WABI Touts Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe
WABI (Channel 5) covered Saturday’s annual Ye Olde Holiday Shoppe, which featured nearly 30 area artisans, at the University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum.
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Students Present Computer Games
Eleven squads will take part in the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science COS 125 student game exhibition from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the lobby of Jenness Hall (Soderberg Center). Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, play games the students created and […]
Read moreESPN3 to Televise Huard’s Football Hall of Fame Induction
ESPN3 will televise the induction of former Black Bear football player and coach John Huard into the 2014 College Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 9. The ceremony will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Huard is one of 16 men — 14 players and two coaches — slated for induction. […]
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Student-run School of Performing Arts Benefit to Feature Big band, String Orchestra and Vocalists
In recognition of the University of Maine’s 150th anniversary, more than 75 students in the School of Performing Arts will bring to the stage selections from the Great American Songbook in a concert that aims to raise awareness of the school and funds for outreach programs. “150 Years of American Song: A Celebration of the […]
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Brian Olsen Studies Superstorm Sandy’s Effects on Tidal Marshes to Target Restoration Efforts, Assist Threatened Species
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is monitoring infrastructure repair efforts around Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Superstorm Sandy killed 73 and caused billions of dollars in damage when it barreled ashore a little more than two years ago. In January, Brian Olsen, assistant professor of biology and ecology, will start gauging the restoration of tidal […]
Read moreBDN Interviews Hornsby, Judd About ‘Historical Atlas of Maine’
University of Maine historian Richard Judd and UMaine geographer Stephen Hornsby spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the “Historical Atlas of Maine,” a new geographical and historical interpretation of the state, from the end of the last ice age to 2000. The atlas culminates a 15-year scholarly project led by UMaine researchers. Hornsby and […]
Read moreMaine AgrAbility Awarded Grant to Assist Farmers with Disabilities, MPBN Reports
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the Maine AgrAbility Project a $701,828 grant to continue assisting farmers, loggers and fishermen with disabilities and chronic illnesses so they may remain active in production agriculture. AgrAbility is a nonprofit partnership between University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Goodwill Industries of Northern New […]
Read moreWorking Waterfront Reports on Olsen’s Superstorm Sandy, Tidal Marsh Research
The Working Waterfront published an article on tidal marsh research being conducted by Brian Olsen, an assistant professor of biology and ecology at the University of Maine. In January, Olsen will start gauging the restoration of tidal marshes and birds along the stretch of coastline impacted by the most deadly and destructive storm of the […]
Read moreAnnual Yuletide Concert Dec. 7
The University of Maine School of Performing Arts will present its annual Yuletide concert, a family-friendly holiday show, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Collins Center for the Arts. A variety of ensembles will take the stage including the Oratorio Society, Collegiate Chorale, Euphony, Black Bear Men’s Chorus and University Singers. The performance […]
Read moreChristmas Trees for Sale at Nutting Hall
Members of the University of Maine’s Xi Sigma Pi forestry honor society are selling Christmas trees at Nutting Hall until Dec. 20, or until all trees are sold. The sale runs 3–6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 12–6 p.m. Fridays; and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Proceeds benefit the Xi Sigma Pi scholarship fund. Trees […]
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