Thermally and Photothermally Activated Diradicals: From Small Bioreagents to New Nanomedicine Applications and Nanocatalysis of CO2
The Department of Chemistry will be hosting Dr. Jeffrey Zaleski as a guest lecturer from Indiana University on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. For more information, contact Diane Muir here.
Find out more »French Table
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability are welcome. Tables meet weekly when classes are in session.
Find out more »German Table
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability are welcome. Tables meet weekly when classes are in session.
Find out more »Spanish Table
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability are welcome. Tables meet weekly when classes are in session.
Find out more »Book Presentation: a Presentation of a Facsimile Edition of Ajy Tojen
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will be hosting a book presentation on Sept. 29 from 5–6:30 p.m. in the Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall. It's a presentation of a facsimile edition of "Ajy Tojen", which reproduces the twelfth issue of "El Corno Emplumado/The Plumed Horn" by the Chilean-Peruvian poet Raquel Jodorowsky. She traced an oniric and magic-realist poetic work that marked an essential connection between the American beat generation and the Latin American avant-garde. The book…
Find out more »Faculty Jazz Ensemble
The Division of Music will present a performance by the Faculty Jazz Ensemble in Minsky Hall on Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The ensemble features Danny Fisher-Lochhead on sax, Dan Barrett on trombone, Scott Cleveland on piano, Ross Gallagher on bass and Mike Bennett on drums. The program is set to include music from two bebop pioneers, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. For more info, visit the School of Performing Arts events page.
Find out more »Italian Table
The Department of Modern Languages and Classics will once again be running language tables throughout the semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big or small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability are welcome. Tables meet weekly when classes are in session.
Find out more »Star Dreaming
Explore the mysteries of the universe with Max and Lucia as they travel deep into the Australian Outback to visit the site of the world’s largest radio telescope and the planet’s oldest living culture. Discover the SKA (Square Kilometer Array) radio telescope and the questions it hopes to answer. Enter the ancient land of the Yamaji people, Aboriginal Australians who have shared star stories for more than 60,000 years. Discover how much the scientific and ancient world have in common,…
Find out more »October 2022
Black Holes
The attraction of Black Holes is more than just gravitational. These mysterious graveyards of dead stars have fascinated generations. “Black Holes” explores the history, physics, and mystery of these reality-bending phenomena. Experience the bending of light, the skewing of perception, and the dizzying descent into a black hole. Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, $6 for UMaine Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens, and $5 for children under 12. Click here to view the Versant Power Astronomy Center calendar. Tickets may be…
Find out more »EXO: Are We Alone?
Humankind has always sought to understand the mysteries of the Universe and speculated about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Today we know of thousands of exoplanets — planets located outside our Solar System — that offer valuable information about our own planet, its origins and life on Earth. We’re on the cusp of making some fascinating discoveries. But how will they change our lives? Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, $6 for UMaine Students/Veterans/Senior Citizens, and $5 for…
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