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University of Maine announces fall 2023 Dean’s List

The University of Maine recognized 3,123 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,073 are from Maine, 1,050 are from 46 other states and 77 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]

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University of Maine announces spring 2023 Dean’s List

The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,002 are from Maine, 932 are from 44 other states and 82 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]

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Fiddlehead Focus notes UMaine Extension workshops in Fort Kent

The Fiddlehead Focus shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a series of agriculture classes on Thursday evenings starting March 16. The spring workshops are free and will be held from 6–7 p.m. at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Armory in Room 119 on March 16, 23, 30, and April 6. 

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BDN shares UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture workshop in Presque Isle

The Bangor Daily News noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a sustainable agriculture workshop on March 22 from 7:15 a.m.–4 p.m. at the University of Maine at Presque Isle Ballroom. Faculty and staff from UMPI, UMaine, and Extension will speak on topics that include interseeding and intercropping; managing potato virus Y and […]

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University of Maine announces fall 2022 Dean’s List

The University of Maine recognized 3,010 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,983 are from Maine, 957 are from 45 other states and 70 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]

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Friess receives $750,000 from NSF to support low-income engineering students

During his tenure, Wilhelm Friess, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, has seen a pattern of talented first-generation, low-income engineering students leaving the program — or dropping out of college altogether. Often, their leaving the program has less to do with their potential talent as engineers than the socioeconomic odds that […]

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UMaine, UMaine Extension hosts potato field day Aug. 17 in Presque Isle

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture are hosting a Potato Field Day from 11 a.m.–6:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Aroostook Research Farm, 59 Houlton Road, Presque Isle. Presentation topics include potato breeding and variety trials, integrated […]

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UMaine Extension shows how to preserve meat, fish Aug. 18

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a hands-on class to discuss and demonstrate how to safely preserve meat 6–9 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Extension office in Presque Isle, 57 Houlton Road.  Whether working with venison, beef, chicken or seafood, preserving meat is a way to add food to the pantry or freezer for […]

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