The Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine has teamed with area public libraries to offer an opera series with discussions ahead of performances that are broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera. WVII (Channel 7) reported a discussion was held this week at the Bangor Public Library about the opera “Il Barbiere […]
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The Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability Conference that was hosted by the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute in October was mentioned in a Huffington Post blog post by Peter Neill, director of the World Ocean Observatory. In the article, “The externalities of climate change,” Neill wrote about the conference, which he attended along with […]
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The Maine Edge and The Weekly carried a University of Maine news release announcing Kevin Duplissie, director and head teacher of UMaine’s Child Study Center, has been named the 2015 Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year. Duplissie also teaches psychology courses in cognitive and social development in children and has been working […]
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Jan. 9 is the deadline to apply for University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training offered this winter and spring at the Oxford County UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. The first of the 14 sessions, held 5:30–9 p.m. Thursdays, is Jan. 29. The last is May 15. Topics include botany, […]
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2015 parking permits for faculty and staff are now available through Parking Services. Permits can be ordered online and mailed to on-campus locations. MaineStreet username and password; vehicle information; and credit card or electronic check information is required for online purchases. Permits can also be ordered via mail or at MaineCard Services, 130 Memorial Union […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about how Maine is the only state in the nation where constitutional officers — state attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state — are elected by the Legislature. More than two-thirds of the states […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine article about members of UMaine’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society finishing second among 22 teams from the United States and Canada at The Wildlife Society’s 2014 National Quiz Bowl at the society’s annual conference in Pennsylvania. Undergraduates Marie Martin, Abigail Feuka, Caitlin Gunn, James Petersen and […]
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Members of the University of Maine’s medical outreach student group, Operation HEARTS, are hosting a Breakfast with Santa fundraiser at Orono High School Dec. 6, WABI (Channel 5) reported. The breakfast runs from 8–11 a.m. Admission is $6 for adults; $4 for children 12 and under. The group is raising money for a spring trip […]
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The Weekly published a University of Maine news release about several student, staff and faculty groups who are leading charitable efforts this holiday season to give back to the community. Groups including the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, Office of Human Resources, Classified Employees Advisory Council, and several fraternities and sororities are collecting food, […]
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The Maine Bound Adventure Center at the University of Maine will hold its 16th annual indoor rock climbing competition Dec. 6. Boulder Bash 2014 will include a day of bouldering with divisions for men, women and children from beginner through expert climbers. All ages and abilities are welcome. Prizes will be provided by local community […]
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