The University of Maine recognized 2,002 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2013 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,610 are from Maine, 312 are from 27 other states and 80 are from 28 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the Maine FoodCorps program, the state branch of a national program that teaches healthful eating, expands school-based gardens and increases locally grown food in school cafeterias. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension oversees the Maine program that is funded by the Maine Commission for Community Service, with 20 percent […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and The Maine Edge reported on a recent announcement by the Maine Potato Board introducing two varieties of potatoes developed by the board in partnership with the University of Maine. The new varieties — the Easton and the Sebec — were developed over the past several growing seasons and are targeted for […]
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The Maine Edge spoke with Kelly Koss, a University of Maine student pursuing a master’s degree in food science and human nutrition, about her study that will test whether children are more apt to eat vegetables that are novel, bright colors. Koss said she has always been interested in childhood nutrition and the results of […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat and The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is accepting applications from college students and Maine companies for the Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BxG) Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The program connects Maine college students with growing companies as a way to create jobs in Maine through […]
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The VillageSoup reported Liz Stanley, Home Horticulture Program coordinator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will lead a workshop for beginning vegetable gardeners in Camden on Feb. 22. The hands-on, interactive workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Merryspring Nature Center.
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The Bangor Daily News published a review of the play “One Blue Tarp,” which is currently being presented by the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor. The play was written by Travis Baker, who teaches English at the University of Maine, and stars UMaine theatre instructors Tom Mikotowicz and Julie Lisnet.
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HispanicBusiness.com reported on Kepware Technologies’ recent donation of $30,000 worth of software to the University of Maine’s Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Program. Kepware, a Portland-based software development company focused on communications for automation, will outfit each of the 12 computers in the programmable logic controller lab with licenses for its professional-grade suite.
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine has announced it is accepting applications for the 2014 Maine Government Summer Internship Program. The full-time, paid summer internship provides college students an opportunity to participate in and contribute to Maine government while gaining work experience in a state or local/county agency. This year […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School is accepting submissions for the Graduate Student Photography Contest and Grad Talks: Graduate Student Videography Contest. Both contests are open to all UMaine graduate students, and the top winners will receive cash prizes. Submissions for the photo contest can be entered into one of three categories: grad student life, […]
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