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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Earth, Moon, and Sun is a fast-paced full dome demonstration of lunar phases, eclipses, day and night, the sun and other puzzling events with the help of a confused coyote. This program beautifully illustrates basic concepts like moon phases and seasons. Based on the trickster of Native American lore, Coyote is constantly corrected in his […]
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 […]
The William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service cordially invites you to the 2022 Cohen Lecture, "The Importance of American Leadership in a Dangerous World" — a conversation with General Jim Mattis, Medal of Honor Recipient Kyle Carpenter and Secretary William S. Cohen. The discussion will moderated by Felicia Knight, president of The […]
Gregory Jones-Katz is an American historian based at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He earned his MA from the University of Maine and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jones-Katz works in the fields of American intellectual and cultural history, the history of higher education and the global history of the humanities. […]
Professor of Family Relations and Human Sexuality Sandra Caron will be hosting LGBTQ+ diversity trainer Brian McNaught in her CHF 351: Human Sexuality class on Tuesday, April 5 at 12:30 p.m. The talk will take place in person at 100 DP Corbett and will also be available on Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/4203418731. Named “the godfather of gay diversity […]
Ade Adepitan travels to the frontline of climate change, first through Bangladesh’s Ganges delta, under threat from increasingly extreme weather, and then to the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Ade witnesses, and participates in, local interventions and innovations, and even discovers how Bhutan isn’t just carbon neutral, it’s carbon negative. Facilitated by: Baten Mohammed, PhD […]
The UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Music presents its Spring 2022 Chamber Music concert, directed by Noreen Silver, live in Minsky Recital Hall on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Contact noreen.silver@maine.edu for more information.
