UMaine Students Rolling Up Sleeves for Spring Break Volunteerism
Many UMaine students spending spring break far afield in outreach efforts.
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4-H Turns 100 in Maine
Celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2013, University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H continues to offer a series of activities that enrich the lives of more than 30,000 Maine children ages 5–18 throughout Maine each year with hands-on indoor and outdoor experiences. Here is a list of some of the 4-H programs offered in 2013 that […]
Read moreUMaine Marketing Professor on ‘Quality Labels’ for Tourism
As the Maine Office of Tourism looks for new strategies to strengthen the tourism economy in the state, University of Maine Associate Professor of Marketing Harold Daniel in the Maine Business School is available to discuss a “quality labels” concept that UMaine market research suggests would be help. Daniel says a UMaine student survey in […]
Read moreConference to Focus on Small Grain Production
Commercial production for new small grain markets will be the focus of the annual Maine Grain Conference March 1 in Bangor, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The conference will be held 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m., at the Spectacular Events Center, 395 Griffin Road. Speakers from Maine and Canada will discuss producing food-quality grains, with […]
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National Geographic Magazine Lauds UMaine’s ‘Ice Water Diver’
National Geographic Magazine lauds UMaine’s ‘Ice Water Diver.’
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UMaine Extension’s 4-H Program Marks 100 Years in Maine
UMaine Extension’s 4-H program marks 100 years in Maine.
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UMaine Extension Brings Popular Small Business Series to Campus
UMaine Extension brings popular small business series to campus.
Read morePhi Kappa Sigma Holding Orono Classic Pond Hockey Fundraiser
Phi Kappa Sigma will hold an Orono Classic pond hockey tournament at Orono High School, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, to raise funds for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society and Phi Kappa Sigma member Jon Cairns, who is going through treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The cost is $35 per team; games will be three-on-three with […]
Read moreBeta Theta Pi Holding 20th Annual Beta Sleep-Out Feb. 15–16
Members of Beta Theta Pi will hold their 20th Annual Beta Sleep-Out, a fundraiser for Rape Response Services in Bangor, from 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15–6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at the organization’s home on Munson Road. Members will remain outside their house and gather around a bonfire throughout the night. This year’s fundraising goal […]
Read moreNew Exhibits Opening at Lord Hall
The University of Maine Department of Art is inviting the public to a free artists’ reception from 5:30–7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8 at the Lord Hall Gallery to mark the opening of two new exhibits that include works by Maine artists. “Surface Tension: Prints by Scott Minzy” features work by Minzy of Pittston, Maine. “Print […]
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