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April 2021
Research Impact Challenge
The Research Impact Challenge is a professional development opportunity to help researchers better understand and manage their online scholarly presence, as well as consider ways to describe the impact and reach of their work. Each day for five days during Maine IMPACT Week, participants will receive an email with a suggested task designed to build and curate one’s scholarly profile, measure the impact of one’s research, and/or promote one’s work to reach new audiences. Activities vary, but typically take anywhere…
Find out more »28th Annual Harold W. Borns, Jr. Symposium
The 2020–2021 Virtual Borns Symposium will begin on Monday, Oct. 5 from noon–1 p.m. This virtual event will take place weekly as a one-hour Zoom event during the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 academic semesters. This weekly one-hour Zoom format will allow three CCI graduate students to present their papers during each one-hour Zoom session. Each presentation will be 12 minutes in length with 2–3 minutes for Q&A. Each week’s session will start with a summary of the previous week’s…
Find out more »A Fishy Tail About Our Food System
This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required. Please complete the registration form to receive the Zoom connection information. Speaker: Joshua Stoll, Assistant Professor, School of Marine Sciences, UMaine and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Global trade of natural resources, including seafood, is at an all-time high as a result of improved technology and trade policies that promote export. Today, an estimated 36% of the seafood worldwide is traded across international borders at a value of $148 billion. In the United States alone,…
Find out more »The Stories We Tell: McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellows Showcase
The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is sponsoring a two-night research showcase event, "The Stories We Tell," featuring the research and creative work of our four graduating undergraduate student fellows. While each student has been working independently, their collective research this past year all happened to center around stories that people tell from generation to generation. The showcase will take place on Wednesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 22, from 7-8:30 p.m. on both nights. Join the events via Zoom here. PRESENTATION…
Find out more »The Stories We Tell: McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellows Showcase
The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is sponsoring a two-night research showcase event, "The Stories We Tell," featuring the research and creative work of our four graduating undergraduate student fellows. While each student has been working independently, their collective research this past year all happened to center around stories that people tell from generation to generation. The showcase will take place on Wednesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 22, from 7-8:30 p.m. on both nights. Join the events via Zoom here. PRESENTATION…
Find out more »28th Annual Harold W. Borns, Jr. Symposium
The 2020–2021 Virtual Borns Symposium will begin on Monday, Oct. 5 from noon–1 p.m. This virtual event will take place weekly as a one-hour Zoom event during the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 academic semesters. This weekly one-hour Zoom format will allow three CCI graduate students to present their papers during each one-hour Zoom session. Each presentation will be 12 minutes in length with 2–3 minutes for Q&A. Each week’s session will start with a summary of the previous week’s…
Find out more »Contemporary Acadian Literature (online)
A talk by France Daigle, award-winning Acadian heritage author. Presentation in French. Part of a lecture series focusing on North American francophone authors and literature, hosted by the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine. Virtual presentations will take place 5:30–6:30 p.m., and all are welcome to attend. To access each event in the Writing In French in North America, use the following Zoom link: maine.zoom.us/j/85963879161.
Find out more »May 2021
Addressing Forest Climate Change in Maine: Carbon/Climate/New Directions (webinar)
The finale of CRSF's webinar series on Forest Climate Change in Maine. Join Dr. Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor, Climate Change Institute and School of Forest Resources, for a panel discussion on converging climate policy and practice in Maine. Hosted by the Forest Climate Change Initiative and the Forest Stewards Guild. For additional information or to register, visit crsf.umaine.edu/fcci-webinars/.
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