Year: 2014

Fosters Reports on University Singers Performance in NH

Fosters.com reported on a performance last week by the University of Maine Singers at Dover Middle School in New Hampshire. The Singers performed as part of the middle school’s spirit week activities. They were welcomed by music teacher Rob Finch, a UMaine graduate.

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Joseph’s Extradition Hearing Covered by PPH

The Portland Press Herald reported that former University of Maine football player Zedric Joseph, who is accused of stabbing a man to death in Florida on March 7, told a judge in Georgia that he wanted to consult with his lawyer in Florida before deciding if he would contest extradition. Joseph’s hearing is expected to […]

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Bacon, Grant Receive 2014 CEAC Awards

Administrative Specialists Deborah Grant from the Department of Political Science and Janice Bacon from the Department of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development are the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Classified Employee Award of the University of Maine Classified Employee Advisory Council (CEAC). The annual CEAC award recognizes exceptional service by UMaine classified employees […]

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UMaine Extension Offers Tractor Safety Class

A University of Maine Cooperative Extension tractor and farm machinery safety course will be held 5–7 p.m. five consecutive Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, April 15, at Ingraham’s Equipment, 3 Knox Ridge South, Knox. This class is designed for youth ages 14–16 to earn federal certification to operate farm machinery as part of their employment. It is […]

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Great Maine Bike Swap coming to UMaine April 13

The Great Maine Bike Swap is coming to the University of Maine Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Organized by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, the event brings hundreds of bikes in all price ranges to the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The admission fee is $3 for adults; free for UMaine students and children […]

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Musicians from Around the World to Play at Minsky

University of Maine music professor Anatole Wieck and Bangor Symphony Orchestra violinist Sascha Zaburdaeva will perform with guests Pierre Henri Xuereb and Jean-Louis Haguenauer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Minsky Recital Hall. Born in Latvia, Wieck also conducts the University Orchestra. The violinist and viola player earned his degrees, including his doctorate, at […]

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Conference Focuses on ‘Living With Acquired Brain Injury’

“Living with Acquired Brain Injury” offering the latest information on research, innovation and services is the focus of a daylong conference Friday, March 28 at the University of Maine. The free public conference, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. in Wells Conference Center, is offered through a community-university partnership by UMaine and the Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council […]

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Third Annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids March 19 at UMaine

The third-annual Summer Camp Fair for Kids scheduled for March 12, which was postponed last week is now rescheduled for tomorrow night, March 19, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. More than 60 summer camps from throughout Maine are expected to participate in […]

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Target Technology Incubator Earns Excellence Award

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) honored the University of Maine Target Technology Incubator at the 12th annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards celebration March 7 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel. More than 400 people attended the event, including leaders of education, business and government from across the six New […]

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Digital Journalism Class, BDN Collaborate on Bangor 2020 Project

The future of Bangor, Maine, is the focus of a multimedia project that pairs University of Maine journalism students with mentors at the Bangor Daily News (BDN). UMaine professor Jennifer Moore is leading CMJ 481: Digital Journalism students in the project called Bangor 2020. The journalism juniors and seniors are conducting research, doing journalistic fieldwork […]

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