Mainebiz reported Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was recognized as the 2019 Transportation Champion by the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) at an Oct. 4 ceremony in Freeport. Dagher received the award for his founding of the composites center, a National Science Foundation-funded program housed in […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the annual fall meeting of the Maine Division of the New England Society of American Foresters, held this year at the University of Maine on Oct. 7 and 8. The focus of the conference was the legacy and future of forest certification. Forest certification is a way to manage, label and […]
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Kathy Hopkins, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article “Fall foliage expected to be at peak color this weekend in Maine.” Fall foliage in Maine is predicted to reach its peak, when 70–100% of leaves have changed color, on Oct. 12 and 13, according to the article. “Things […]
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Liz Theriault, a fourth-year journalism and political science student at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Student activism is imperative for societal and political change.” Theriault is the communications intern for the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country […]
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Susan Smith, assistant director of the intermedia master of fine arts program at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Morning Sentinel article “Artwork from children in detention camps coming Saturday to Waterville.” Mary Dunn, a retired teacher who traveled to the border to bear witness at child detention facilities, is organizing a traveling […]
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The annual Trick or Trot event hosted by the University of Maine’s Witter Farm was included in a Bangor Daily News roundup of Halloween events in eastern Maine. The event will be held at the farm in Old Town from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25, and will feature games, candy, and an opportunity to […]
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Morning Ag Clips and Livermore Falls Advertiser previewed a symposium for military veterans and their partners involved in or exploring agriculture, hosted by Maine AgrAbility and United Farmer Veterans of Maine, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Maine Army National Guard Armory in Augusta. “Educate-2-Cultivate” will focus on business development skills […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer “Foundations in Restorative Practices,” a six-session certificate program, beginning Dec. 5 and 6. Additional sessions in 2020 are Jan. 10, Feb. 13 and 14, and March 13. All sessions are from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The focus of the program is the […]
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The Associated Press, Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported a $1.6 million grant from NOAA Sea Grant will fund a new research consortium led by Walt Golet at the University of Maine. The Pelagic Ecosystem Research Consortium (PERC) will focus on improving stock assessment, management and sustainability of highly migratory species such as tuna, swordfish […]
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News Center Maine covered a pride flag raising at the University of Maine on Oct. 7 to kick off Coming Out Week. The event was the first in a weeklong series of on-campus events in advance of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. Robert Dana, vice president for student life and dean of students; […]
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