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Event Series Spanish Table

Spanish Table

Williams Hall, Rm. 207 University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Language Tables will run through the Spring 2022 semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting […]

What If The Moon Didn’t Exist? (online)

Online

The University of Maine Alumni Association presents a talk by Dr. Neil Comins.  Without the moon, Earth would be significantly different from what it is today. Renowned scientist and author Dr. Neil Comins will explain the evolution of the Earth-moon system and the Moon's profound effects on our planet and life as we know it. […]

Occupation and Cooperation: Strategies for Socialism in Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement

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

Bruce Gilbert, Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Arts, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec Marxist politics has often focused on seizing state power through revolutionary or electoral means, producing mostly failures of great bloodshed and violence, coup d'états and weak social democratic policies. In Brazil, the Landless Workers Movement (MST) has adopted a different strategy to build […]

The Intersection of Local Campaigns and National Politics: Reflections on Political Reporting in Maine

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium and online

 On Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. in the Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium (and remotely via Zoom), the Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist Program presents a talk by Bangor Daily News politics editor Michael Shepherd titled “The Intersection of Local Campaigns and National Politics: Reflections on Political Reporting in Maine.” This event is sponsored […]

Event Series Italian Table

Italian Table

Williams Hall, Rm. 207 University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Language Tables will run through the Spring 2022 semester in 207 Williams Hall. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting […]

2022 Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony and Reception

Buchanan Alumni House 160 College Ave., Orono, ME, United States

The 2022 Maryann Hartman Awards recognizing the inspirational achievements of Maine women will be presented to community leader and certified nursing assistant ZamZam Mohamud of Lewiston; recently retired Opportunity Housing, Inc., founding president and CEO Bonnie-Jean Brooks of Stockton Springs; and long-time senior executive and UMaine alumna Susan Bell of Hallowell, former director of the […]

Event Series Black Holes

Black Holes

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

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 […]

The Rolling Stones: Living in a Ghost Town

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

The quintessential music of the Rolling Stones defined the generation that first heard them, now comes to the planetarium. Such songs as "Paint It, Black", "Gimme Shelter", and "You Can’t Always Get What You Want" alongside visuals are rolling into the planetarium. Tickets are $9 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and […]

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