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A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of �������� will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts.

The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a U�������� faculty member. They are part of the opening week of the Research Learning Experience (RLE) initiative, a pilot program that invites students to find their passion and make impactful connections through hands-on learning and the creation of new knowledge. It is supported by a generous donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation.

The afternoon events will be livestreamed and available at this link: . Recordings will be available on the Research Learning Experience website: umaine.edu/rle.

For more information about the afternoon events, or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact umaine.alerts@maine.edu.

The daily programs include:

Monday, Aug. 23  

• Student Jazz Combo performance, with Nathan Williams, saxophone; Owen Markowitz, percussion; Myles Kelley, keyboard; Robben Harris, bass.
• Opening remarks: Provost John Volin.
• Student Research Highlight.
• Featured talk: “A Changing Cryosphere,” by Seth Campbell, assistant professor of glaciology.

Tuesday, Aug. 24  

• �������� Steiners performance, with students Isaiah Grace, Tor Bright, Michael Flannery, Travis Burt, Jon Dube, Brad Duplisea, Isaac Black, Elijah McTeirnan, Simon Roussel.
• Student Research Highlight.
• Featured talk: “The Gismonti Project,” by Dan Barrett, lecturer in music, accompanied by pianist Laura Artesani, chair and associate professor of music.

Wednesday, Aug. 25 

• Student performance by flutist Megan Howell, accompanied by pianist Laura Artesani.
• Student Research Highlight
• Featured talk: “A Digital Reimagining of Gettysburg,” by Anne Knowles, Colonel James C. McBride Distinguished Professor of History.

Thursday, Aug. 26  

• Literary performances by students Camerin Seigars, Iris LeCates, Paige McHatten and Shania Soler, student contributors to U��������’s undergraduate literary journal “The Open Field.”
• Student Research Highlight.
• Featured talk: “Using Science to Foster Resilience,” by Sandra De Urioste-Stone, associate professor of nature-based tourism and assistant vice president for research.

Friday, Aug. 27 

• Student pep band performance. 
• Engineering Demonstration.
• Closing Remarks: President Joan Ferrini-Mundy.
• Student Research Panel Discussion.
• Featured talk: “Building Our Clean Energy Future: The Role of Floating Offshore Wind,” by Habib Dagher, professor of civil engineering, and executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center.